This is the only one...the only other coal rolling stock I have is a coalporter and it's wayyyy to hard to convert
This post is for people with 1, 2, or all 3 of these situations that apply. 1) limited rolling stock, 2) lacking certain rolling stock, or 3)...
Great job Russ. You hand painted that right? I love the new scheme
Alan I will be scratchbuilding alot more of these when I can get more rapido trucks to use. I'm planning to build a few more single cars, then a...
Exactly Robin, make a prototype of your own from a prototype of someone elses...lol. Like for instance I have seen your photos of your subway...
I kinda followed the Nov 2001 issue of model railroader. I didn't follow any of the steps that they did, I just looked at the photo, looked at the...
Here's a scratchbuilt well car that goes with my GP38 hi hood. I plan on scratching 3/4 of my rolling stock and have a goal of at least 75 cars....
As usual, a very fine loco comes from your paintshop....looks realllllllly good. Are you just backdating or are you running it in an excursion train?
I love yours too, did you use commercial parts on yours? I took all my measurements from one of my LL GP38 low hoods. Nothing on either of my loco...
Let's try this again: [img] Above is the newest loco on my road. Yes all of it is scratchbuilt from styrene, wire, solder, and the frame of a...
I give up trying to post these pics. They never turned out and I get nothing but x's :( :( :( This is more frustrating then...
Here's the other GP38 hi hood I did a while ago, it has been painted in my road test scheme. It will soon be going into the paint shop to get my...
[img] Not sure how this thing works for displaying photos...hope this works better then before
My GP38 Hi hood is almost done. Here's a quick pic below...sorry not the best pic, webcams can only do so much. [img] It has yet to recieve...
My benchwork consists of a frame of 2x4 legs(2 in an L shape) and runners of 2x4's attached to each leg...that in turn has 2x4 stringers layed...
Indoor clear or white tree lights work the best, and the aluminum foil keeps the heat out...you could also JB weld an aluminum cowl out of a pop...
My current project is one of electrical rather then plastic. I have seen christmas lights since I was born, and never even thought of the idea...
Robin, Did you size them up the way you saw fit, or did you work these from acual plans? I love how they turned out, and they sure add flair to...
I have the same problem Catt has, I can't see any pics...the text is all there, and I can view your source code and cut and paste all the photos...
To share my story with you, I have never been a serious model railroader until about 4 years ago when I dabbled with a few different small...
