Modeling topic

Your opinion please....UPDATE # 2

Fri, 2012-12-14 17:33 — John Winter

Layout design

I'm adding details to the industrial area on my layout. I have two tracks leading to the power plant for coal deliveries. I am in the process of adding concrete slabs to both sides of those tracks to store material and equipment for the power plant. It dawned on me I need a way to unload the equipment hauled by rail to the plant. I built a modified version of Walthers overhead crane and installed it at the power plant but I'm not sure it fits the scene.

I am looking for your opinion as to whether it looks like it fits the application.

It Was the Day Before Christmas in Northern Colorado

Fri, 2012-12-14 15:05 — Sugar Beet Guy

Community

The last beet train before Christmas rumbles past the Birds elevator and crosses I-25 on its way to Loveland. It is a long held tradition in Loveland that bad boys and girls will get a rotten sugar beet in their Christmas stocking instead of coal. You better be good!

Steam Locomotive Lore

Fri, 2012-12-14 14:42 — Rick Mugele

There has been some interest in steam locomotives in the "Battery Powered Engine" thread. To carry this on, this thread will be a discussion of steam locomotive operation and how it applies to model railroading.

6 comments

Cow Poo

Fri, 2012-12-14 12:17 — Bill Wehmeier

I am developing a small steam era layout that will have a stock yard. I was thinking what does a stock yard have besides cows, is Cow Poo! Anyone have any ideas on making realistic manure ? Also how do you model hay bales?

Since this is the 30's they would have to be square bales.

Thanks

Bill Wehmeier

35 comments

Gauntlet Tracks and Stub Switches

Fri, 2012-12-14 10:20 — cely

Gauntlet Tracks and Stub Switches

What car numbering system should I use, if any ?

Fri, 2012-12-14 05:31 — Leo Starrenburg

I tried Googling for car roadnumber systems but couldn't dig up much info, the use of the numbers i.e operation is explained in great detail, but the system of assigning a number to a particular car or coach isn't mentioned.

I got about 250+ cars, the usual mix of boxcars, tankers, gondolas etc, Would a class system be something ?

Something like this:

Easy software for drawing a logo ?

Fri, 2012-12-14 04:58 — Leo Starrenburg

I'm getting an order ready for the decal printers, and want to add a logo for the F&B RR.

Tried streching / forming letters etc with Word but couldn't do it, could be me or the software ...

I do hope there's easy to use software which allows me to type in a text and form it into an oval or circle, a bit like this:

cheers, Leo

Lakeview: A Town on the 8th Sub

Thu, 2012-12-13 18:48 — wp8thsub

Scenery - Structures

The next scenes on the layout are under construction. Time to head west toward Lakeview, UT...

So you don't have a lathe?

Thu, 2012-12-13 06:28 — DKRickman

I've wanted a lathe for years. I'm a member of a model engineering mailing list, I love reading about machining on the web, I have a few books on the subject, I've even thought about building my own lathe from homemade castings. The only problem is I have neither the space nor real need for a lathe. I'd use it from time to time, of course, but it the grand scheme of things it's hard to justify even a small hobby lathe. Somehow, I doubt I'm alone.

Building a working Level Crossing

Wed, 2012-12-12 23:33 — pierre52

Scenery - Structures

I need a level crossing on my layout and wanted to install a working crossing using either gates or barrier arms. Having searched the net I couldn't find anything that met my needs so I figured I might have to design my own.

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