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Resin freight car kit builds - 2014

Tue, 2014-07-29 07:38 — Eric H.
For those of you who are thinking of building a resin freight car kit, I've posted summaries of a couple of recent builds on my blog. These are HO scale kits but many build techniques can be used in other scales.
 

 

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Trainlife site

Tue, 2014-07-29 02:52 — arbe

Anyone know more about the closing of the Trainlife site?  The back issues magazine copies resource was very valuable.

Bob Bochenek

Photo updates on the UP Oregon Division! TONS of photos!

Mon, 2014-07-28 21:05 — RockabillyShaun

Thought I'd share all these updates and new photos of my UP Oregon Division railroad! (modeling summer 1982)

Whoops! posted the wrong album! here's the correct one! 

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/124768892@N06/sets/72157645286735675/

Pacific Lumber Co. (TPL Co) Caboose #5 -

Mon, 2014-07-28 16:45 — ratled

I really don't know my cabs, what type of caboose was this?  I'm looking for a winter project and saw this on Charles Smiely's "Southern Pacific, When the Empire was Intact".  I have seen the old kit but it looks nothing like this screen capture.  I think it could be fun, even with the a matching Baldwin .... maybe next winter for that.

 

TIA

Steve

 

Siskiyou (proto) restoration!!!???

Mon, 2014-07-28 16:30 — ratled

Saw this today while searching the NWP forums http://nwprr.net/ .  I thought more than a few might be interested in it - Weed CA to Ashland OR

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/GOVREL/Pages/051613c.aspx

Steve

 

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Continuous or "Spot" layout completion?

Mon, 2014-07-28 13:54 — rickwade

I've been working on scenery on my Richlawn RR V2 and got to thinking about what method I want to use moving forward. My choices are to complete an area and move along completing as I go or complete a "spot", or small area and then skip an area and work on the next "spot". As an example I would complete the Palmer Asbestos area, move about five feet away and work on the team track area, then skip about 8 feet and work on the warehouse area.

Chemically blackening brass--is there a way?

Mon, 2014-07-28 09:53 — IrishRover

Is there any way to chemically blacken brass wire?  I have Blacken-it for steel--but brass is SO much easier to work with...

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Pics from the NMRA Cleveland Contest Room

Mon, 2014-07-28 09:27 — geoffb

Since there waas great interest in the NMRA Cleveland Convention, I thought some might be interested in these pictures I took in the Contest room. Enjoy.

Best regards,

Geoff Bunza

Anyone use an air eraser?

Fri, 2014-07-25 15:37 — Pennwest

I'm looking at buying an air eraser, also known as a mini-sandblaster.  I want to use it to remove letters and numbers from O-scale freight cars without removing the underlying paint.  I plan to use baking soda as the abrasive medium.

The products I'm considering are a Paasche model AEC air eraser and a Badger model 260 mini sandblaster.  If anyone could share their experiences with either or both of these products, that would be a big help.


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