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BLMA Searchlight Signals...
I needed to add another double head dwarf signal to the exit of Shippensburg Yard today and went hunting for a Tomar housing, instead I found a NJ International cantilevered signal bridge that I made up, but hadn’t used, along with some BLMA single head - searchlight signals.
HO scale Tyco / Mantua 4-6-0 Rogers for a Back to the Future Vignette
I'm thinking about picking up an HO Scale 4-6-0 Rogers by Mantua or Tyco. I'm aware of the shortcomings of the tooling and that the engine would fit better on an Sn3 layout than HO. But I'm BN guy at heart with a soft spot for all things 1980s.
ID these tank cars...
Mission unpossible? Maybe.
This is an aerial photo from the seventies of the Vigoro nitrogen fertilizer plant in North Bend, Ohio. It's a bad picture, but you can make out several tank cars spotted in the center of the photo. I think these cars were carrying anhydrous ammonia, they don't appear to me to be long enough to be 33,000-gallon LPG-type cars.
But, what are they?
Modules over Casework
Hi everyone,
I am currently refinishing the interior of my garage in Colorado with insulation and new drywall. Thankfully this opens up the opportunity for more layout space!
I am considering putting some of my existing modules on a block of cabinets mounted to casters. Remaining modules would be smaller and shelf mounted. Has this been done or something similar with custom shelves or drawers? I have the tools and ability and was going for a furniture finish level of woodwork. Photos of examples would be appreciated.
Walthers Mainline Locos
Has any one notice if they set their walthers mainline locos speed to a over 70 mph they get a buzzing noise seems to come from the wheel gears or motor. I've noticed it on many walthers mainline locos. Probably why they gear them to run at 65 mph by default.
Idealized Turnout Design
I was just looking thru some images I had saved on my computer and ran across this one,..
Its termed an 'EXPRESS' by Fleischman.
1) It appears to not have any discontinuous point-rails to closure-rails,..they are all one.
Mallet Tanks - Gap Between Tank and Cab?
I'm looking at photos of 2-6-6-2 saddle-tank engines, in preparation for scratchbuilding one in On30. I've noticed that most, if not all, of the North American tank engines of this type have a gap between the rear of the tank and the front of the cab:
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