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Detailing a Roundhouse PRR 2-8-0
The old cast zinc Roundhouse 2-8-0 runs great, but it really suffers from lack of interesting detail.
Eugene Staging Begins
Merry Christmas! After a busy fall significant progress on the railroad could actually begin. Because of the design of the railroad, the staging yards will be built completely (benchwork, track, wiring, etc.) before connecting them with the other decks.
switch sizes
Being I am researching on the new layout, and did a search on here, but was not able to find the info, but I was wondering if anyone has the relation of sizes from HO scale to 1:1 for #6, 8 and 10 switches. Any help would be great and appreciated. I am looking at using a min of #6 or 8 on the new layout which will fit into a 30x 30 room
Nate
Ontario Eastern Railway
Layout area suggestions
Have you ever come to a section on the layout you want to work on but don't know what to do with it? I been looking at this section in the pictures for over a year now and still don't know what to do with it. Anyone have suggestion? Different bridges, different pillars?
Letters for making large signs
I found something interesting at Michael's (craft store) recently. It's a box of fancy brads, each one with a letter of the alphabet. Upper and lower case are both included. I think these could be useful for making large signs on buildings, even in the smaller scales. You'd have to cut off the tabs on the back of the letters.
Good use of model video?
Check out this video from Chris Gilbert showing switching at his Highland City yard.
He sped it up for some reason, but I really like this approach because I find many layout videos that show switching are too slow and thus monotonous. This approach lets me get a quick feel for the yard switching without putting me to sleep.
What do others think?
The Prototype P & DC RR - The Corporate Entity
The Philadelphia and Delaware County Railroad (P&DC) was formed on April 25, 1890. It took over the franchises and property rights of the Philadelphia Midland Railroad, an incomplete and non-operational line intended to traverse northern Delaware County from Fernwood to Newtown Square. The P&DC completed construction of the main line and began operation on June 30, 1894. In 1899, it built a branch from Wycombe to Millbourne Mills with freight interchange with the Philadelphia and Western Railroad (P&W).
SPSF Meadow Sub: Atlas B23-7 and GP39-2 Kodachromes
This blog is a journal on repainting two 4-axle locomotives for my SPSF local service on the Meadow Sub.
Finally got to some painting
I finally started to paint some locos with my railroad's paint scheme.
Pictured locos started out as undecorated units. I started out painting them all white and let them dry over night. Then masked out what I wanted to stay white. Then painted the red let that dry over night and masked what was going to be red then painted the blue. Unmasked everything but windows of one Genset 2. Again let it dry over night. Today I put the first coat of clear gloss. When it is dry next will be the decals then matt clear coat.
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