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Bachman 44 and 70 ton engines
I'm hoping some of the more involved loco "tinkerers" here who are crafty and like to repower or swap shells/frames of one manufacturer between each other can help me answer this one.
Changing my modeling "flavor", and seeking inspiration during the building phase
Well, not to much to explain, as that's what the video is for. I decided to focus on industrial "what if" shortline railroading as an experiment, until I finish the rest of my layout. It's operationally enjoyable and is inspiring me to get more work done on the sections I have built, so I'd call that success.
Oily track
Looking for some advice and easy way to make oily spots on track, I found this blog
There are numerous affordable techniques for weathering track and ballast
These are fine scale detailing since they are used for PROTO 48
On the blog, by clicking on "older entries" on the bottom right you can find a topic one about how to do realistically oily spots on track it's easy to use and the results look great
Anti-skid gray on intermodal flatcars?
Does anyone have any good prototype photos of anti-skid gray paint used on Trailer Train & TTX intermodal equipment? Model manufactures' colors for anti-skid material range wildly and in most of the photos I've found from the usual internet sources the material is worn off. So I'm looking for prototype photos of relatively new anti-skid gray for future projects. Thanks in advance.
Brant
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Running VIA Rail Canadian
Taking a break from building to enjoy running trains today. VIA Rail Canadian passing the CNR Covipan Intermodal Yard on my layout, the Trenton Subdivision in N Scale. Power consists of three of the four Kato F40's that I customized, pulling 11 Rapido Trains coaches.
Acadian Coast Eastern
The Acadian Coast Eastern is alive and well. Version 4 occupies a 17' x 16' basement room (plus a 3 track staging yard under the stairwell in the home I moved to in December, 2019.) Here's the track plan -- basically a big wye with 6 modeled "town" locations plus the staging yard. My track plan is below. All modeled towns in this plan were designed as switching puzzles of varying difficulty. You can still find pics and info about ACE versions 1-3 (all in a 14' x 12' room in my former home) at www.sandysacerr.com.
Live Update
I’ve been pondering about a live presentation of my On30 Oahu Railway layout in progress. This would be, or could be, a Wereby or Zoom, even the possibility of a FaceBook or YouTube livestream but that would limit the participation of those who attend.
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