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Finger Lakes Railway HO Scale Layout
My HO scale Finger Lakes Railway layout. Approximately 16 mile leg from the Himrod NY yard to Watkins Glen NY. We run to Watkins Glen to service the salt companies, and return to the yard a couple times a week. Waiting for my custom-detailed FGLK locos to arrive. In the mean time we are running leased NS power. 
IAIS's West End - Easy conversion to LED layout lighting...then back again
As I was finishing the placement of my abandoned concrete plant the other day, one of my T12 fluorescent tubes started going out. I ran to my local Menards with the intent of just buying more fluorescents, but one of the nearby displays caught my eye: Feit Electric 4' LEDs..."Replaces T12 fluorescents"..."Plug & Play"..."No rewiring - works with existing ballast". At $12.99 for a 2-pack, and with Menards running one of their frequent 11% rebate deals, I was sold. They were available in 3000k, 4100k, and 5000k, but since I'd p
Show us your roundhouses and turntables...
Extra credit for scratchbuilding and prototype inspiration!
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Santa Fe M.O.W. Consist on a Budget
I was starting to think about modeling a (partially) prototype-inspired Santa Fe 1950's M.O.W. consist using older '70's equipment (aka Athearn, AHM, Tyco, etc), starting with what I have on hand.
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This photo appears to be older than the period I want to model, judging by the paint scheme of the crane. However it gives me a general idea of where I'm going.
Please show us your Mikados, Prairies, and Santa Fe's
It's that time again! Sorry, I'm outta town and can't photograph this certain locomotive that would be just perfect in this category! Which loco, you ask? It's a secret!
Please show us your Northerns, Mountains, and Berkshires
It's that time again! Sorry, I'm outta town and can't photograph this certain locomotive that would be just perfect in this category! Which loco, you ask? It's a secret!
My Ambulance in N Scale
During 37 years as a frontline #Paramedic, model building and model railroading was my destresser from the difficult calls of the profession. Now retired, my profession has crept into my hobby.
Just completed this N Scale (1:160) model of my old Ambulance, that I spent many years responding in.
Weekly Photo Fun - Jul 5-11, 2020
It's another week . . . post 'em if you got 'em. There were a few late-comers in last week's post. Check them out, then come back here afterward.
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