Modeling topic

Turnouts

Sun, 2012-11-04 09:03 — ferroequinologist1

Trackwork

To All: I need about 26 turnouts to complete the track work on the E.St.Louis Rail Group Layout. So I have been checking the LHS and Ebay for prices. Ouch! You would think they were made of gold or a rare commodity! They are running in the $15.00 to $20.00 price range. So I decided to make a right and left hand #6 turnout using a pattern of my own design. They took way too long to build and I am a quick worker! So I guess it's back to pricing. I don't even mind used ones. Yours, Elvin Howland/E.St.Louis Rail Group Layout

Rasch Studios N scale layout on eBay. With a video.

Sat, 2012-11-03 21:13 — dkaustin

Saw this tonight on eBay. Thought I would share it. There is a long video with it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/N-Scale-Custom-Layout-Multi-level-Professionally...

Den

Spamalot

Sat, 2012-11-03 20:29 — AndreChapelon

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Mike

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GE 70 tonner

Sat, 2012-11-03 16:09 — LPS L1

Modeling topic

Today i purchased a old style (2 motor) Bachmann 70 tonner for $20 though it has a pretty rough shell, it runs well and I am going to rebuild it. Once i get my camera working i will post pictures.

P.S. Thanks to the undenyable courtesy of Bernd the side frame issue has been solved, and i anxiously awiat their arrival.

(Edit) here it is with all useable parts and and unassembled, sorry my android will not let me imbed pictures.

Cheerwine billboard

Sat, 2012-11-03 13:08 — pipopak

Today found this Cheerwine billboard at:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m94xe4ii5j1qawenzo1_1280.jpg

Jose.

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Shiny caboose 'weathering' help

Fri, 2012-11-02 13:11 — Ironhand_13

Finishing a scratch-built caboose by building a styrene body onto an old Tyco chasis, just for fun... that and the wife said I had to have a caboose. Why buy, repaint and re-decal one when I can QUOTE 'save money' buy scratch-building it myself? hehehe..My layout is a short line passenger run, one could even say it is mostly for vacationers going to the beach but there's some mail and commuters, so the caboose at least is in gloss finish- they keep it clean for the company image.

Greyhaven Tramway - a look at a locomotive type...

Fri, 2012-11-02 12:02 — Pflarrian

Locos - Rolling stock (general)

Well, now that the background information is well and truly underway, I suppose some actual modeling might help. Attached is a photo of the Greyhaven Tramway electric motors #s 2 and 3. They are designed to represent a small (10-ton?) industrial centercab used for mining work, similar to locomotives produced by Orienstein-Koppel of Germany. I have a reprint of one of O-K's catalogs, and plan on making a rough model of an O-K 4-wheel industrial electric boxcab as the GHT's #1.

Removing coal loads from Atlas N Scale Hoppers

Fri, 2012-11-02 09:57 — Long Haired David

I am just getting going on my N Scale layout and have taken delivery of some Atlas Trainman 90 Ton Hopper cars. I intend to use these to feed coal out to an off layout coal fired power station. This will involve a couple of trainload every day going off the layout loaded with coal and coming back on empty. I was hoping to achieve this using a magnet to lift them out. However, the coal load in the Atlas hoppers is fixed in place.

I know that I could remove them and ignore any damage. I would then have to make my own coal inserts