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Ballasting experiments on my Rio Grande Southern
Another blog post - with some photos of my search for the perfect RGS trackwork look:
http://rgsrr.blogspot.com/2012/08/blog-post.html
my first major scratch build
this is a video slide show of my first major scratch build. it is a prototype of "smith pipe & steel". it is located across the street from Mobest yard. this structure is 1 of 4 that make up this industry, there are 2 more warehouses + an office / warehouse.the first 2 pics are of the prototype
A long short train show video- some fantastic urban modeling, and even some festival Illuminations.
Just found the 2012 show video.
Java is a four letter word
grades & sidings
hello...i am modeling an "N" scale layout that will have a 2-2.5% grade on the entire layout. my question is: if i have a siding that i want to park a string of cars, how do i keep them from rolling down the hill? i have considered a helix, but unfortunately i don't have the room..can some one out there HELP me
vinny... a frustrated "N" scaler
my plan
first time post not sure how to get this out.
I posted a new topic but didn't see it come out.
Anyway here is my partial track plan. its a modular design. hoping it has a good amount of operating flexability and will be fun to operate.
Any feed back would be great
Miguel
"Model Builder" Building Mock-ups
I’ve been using Evan Designs "Model Builder" software to make building mock ups to fill in some empty spaces until I get time for serious scratch building. Thanks to Rick for mentioning this product when he posted his motel scenes. The following comments show some of them.
George Booth
Director of Everything, The New Great Western Railway
http://users.frii.com/gbooth/Trains/index.htm
What exactly was a "switch engine" in the steam era?
The Steam Locomotive Cyclopedia states that switch engines were required to have footboards rather than pilots, and goes on to describe the required dimensions for them. I'm thinking about my Porter 2-6-0 project, and I can't help thinking that I would really like to have a nice road pilot on there. However, since it's intended to be an engine owned and operated by an industry (or maybe a consortium of local industries, I haven't decided yet), I suspect that it would be required to have footboards.
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