Locos - Rolling stock (general)
Hershey Chocolates - Boxcar Conversion...
Today I started the conversion of an Athearn - NAC 50' Plug Door Boxcar. The Athearn cars are an exact match for the prototype.<
A tale of two boxcars
This journey started innocently enough with a desire to have some custom decals printed for my HOn3 PC&N Ry, so I contacted Bill at Precision Design Company and he was able to quickly print and ship my custom decal order.
Bill’s decals are of the highest quality, they are crisp and clean and applied wonderfully. I highly recommend him and his service for custom decals.
What's on Your Workbench - May 2021
We move into the month of May ready for your progress reports. Let's see the latest from your workbench and layout!
Eric
Eric Hansmann
Contributing Editor, Model Railroad Hobbyist
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http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/
Dummy weight
New here. I would like to know what the general rule is for the of dummy diesel locomotives. Mine continue to derail and thinking if may need more weight. Any suggestions please.
Model Railroad Warehouse product line (MRRW)
A few years ago the owner of Model Railroad Warehouse (MRRW) had decided to offer up the product lines for sale. The mrrw.com site always had an interesting catalog of O and HO kits. Does anyone know if they were acquired? The owner's name was Mr. Merle Rice.
FW
Primer Question
Hi folks,
I have three unpainted ballast cars from Bowser, should I hit them with primer before I paint them with Vallejo Model Air??
Thanks, Scott
VIA Rail Operations at Trenton Junction
Testing my VIA engines today on my layout, the Trenton Subdivision in N Scale, in anticipation of the arrival of the new Canadian 10 coach set by Rapido Trains Inc.
Milling Loco Weights for Decoder Space
I'm sure we've all been there - having to get more space inside our loco shells to accommodate DCC decoders, or in my case RailPro receivers. Usually I've had to take a hacksaw, or port-a-band saw, to those white-metal weights to cut off some height to gain the space needed. Not a fun or easy process. Fortunately I've got a connection to someone with a CNC mill. The pictures & video are posted below.
Anybody out there fool around with log cars.........
......in any scale? I'm curious how you handled attaching and tightening the chain to hold the logs in place.
Peter
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