now heres a REALLY interesting model. Its a railroad car lift based on one that is actually still standing in the pacific northwest. Not sure of...
Corner Module of the Pikes Peak Division NMRA
Had a little help from the local population after the shed had be uninhabited for about 2 months.
My atlas SD26 running loops on the display layout at my local hobby shop.
another addition to the San Francisco Chief.
From this thread: http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/t/208053.aspx
While the first thought for most people is to start plopping down rectangles, that may not be the best approach, particularly in a small room....
Photo of the Denver HO Railroad Club's layout in the basement of the Colorado Railroad Museum.
Photo of the Denver HO Railroad Club's layout in the basement of the Colorado Railroad Museum. The Window was down in this area, so I could get...
The steps on the engineer side are now complete. The thread plate, nose and cab are not attached they were just positioned in place for this...
Here's is a mock up of the front of the unit with the cab, nose and front section thread plate. With the work on the engineer's side complete I...
Here is a mock up of the cab, nose and pilot together with the thread plate assisting as a position guide..
I positioned it next to an Athearn SD40T-2 for a length comparison. It's beginning to come together even though there is tons more work left to do.
Got quite a bit done on this unit. I did some major adjustments to the entire walkway. The pilot has been tact in place so I can now begin work on...
Will be stripping these shells of the paint and removing the AC unit on the fireman's side.
Here are a couple BCOL Dash 9s. Just got the two window cab on the left. The shells are had once belong to Athearn C&NW C44-9Ws. They will be...
To create a crossover using curved turnouts, I find it works well to curve the crossover track between the turnouts. I also use the desired...
Well I took a break from the main project at hand to do some correction on this unit. The 'L' windscreen was incorrect as well as the headlights,...
