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SP Daylight head end cars
I want some guidance from our SP experts. What are accurate head end cars for an SP Daylight train of the early 50s? Specifically, within the context of E-unit motive power and full width diaphragms.I have many of the BLI Daylight cars but do not know what to add for headend.
Baggage, RPO? Also, I understand there was a transition period where the full width diaphragms were being removed due to maintenance cost issues. Would it be appropriate to include the excellent Genesis non- articulated cars in the consist?
Thanks for your input.
Hard Decisions
I would like to release some of my frustrations I've had over the last 6 years in trying to get started in HO scale model railroading. I am a new modeler (I have never completed a model railroad) with limited space constraints; I have two spare bed rooms measuring about 11 x 12 feet.
Fresh White Glue when Applying Static Grass?
I’m at the Amherst/Springfield show. I was discussing the best technique for applying static grass and a vendor said always use fresh white glue. In all my years of modeling I have never heard this before.
I would be interested any comments on this subject.
Frank
What questions to ask a former feed mill manager?
One of my modeling projects is a model of TD Feeds in Redmond, WA. It was torn down in 2000-2001 time frame. About 10 years ago, I managed to get a email address from the Redmond Historical Society of a former manager of the operation. We emailed back and forth for about a year. He sent me,photos and information. I saved the photos, but one day I lost my entire email account (school shut it down because I was no longer a student). I lost everything.
Location Sequence for video
We are still working on accessing the video/doing it over with a Tablet/replacing a bad cable...etc.
please ID the mfr of two HO wrecking cranes
Recently visiting a nearby model railroad club, I saw these two models of heavy-duty wrecking cranes. The models are probably more than 5 years old (maybe much more.) No one there could identify the manufacturers.
I do know these are not the Gould/Tichy 120-ton models.
ATSF 199701 model
C&O WC-2
Planning ahead for the next expansion in 2021
Planning ahead for the next expansion in 2021. I know some people like to put pen to paper or your archiving medium of choice, then go for it. I know in about a year or two I will be working on the section along the west wall. I have started to plan now and get everything I need in place, from track plan and final operation set up for this area. It might be some time before track is tacked in place, but I'm planning now for that event.
Here is my plan as of know, it is a single industry in around 12' x18"
Downsizing OSCR - turnout removal as per prototype
When I talk about downsizing, I'm not saying the overall size of the layout. In fact, the Ontario South Central Railway has grown 4 1/2 feet with a long staging/Interchange since its inception at its first location. My issue is turnouts. I have about 4 I have to replace. About $150 worth. And as a musician and near min. wage job I can't afford to do that. So...what to do?
need some options for securing layout setup/plywood
ok so about a year ago i built a small n-scale layout on a 2x4 sheet of mdf that i got from home-depot it was in the 12$ bin lol. anyhow i live in a small 370 square foot studio apartment and right now the layout sits in the middle of my apartment on top of my cheap 100$ walmart dresser
aside from screwing the plywood into the top of the dresser what other options do i have to secure the layout or at least prevent it from sliding around so easily if i happen to bump into it?
Adding a capacitor to a Walthers light board
I have a Walthers HO passenger dome car that came with a nice LED light board. The big problem is that it flickers terribly. I would like to add a capacitor to the circuit. The image below is the board that goes on the short end of the dome car. The red & black wires on the right go to the larger light board at the other end of the car. The gray pads on the left corners are the rail power contacts. Some of the traces can been seen on this side of the board. There is nothing visible on the other side. I am assuming some traces are buried in the board.
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