Steam locos
Non operating Shay
I am (slowly) working on a,model of Case West Virginia. In the yard there was several older Shay steam engines used for parts or waiting the scrap torch. Several of these where large three and even 4 truck engines in the time we are modelling. I know that over the years many Bachmann three truck Shays,have died. As such I wonder if anyone sells them as they would still work for a static model.
-Doug Meyer
Video of steam loco under construction
I stumbled across this and thought it might be of interest to some.
A "critical listen"... sound and model trains at a show
This past weekend, I attended a train show. It's that time of year again, and this was one of the early ones in our area.
It's been some time since I've had the opportunity to really get into a show and see everything I wanted to. This time, there were fewer quality vendors than in the past, so I determined to spend some time really examining the layouts.
Greyhaven Tramway #8
The 30" gauge Grayhaven Tramway (GHT, though sometimes painted on locomotive tenders as GTH with a larger T so the G and H nestle under the top of the T) started out as one of several industrial shortlines that ran across the Faux Islands atoll.
I need IC Paducah sand domes....Does anyone offer a service to convert the drawings for 3d printing?
I need several squared off Paducah sand domes for my IC steam locomotives. I purchased copies of the original drawings from the IC Historical Society. Is there a company that can take those drawings and put them into the right format for 3d printing?
I've thought about making molds from the domes on my brass locos and casting what I need in resin, but I think 3d printing might be the better option.
Hobby Black Metal Blackener - Any Tips?
I need to blacken some perimeter handrails that came with five Caboose Industries tank car kits. Out of the box the handrails are a shiny brass-ey metal color. They might be brass but I'm not sure. I'd prefer to not paint them as any future bumping of the handrails may result in peeling paint flaking off. I'd like to blacken them chemically if possible.
Ancient Dockside questions...
So, as noted by the pictures I posted yesterday, I have a Magic Trains Krauss I'm working on. Well, early this morning I discovered that the Magic Trains locomotives were designed with code 100 rail in mind. The flanges are WAY too deep for the code 83 rail I'm using, so I'll have to disassemble the locomotive and grind the flanges down. This is NOT a project for the near future.
CY&PRR - Potato Time
It's potato harvesting time in Central Wisconsin and carloads of this commodity are being shipped to the cities. Here we see CY&P 79, a Fairbanks-Morse H10-44 spotting a couple of Soo Line potato cars in Chicago at the City Fruit Exchange.
Summer projects: Scratchbuilt passenger car
So, having been delayed and sidetracked by a great many other projects, I have finally managed to get my first scratchbuilt passenger car mostly completed!
4-4-2 Roundhouse Kit
This is my first foray into engine kits in more years than I care to type. My last adventure was an MDC 3 truck Shay. As I was struggling through that project, nice brand new ones came out that looked good and ran good right out of the box. I relieved my wallet of some money and relieved me of the stress of trying to get that kit to work. :)
Now I have a 4-4-2 Atlantic Roundhouse kit I got at a train show for $35+Tax. ( they were very adamant about charging tax).
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