Just about finished with a casting I made for Milwaukee Road RPO's #2154-2161. (still need to add the mail hooks) This particular one #2155 was also named "Carl F Rank" after a retired Milwaukee Manager of Mail and Express.
An exellent model. It looks like the one I saw many times in the good old days at Savanna, Ill. Let's see more of your photos, Bill.
I've been futzing with trying to hand lay track. The Fast Track turnout fixture I used gave me the urge to try spikes. The ME Micro Spikes just seemed to big for N-Scale, so I gave the Proto 87 spikes a try.....I still am not focusing well ME micro spikes on the bottom, Proto87 on the top. NCDaveD
640 x 480 Crop of GP-40X GP-40X Shoving a Train Inbound to Boston: Location: Roslindale MBTA Station, Roslindale MA.
Spiking in N-scale isn't as hard as many might believe, and it actually produces very nice results! Adding tieplates would increase its realism... Donnell
Hello, all, A general invite to all, any of you in the San Francisco Bay area are invited to come to the NMRA Coast Division September 13, 2009 Meet at Buchser Middle School, 1111 Bellomy St., Santa Clara, CA. There's never a charge for guests or members, it's all provided by the Coast Division, come on by, what a great deal! If you do, make sure you look me up so I can say hello and hook you up with other attendees who may have similar interests. Here is what we have planned (note the clinics, they're always great): 9:00 AM......Doors open. Free Door Prizes. Buy Raffle Tickets. 9:30 AM......Get Auction Cards. 10:00 AM ....Layout Signaling – an update for today's modeler by Kermit Paul 11:00 AM.....The UP in Niles Canyon – a progress report on his layout by Seth Neumann. 11:00 AM.....Model Railroad Roundtable moderated by Jerry Littlefield 12 Noon........Business Meeting 1:00 PM .......Auction starts, Roundtable continues 1:30 PM .......Model/Photo Contest Results – afterward Auction continues 3:30 PM .......Timesaver Results, Raffle – afterward Auction continues if required Check out the models and photos that will be on display: 9:30 AM – 1:15 PM: Model Contest: Steam Locomotives, Diesel & Other Locomotives, Passenger Car Photo Contest: Railfans I Have Known Allen Fenton Timesaver Switching Contest (until 3:15) Here's a sample photo of an N scale superdetailed SD40 that was displayed on the Show and Tell table at the last meet : And here's a URL for the previous meets so that you can see what goes on at the Meets (it's says 'contest' but that's not what it is, it is the Meet Reports): Model Contest Information Also, you can find out about the Coast Layout Tours, that are on the following weekend, September 19 & 20, 2009 - area is South East Bay! If you're not a NMRA member, you'll need to join to go to the Coast Layout Tours - however, NMRA has a 6 month trial membership for only $9.95 (which includes getting the Scale Rails magazine), and this trial membership will qualify you to go on the layout tours.. so it's very easy and low cost to 'kick the tires'. Most importantly, the Meet is a place to see what's going on in the San Francisco Bay area (there is a lot), and to have a venue for idea exchange, seeing and kibitzing with your fellow model railroaders and guests. Learn more by seeing our web site at: Welcome to Coast Division of Pacific Coast Region of NMRA Here's more info below, hope to see some of you there. The Coast Division callboard is online at: http://www.pcrnmra.org/coast/Coast_Call_Board.pdf ================= MODEL CONTEST/PHOTO CONTEST/SHOW AND TELL You are cordially invited to participate in the Show and Tell. Feel free to bring a model that you are proud of, even a 'last minute' entry. We all love to see what you are up to. Note that Show and Tell is a great place for works-in-progress as well as finished models, and any category is OK for Show and Tell. As usual, participants in Show and Tell will have the opportunity to have their models photographed for the Coast Division web page (with their permission), and the digital photos emailed to them for their own use. See recent photos at: Model Contest Information ============== PHOTO CONTEST: On behalf of Pat LaTorres - Coast Division Photo Contest category is: Sept 2009: "Railfans I Have Known" ========== SWITCHING CONTEST Have a go at the Allen Fenton Timesaver switching puzzle, Which is a fun, devilish little switching layout and friendly competition we have at every Coast Division Meet. You got to try it! Special thanks to our Coast Division Switching Contest Chair: Mark Schutzer, who keeps the TimeSaver running smoothly like a (fast) Swiss watch. ========== Hope to see many of you Coast Division, Pacific Coast Region, and guests there! On behalf of the Coast Division, John Sing Coast Division Model Contest chair-flunkie and webmaster-dude NMRA PCR Coast Division Model Contest / Photo Contest / Show and Tell web pages: Model Contest Information
Here's my almost-midnight-on-Labor Day Weekend salute: I call it "Still Life with Turnout" No matter how chaotic or mess yr life seems to be (like yr using the wrong tool for the wrong job, underneath it all, great things usually turnout! Though sometimes, they turn you around: Not much else to do but figure out how to get the trains off the ceiling Great picts this weekend! Happy Labor Day! (Labor: The people who brought you the weekend!) Cheers! --Mark
