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modern steel utility buildings - lower height range

Fri, 2017-07-07 08:52 — mark_h_charles

Can anyone point me to reference information about modern utility buildings with steel exteriors? I'm especially interested in the lower range of heights for storage, light manufacturing and warehouse structures.

Walthers sells an HO kit (Lakeville Shipping) with a brick wall about 6 feet tall and a steel wall about 24 feet tall. Pikestuff sells several HO kits that represent all steel walls - warehouse, distribution center, etc.

1) is it common to have both brick and steel like the Walthers, or is all-steel (Pikestuff) style more common?

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Making a new awning for your model railroad?

Wed, 2017-07-05 22:20 — olamat

Hello

The picture is real, no photoshop at all. You can find it in Oslo, Norway. Anyway a great idea for your layout?

Best regards, Olav

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Traction Weekend at the Illinois Railway Museum

Tue, 2017-07-04 13:14 — DaminKeenan

Every year around the 4th of July, the Illinois Railway Museum hosts a Traction Weekend which focu

Sand Service?

Sun, 2017-07-02 07:17 — John Colley

Hello, part of my SP yard has an engine service area with an adjacent supply track for diesel fuel and sand supply. This leads to my questions... in the mid '80's what kinds of cars would typically be bringing the sand, and from what sources? John Colley, Sonoma, CA

Reefer question

Sat, 2017-07-01 19:45 — Deemiorgos

Would an express reefer like this ever be used on a branch line in the mid fifties?

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Deadwood Theater under construction 1876

Thu, 2017-06-29 07:42 — jackanf54

So i felt like sharing some of my modeling techniques. This is a prototype of the Deadwood Theater in Deadwood Gold camp, Dakota Territory June 15th 1876. At this time this building was under construction as you can see, the facade is not complete, when this is mounted on the diorama it will have a scaffolding in front with guys putting up the siding.

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HO Scale Deadwood Gold Camp, Main Street June 15th 1876 diorama

Wed, 2017-06-28 20:46 — jackanf54

One of my other projects. Deadwood Gold camp diorama. This is just a few shots of what will be many buildings.

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Empty American railways

Mon, 2017-06-26 23:04 — NormanW

There is an interesting Photo-essay on the BBC this morning - Empty American Railways

http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-40341771

There are some very atmospheric views of structures and locations, with barely a train in sight.

Exploring Mr Sanderson's website, there is a whole album of what to me look like "F" series locomotives, under the heading Fallen Flags.

http://john-sanderson.com/fallen-flags/

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Configuration of a 1950's era steam engine servicing area?

Mon, 2017-06-26 13:00 — n scale boiler

I am designing a freestyle layout that will model the N&W and Southern RR operations in North Carolina & Virginia in the late 1950's/ early 1960's.

The layout I am designing will have a switching yard that will include a turntable and roundhouse.  I also want to include a realistic steam engine serving area, as well as diesel servicing area. 

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Deadwood Gulch & Ruby Basin layout

Fri, 2017-06-23 20:10 — jackanf54

The Deadwood Gulch and Ruby Basin layout is a prototype of the Narrow Gauge rail roads of the Black Hills of South Dakota. It was inspired by these photos and illustrations. In the 1880's there were 3 different Narrow Gauge rail roads. I have all 3 lines on this layout, The Black Hills & Fort Pierre, Deadwood Central and the Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley. All most all of the scenery and buildings are scratch built.


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