re motor & gearbox Agreed, and especially as it will also be used as a pivot for the chassis! My first one used a chassis from Barry's Big...
Hi, The scale is Fn3 at 1.20.3, and the total length of the loco will be about 27" Yours Peter.
Hi I have started to build a model of the larger Mason Bogies of the Denver & South Park RR, that is one of the 2 8 6 locos. A long time ago...
my church - in the garden Hi, I had to have a church! as my wife is a very long serving church organist, so it was almost the first building I...
Hi, Today was quite warm and sunny, so after my chores (mowing the lawns!) I dug out the camera and as a result of a request took some photos...
re glue Hi Kieth, The same as for the rest of the vehicle - Evo-stik. The joints I have made on earlier versions of the truck modifications...
Hi I have posted a topic about how I have just built a new Dever & South Park RR boxcar for my layout, using what I belive you call 'Sintra...
Boxcar building - continued Hi, Some photos of the trucks and the modifications to them - [IMG] A top view of the trucks with the right...
Hi, I live in the United kigdom and make most of my own freight cars as it is easier. In making the buioldings for my hamlet/village I use a PVC...
Re doors Hi Tooter, You ask if the end door moves - no: generally they are glued in the shut position. Ocassionally I will build a boxcar with...
Hi, Earlier I mentioned that I would attempt to find a photo of my early (the first ones built) Denver & Rio Grande RR boxcar. I found some...
re underframe for caboose Hi Michael, The underframes for all my cabeese are the last sprung underrframes that were made by a UK supllier,...
Hi, Today we have (in the UK) had some superb weather, and I have manahged to clear out my shed, and rewire the feed to the railroad after is...
The Bachmann 'indy' mogul has a good chassis and not much else, the cab is all wrong and it has not much weight in the boiler, which is full of a...
Hi Woodie, Thanks for the name for 'Lake' - most helpful. The Humbrol colors you mention are the Metalcote range - my Mason Bogie uses their...
Hi Woody, Glad you like them - the CCRR seems to have done a lot of interchanging with the DSP; for the CCRR Doug Bronson has a long baggage car...
Hi Woodie, Thanks for the note, I was smitten by Colorado as a result of a holiday there a long time ago now, but Alpine tunnel is a bit out of...
My first two scratchbuilt loco's Hi, That is a nice little bogie, does the the front (driving wheels ) part pivot? If so it will go round...
Hi, Just a short note saying that I have just joined as a result of finding Michael York (dspfan) via Google. I model the colorado narrow...
Hi, A short introduction - I am a very long time modeller, starting in 4mm scale and now in G scale which I ghave been building in for quite...
