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P2K tender conversion

Thu, 2015-02-05 08:17 — Michael Simmons

For several years now I have had a Proto 2000 0-6-0 switcher. But now I am converting to DCC with sound, and I want to mount a high bass speaker under the coal load. My problem is that my loco has an oil bunker rather than the coal bunker I want. According to the exploded view diagram of the tender, these P2K models were designed to accommodate 4 different styles of fuel load: a Standard coal bunker, an Extended Height coal bunker, a Wood Sided coal bunker, and an Oil Storage tank.

520 class project

Wed, 2015-02-04 15:46 — sarail

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A few months ago, I was given a set of Rocky River Models' superb resin castings for the South Australian Railways 520 class 4-8-4. These were planned to be a kit, however after our local etching firm shut-up shop, the chassis part of the kit disappeared, and as such the project was dumped.

Driver axle slipping

Mon, 2015-02-02 18:01 — Jamisonman

Inherited N scale steam engines that kids pushed around track loosening axles in plastic centers. Can not keep drivers in quarter. Can not find a glue that will stick to the plastic. Any ideas?

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A Tale of Three Class 60's

Mon, 2015-01-19 09:04 — Ancient Modeler

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Bill Meredith describes the construction of three RGS locomotives from white metal kits on the C&Sn3. You can read his blog post here: http://coloradosouthern.blogspot.com/

Enjoy if you visit,

Darel

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scratch built G scale Class A Climax

Sun, 2015-01-18 17:29 — Crusty Old Shellback

Well I thought I share a build I have been working on. I originally purchased a kit of a Class A climax from Ebay to build as I liked the way it looked.

Well I got the kit and started building it. Needless to say, I wasn't very impressed. It had been opened and some of the wood parts were missing. But the overall quality of the kit just didn't impresseme.

Gear box.

Cornhill & Atherton - The Locomotive Roster story

Sun, 2015-01-18 06:12 — fernpoint

This is the latest paint and weather job - C&A’s number 3 locomotive.

It started life as a Bachmann “Russian Iron” in mint condition dcc fitted, which I got on eBay for somewhere around a ludicrous 45 dollars. No one else was bidding – right time/right place I guess.

Other than fitting a tender light and replacing the decoder (and painting of course), I haven’t made any changes.

New product - Steam loco running board steps

Fri, 2015-01-09 08:09 — DKRickman

I thought some folks might find these interesting or useful. I've created a set of running board steps (HO scale) to be 3D printed at Shapeways. They are based on Southern Ry. prototypes, though I suspect the same basic design was used by several railroads.

https://www.shapeways.com/model/3015086/ - $6.24

San Pablo Valley RR #20 (Another Blackstone C-19 Project)

Sat, 2015-01-03 12:11 — ChrisS

Consolidation #20 is ready to join the roster. She started as a Blackstone diamond-stacked C-19 and received a lot of the same treatment #19 did. The most notable differences between the two are that #20 has a notably shorter smokebox and older-style headlight, in addition to an intermediate C-16 pilot rather than the plow.