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Water tower

Thu, 2015-01-01 21:00 — Pelsea

After all of the good advice I got in the building buildings thread, I felt ready to take on something more challenging. 

Roundhouse 4-4-2 repair parts?

Thu, 2015-01-01 12:36 — santaferunner

I'm trying to restore a Roundhouse 4-4-2 and need to locate some valve gear parts and rivets. Any ideas?

Moderator note: Pulled this post out of communities into it's own thread for greater visibility and easier discussion.

Coming at it from another direction

Thu, 2015-01-01 12:23 — mesimpson

I'm still not ready to cover the staging yard lead up as it still needs tweaking.  My previous changes at Cranberry Portage opened up the possibility of going counterclockwise and building out the South Main mine area.  I lost some "storage shelf" area to the layout but it was a worthwhile sacrifice. 

Bill Brillinger's picture

Announcing HO Code 83 Joint Bars from PDC!

Thu, 2015-01-01 08:57 — Bill Brillinger

Code 83 and Code 100 Joint Bars in HO Scale.

These sets replace our previous joint code 100 bars. Sets 1001-1004 contain more bars than the original sets, for the same price. They are suitable for both Code 83 and Code 100 track.

Same arrangement as before:

  • Use the bolted versions on your rail
  • Use the open hole versions beside your tie piles

Each set retails for $15.50 US. with free shipping in the USA and Canada.

Roger Litwiller's picture

Update: VIA Rail Yard and Shops -Trenton Subdivision in N Scale

Thu, 2015-01-01 08:46 — Roger Litwiller

I have been working on the VIA Rail yard and shops lately.  Here are some preliminary photos of the area, taken with a cell phone to check for details.  Once complete I will photograph again with a better camera and a backdrop.

burlington router's picture

What do I have here?

Thu, 2015-01-01 08:14 — burlington router

What is it?  There is a long green wire which I think is an antenna.  The large chip is a cd4066be and the small on is uln2283b.  The large silver object is a speaker.  It is installed in a box car.  There are no markings on the circuit board.  It is powered by a 9 volt battery.  I picked it up at a swap meet for free.

David Calhoun's picture

Trucks and Shorts

Thu, 2015-01-01 05:56 — David Calhoun

I have recently been converting all my rolling stock to metal wheels. However, I've run into a problem with older cars that are Varney or early Blue Box in that the truck frames are all metal with the obligatory "pain-in-the-butt" little bolster springs. These trucks obviously cause shorts on my DCC system conducting the current from one side to the other. 

railheadphotog's picture

Cheap Rock Strata

Wed, 2014-12-31 13:34 — railheadphotog

I have a spot on my layout, the Wakefield, Houghton and Trout Lake where the slope is too steep.  More retaining walls were not what I wanted, as there are numerous retaining walls already present.  

I decided that I wanted a rock wall there.  I also decided that I didn't want the rock wall to cost too much.  So I decided to try some thing new to make a stratified rock outcrop.  

aerotrain's picture

Early streamliners - McKeen motor cars & trailers and other doodlebugs

Wed, 2014-12-31 10:59 — aerotrain

I've started with two McKeen sets in 1/29-scale (if the results  will be satisfying, maybe a preliminary practice for a model in 1.6" -scale).

First set will be a 70' McKeen motor coach car with knife-shaped nose; it will receive a 31' baggage trailer. I had SP's #45 with it's trailer in mind first, but made the mistake with the knife-nose, which wasn't Harriman design - so I'll look for fitting prototype...maybe UP's #25, which came from ATSF or V&T's #22 w/o the trailer.


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