Once you get a consistent order to it, it isn't that difficult to brush paint them. And, I'm with MRLdave on doing a few at a time. Use good...
And here I thought the paint had just all fallen off on the nose. :D Doug
More interesting stuff about the Keithsburg bridge. It was built in 1909 and in service until 1971 when the C&NW discontinued its use. It...
Re Montana Rail Link photos: Locomotives over 60 years of age STILL on the rails and in service! Doug
The newspaper article about the Keithsburg, IL bridge incident says the bridge could be out for weeks. I wonder how long it actually took to fix...
The little Klossner, MN (just north of New Ulm) depot reminds me of the little one at Lena, MN, between highway 52 and Mazeppa, MN, which hasn't...
I love these old pictures of the railroads in little towns, too and often look the towns up in google and try to figure out where the pictured...
Same thing as 55+ years ago: [ATTACH] Doug
What are the two most (in)famous words in digital electronics? Unsupported Incompatible. :D Doug
Interesting. Painted in Pennsy freight color with a passenger pilot. Doug
I think the French used de Gaulle's nose as an inspiration for theirs. Doug
Yes it IS a Rock Island boxcar in Rochester, MN in 1998. If you look real closely, you can see it under that paint to the left of the door:...
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It's like any other assembly line type job, though Once you master the process, it becomes second nature. It's not like us when we need to do work...
I like the old boxcabs. Doug
Oops, I forgot to mention that was in Rochester, MN in my post, above. Doug
Wow! It looks almost exactly like when they moved the CGW station back to almost exactly its original location in 1996, on the other side of the...
That's a great picture! So new, the undercarriages are still shiny black. Doug
Oh well, you know how engineers (not railroad) are. Each one of them has a better idea. :D Doug
Here is the site I mentioned that lists parts by model. https://spur-n-teile.de/ I was thrown for a bit because it looks a little different than...
