Modeling general discussion
Small (150 square feet or less) around the walls layout. Let's see them!
I'd be interested to see other "small" (150 square foot rooms or less) around the wall layouts. I know that there have been previous threads about this but I'm sure that there are some new layout. If you're one of the modelers that falls into this category please share your track plan / photos. Thanks.
Weekly Photo Fun July 1 - July 7 , 2018
Here we are for another week... July already ! Here is a Walthers boxcar with some added details, and weathered with pastels, acrylic and oil paints.
Two prototype questions: Graffiti and Pantographs
I was wondering why locomotives always raise the rear pantograph on an electric? I'm sure there's a reason, as well as a reason to include two in the first place, but I don't know what it is.
Also, when did graffiti start to be a problem on railroad cars?
Into the Storm
The morning mixed heads across the Bear River bridge into the storm on Dick Roberts' Nevada County Railroad.
See a short video at: https://youtu.be/epmXry_adEc
Flange squeal on the Milan branch
Here is a video on how random flange squeal will be incorporated into my layout operations.
All components designed and produced by MRH sponsor Iowa Scaled Engineering. Check out their website at: www.iascaled.com
www.milanbranch.com
Steam modeling has come of Age
When I started in the hobby back in the 1950s layouts were dominated by model steam locomotives. Over the years diesels took over. One major reason was that most model steam locomotives were complicated and did not run well. Diesels did run well.
That has all changed now as today's HO steam locomotives run as well as do diesels. Not only that, the detail on most is equal to or supserior to brass imported models.
I am curious about what y'all think about this.
Jim Six
St Martins cab ride (video run through)
A little while back, I bought an action cam for my other hobby, rock climbing. Seemed like a great opportunity to experiment with shooting a video run-through on my layout.
After a lot of trial and (mostly) error I managed to turn out the vid on the link below. I was really pleasantly surprised by how it turned out; I found it uniquely satisfying to create a miniature environment and then find a way to actually experience it as though it were real.
Off to the museum
An old box car,
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and two cabooses
are on their way to the museum from the heritage park.
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