Steam locos
The Shay Locomotive - An Illustrated History. White River Productions
Happened by Central Hobbies in Vancouver today in search of Woodland Scenics foam Inclines for the B&H extension, and these had just arrived.
I’ve only had time to read the first couple of chapters and page flip the 639 pages of this fascinating and very well bound Reference Book that contains many details and photos drawn from ShayLocomotives.com. Includes a complete Builder’s list.
Code 40 rail in HO
What pound rail would be code 40 in HO?
Would a Mikado like this go on a siding with this pound rail?
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Refurbishing Steam Brass
I have a number of older Brass Steam Locos that Im planning on refurbishing so they can be put into regular use on the layout. Cleaning, painting and installation of a sound decoder is the plan, but they need a replacement motor to work well with DCC.
Does anyone have a recommendation of a brand or type of motor i can use for these engines. The models are large 2-8-2 brass.
Thanks for all your help.
Joseph
Improving Our Steam Engines Performance
Improving Our Steam Engines Performance
I'll admit right up front, I am a hopeless steam engine fan. And the last 10-20 years has seen some really marvelously detailed plastic steamers that often rival the brass ones. And those plastic ones run better (smoother, better electrical pick-up, etc, etc) than many of the brass ones.
Lighted Numberboards or not...
Hi everyone,
I'm wrapping up a DCC, detailing, and renumbering project on a Proto 2000 GP-7 that has the common headlight and numberboards found on almost all Proto 2000 units. I used Microscale decals for the lighted boards but have been less than impressed.
What's on Your Workbench - November 2021
The days are shorter and the lawn doesn't need as much attention. You have time again for layout and workbench projects! Share notes and photos on your current workbench and layout projects!
Eric
Eric Hansmann
Contributing Editor, Model Railroad Hobbyist
Follow along with my railroad modeling:
http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/
The San Miguel Central RR, On30.
"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show."
So, here I am. Born anew.
My journey in model railroading is a continuous one, and after building a layout in HOn3 the last couple of years, I've now jumped headfirst into the dark side of model railroading; On30!
As some may know, I live in Sweden and work as an artist/cultural heritage consultant.
Project Organizer
Hello all,
Here is a photo of a project organizer I built towards the end of last year (2020) to help me be better organized when it comes to the many modeling projects that I have. (For some reason the projects seem to multiply)
When I get more time I'll post more photo's as a how-to on this project.
Stay tuned.
How Replace Mantua Locomotive Headlight??
This is my first attempt at upgrading a steam loco – specifically a Mantua 2-8-2.
Before I took the loco apart, it did run successfully on my layout. However the headlight did not work. When I opened up the loco, there was one wire from the motor to the front of the “shell” (see pics). The wire was only holding by 1-2 threads, and it broke shortly thereafter. The “shell” is one solid piece of metal, weighing in at 14.4 oz.
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