There is a whole family of awesome 8 coupled steam out there...but sadly, thats about all. LifeLike (Heritage) 0-8-0, Kato heavy 2-8-2,...
Sadly our harbor dosent get a cutter (we get two little inflatable craft for our Coast Guard guys n gals) nor an icebreaker...buuut, If I went...
Beautiful ship, Pete. I love the little details that bring it to life; cables and yards, ladders, the anchor winch. Looks like she is ready to...
Brian, I love your container ship as well as that little barge! They look great to me, hopefully if i build one it comes out half as nice. And...
Nope, I do not use any gloss, I decal and go. I was using Model Master gloss black, but didnt like how it sprayed, so I picked up PS paint and so...
And one more post, just because no discussion of the Lakes is complete without mentioning her; [IMG] The most famous of them all, all 729 feet...
oh, you got me started! Generally they would load iron ore in Wisconsin and Minnesota, especially at Duluth/Superior (Great Northern/DM&IR...
I dont have any models yet, and dont have a scanner (I have as many books on lake boats and shipping and such as I do on the railroads) but here...
They will be waterline models, and I will avoid balsa. Thanks much!
So, you do cruiser sterns plank-on-bulkhead? The "maritime" class of lakers had cruiser sterns, and were 620x60. I may just need to have another...
What sort of paint did you use? The future trick is from military modelers, who usually use very very flat paint. I have been using Polly scale...
The purchase obviously made someone very happy, and that is the best reason to buy *or sell* something. Good to know that even those items we tend...
Lake boats tend to run about 10:1 of length:beam, up to around 75', which I believe is seaway max (dedicated lakers do get beamier than this. The...
I have seen some pretty low quality stuff on ebay, and for some insane prices. Its the same across all markets, not just trains, but yes, there...
Alco RS-3 "Holy Smoker"
As much as I love Kato's locos, they seem to be quite convinced that the only railroads worth modeling are the western ones. Im amazed the new...
I am actually having a lot of issues with Laker models; the hull is the big problem. Any idea how to do this? An average laker of the period I am...
There are other women modelers here, and I think as time goes by, we will see more and more of us. I was always fascinated by machines, especially...
Good to know Skip, ty.
Skip, you work at the same chain as the one I was visiting that decided to stop carrying N altogether. Oddly, your store sounds night-and-day...
