Steam locos
Cornhill & Atherton - first video attempt
Ok – first effort at making a video, with a view to getting some feedback to help me improve.
Equipment is a Nikon D5100 and a very old Sanyo Exacti (for the 'in cab' shots) with Sony Movie studio 13 to process .
There’s no attempt at a story here, just a montage of photos and video clips to ‘cut my teeth’ and get some idea of how things work.
Installing Sound Decoder in Bachman HO SP 4449
My dad has never installed an sound decoder in my bachmann ho sp 4449
and my dad is not an big train person like I am
Identifying missing part on loco
I have a brass switcher that is missing this unpainted part; probably broke off due to handling over the years. Does anyone know what this is and if a part like it could be found or even made?
Shot of my loco: Note where part broke off/missing.
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Pudding River Lumber Company
Thought I would post some On30 Modular layout work to see if it sparks any interest or comment. The Pudding River Lumber Company is modular "layout" that is regularly connected to other modules in the California South Coast Modular On30 Group. We display at train shows around Southern California and were a part of the NNGC Convention in 2013.
steam locomtives. reunion of old timers
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This is a thanksgiving to new years set up for my layout. You may recognize some of the locomotives.
toptrain
Worn tender trucks
Hello everyone. I am rather new to this web site, but have been following it for over a year. I have really learned a considerable amount of model railroading tips and ideas. But to the point: I recently purchased an older Riverossi HO scale Big Boy at a local train meet. The seller did inform me that it had the wrong tender with it. The tender is a 6-wheel truck with the power strips on both trucks. I have other Riverossi locomotives that have the same wheel configuration as the one I purchased. Has anyone had any success repairing these trucks?
San Pablo Valley #19 (Backdating a Blackstone C-19)
I've added another new engine to the roster after some finishing touches tonight. SPV #19 started as one of Blackstone's diamond stack C-19s and received somewhat significant modifications, including a slightly shortened smokebox, rearranged and replumbed appliances, a backdated tender arrangement, and a paint job that more realistically (at least to my eye) replicates a Russia Iron boiler jacket.
UP 4023 on 10th Street
I took these photos back in 2005 when Union Pacific moved the 4023 to its new display location at Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha, Nebraska.
I grabbed them to experiment with the Animoto video creation service. Don't know if I'll continue to use Animoto, but I thought some of you would like to see a Big Boy moving down a residential street.
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Pricing for prototype (1:1 scale) parts
Our club has some unique railroadianna, and have been approached about selling our RF&P Headlight and number board (the one that goes below the cab) from a steam locomotive, don't recall the type. I was wondering if anyone could suggest a place to look to determine what price we should ask for it. The locomotive number is 304, in case someone knows something unique about that locomotive.
Thanks,
Rivarossi Heisler
Over in another post "Locos you want to see produced?" I had posted that I'd like to see a nice HO scale Heisler, and had mentioned that I wasn't interested in the Rivarossi Heisler. Professor Klyzlr questioned why I wasn't interested in the Rivarossi model. Since my opinion of the locomotive had been formed many years ago when the model was initially introduced, I decided to investigate the present state of the model before replying.
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