Well we are still in the midst of the sumer heat wave, so it is high modeling season for me. I managed to run two trains and start working on some...
Well I belonged to the NMRA for a few years. But the work became more time consuming and trains less, so I dropped out. I went to many regional...
1. Museum 2. I have small park that I am putting a disply track on for some old stock. 3. I believe that there is or was an all caboose...
Well two Northern Power and Light buildings became one! It was quite strange things went slack and boom- bash two became one big one. I got...
Well looking into my crystal ball I can see the two Walthers Northern Light and Power structures I just got becoming one larger one. Probably due...
first photo upload ( I hope) local rail museum ran a fan trip yesterday.
Weekend shortened due to Super bowl. But, I did manage to get some stuff done. 1. All track weathered, job complete 2. All track ballasted,...
a good one for me Well no football and I got to work on the layout. 1. laid the interchange track 2. figured out where to put siding for new...
I have been trying fine grit sand paper. You can get it in grey, black, and oxide red, in many different grits. I does make a convincing gravel road.
windmill blades How about using model airplane propellers for the loads?
Briefly, My railroad is a working rail museum. Mainly running fan trips and restoring equipment for display. However as part of the purchase...
blog link http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/blogs/viewblog.php?userid=4216 hope this works
I have just started a new Blog dedicated to those of us without basements or garages for layouts. All scales are welcome and no maximum size ....
First let me say I like the new sections on the board. So it would appear that this board in willing to change and improve to meet theneeds of...
the finest thread I have ever found was at a majic shop. I got a trick called the floating dollar. In it is some majic thread, it is so fine that...
the History and evolution of the freight train.
Here are some name I have in consideration for my layout; D.E. Adcow-----Slaughter House I.N. Salt---------Mining F. Lee Market---Market Fu...
Avg. length 3 cars Mainline 190" yes inches Sq Ft 19.375 15" x 186" shelf Era 1944 Locale City ( none in particular yet) Loco's 1- 0-6-0 cars...
I've got; 15" x 186" =2790 sq. in. 2790/144 = 19.375 sq. ft. 1 loco ( 0-6-0) so = 1loco/19.375 sq. ft. 22 rolling stock so = 1 car/.880 sq. ft.
I had house painters here all day yesterday, so I sat myself down and painted everyone of the trucks on my rolling stock! I will spend the...
