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Armoured train ideas

Tue, 2021-02-09 17:31 — Greenstar

I’ve been looking over the ideas of getting and running armoured trains, as they are planned to make up a bulk of the White Lion Railways fleet. Many would probably have to be custom built as well. I’m looking at some freelance designs as well as prototypical designs. Any ideas for service outside of a war zone?

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Armoured Locomotive

Tue, 2021-02-09 10:02 — Greenstar

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Western Maryland - GP35 (Circus Scheme) Project...

Mon, 2021-02-08 21:35 — JLandT Railroad

Diesel locos

After not being able to source another HO Scale - Western Maryland - GP35 in their Circus scheme, I decided to have a go at making my own.<

ESU Decoder in Walters Mainline

Sat, 2021-02-06 18:36 — Sixman76

What ESU decoders are used in Walters Mainline diesels? Specifically their GP9 chopped nose.

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Athearn SW1500 Motor Removal

Mon, 2021-02-01 15:07 — arinella

I have an HO Athearn RTR (Horizon-era) SW1500 that appears to be afflicted with the common solidified-lubricant issue due to lack of use over the past couple years. The process for cleaning Athearn RTR trucks once they are removed is well-documented, but I'm struggling to find good instructions for actually removing the trucks.

What's on Your Workbench - February 2021

Mon, 2021-02-01 04:49 — Eric H.

Here we are in February! Thank you all for sharing lots of interesting projects over the last few months. Let's keep the shares rolling with the latest from your workbench and layout!.

Eric

Eric Hansmann
Contributing Editor, Model Railroad Hobbyist

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http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/

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Special ProtoThrottle Faceplate Pre-Order

Sun, 2021-01-24 20:01 — petersenm

Prior to our next ProtoThrottle production run, we are offering you the opportunity to reserve one of several special faceplates by purchasing one before we commit to the quantity of each variant to be produced. The special faceplates being offered this time include:

    Black
    Olive Green
    Grey Blue + Aux Lights text
    Black + Aux Lights text
    Olive Green + Aux Lights text

Cal-Scale Ft/F Detailing Kit - Opinions?

Wed, 2021-01-20 18:02 — IronBeltKen

Hello all, I just discovered that Detail Associates stopped manufacturing their super-detailing kit DK-701 for Stewart and Bowser F-units several years ago, and hobby suppliers who carried them have been long out of stock. Nowadays, the only detailing kit for F7 shells that I've seen available are the ones by Cal-Scale (Item# 519). Has anybody here ever used this kit to detail an F-unit? And if so, how do the pieces compare with those of the extinct Detail Associates kit? I'd really prefer not having to bend up my own... wink