Posted by Mike Fisch
Ah yes, the Bachmann turntable, whether it's motorized or a fancy coffee grinder, it's terrible. I got mine last year, came with the Tidmouth sheds, for a decent price, considering it was a roundhouse that can be easily improved upon and a turntable that is now giving me headaches. After looking aro...
Posted by Ed Sumner
Well, as I said in my last post, all of my scenery is roughed in. Since the Jacob's Creek branch is only 2 x 8, all of the trackwork is reachable, so I decided to do as much of the scenery first before laying the track, just like the prototype. The first thing I did was paint the garishly w...
Posted by wes lofton
Well I finally started my layout with my buddy (Steve Lamb) last night... There will be a Coal Mine (Lofton Mines),PowerPlant (S.D. Edwards Station), & a Apple Orchard (Amy's Apples). There will be a river for the Power Plants water source and small streams for the Fly Fi...
Posted by Nscaler Gen
The complete build for this n scale car is located at my wordpress blog: http://myweatheredrailroad.com/tag/slr-2062/
Posted by Trevor Marshall
In Episode 0029 of The Model Railway Show, we speak with Doug Tagsold, who has built a new, basement-sized terminal switching layout designed to be operated from roll-around chairs. We also talk to Chris Lyon about the creation of a new train show, Ottawa Train Expo. The Model Railway Show is the f...
Posted by Trevor Marshall
In episode 0028 of The Model Railway Show, we speak with Tom Piccirillo about the lure of traction modeling. We also talk to Paul Allen, who has built a top-notch exhbition layout that fits on an ironing board. The Model Railway Show is the fast-paced, thought-provoking podcast. For more informatio...
Posted by Pete Bosland
Does anyone know what color yellow paint to match a Susquehanna Locomotive?
Posted by Harold One Feather
A while ago I installed the Easy Model Railroad Inventory, but got lost after discovering that I couldn't find any information on one of my box car kits (MILW High Cube). The perfectionist in me put the software on hold. Considering my steadily growing inventory of rolling stock and locomotives, I ...
Posted by Scott Olson
Well good evening to all. Here I sit in the conductor chair again, this time I am working the shuttle. For anyone that doesn't know, the shuttle job goes out to a maximum distance of typically 15 or 20 miles from the terminal and Shuttles trains into, out of, or thru the terminal. The first victi...