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HO Scale C&EI Cement Hopper

Fri, 2017-02-03 13:22 — ferroequinologist1

Locos - Rolling stock (general)

C&EI Cement Hopper

To All: This C&EI Cement hopper is on a down grade train on the layout. I weathered the car using oil based paint on the sills and Weathering Solutions Decals for the cement streaks. Photo by Elvin Howland. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout.

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Rapido RDC SP-10 -- shell removal

Tue, 2017-01-31 22:15 — Raphael

Locos - Rolling stock (general)

Just got the Rapido RDC, SP-10 version.

To open it: on a cradle, remove the coupler screw and pull the coupler box out. Repeat for both couplers. It all stayed together, which was nice.

HO Scale St. Mary's RR Boxcar

Sun, 2017-01-29 09:59 — ferroequinologist1

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HO Scale St. Mary's RR Boxcar

To All: Another recent weathering project for the HO scale First Coast Model Railroad Society's layout. I weathered this 50 foot St. Mary's RR Boxcar with Bragdon Weathering Powders. Photo by Elvin Howland. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout.

HO Scale C&NW Mill Gondola

Fri, 2017-01-27 14:31 — ferroequinologist1

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C&NW Mill Gondola

Brass Buckeye Truck Wheel Replacements...

Tue, 2017-01-24 14:30 — Martin Burk

Hi everybody, I have a brass model from Woosung, Rail Classics, with buckeye trucks. Everything is great on the model except the pizza slicer flange on the wheels. I am looking to replace with the Exactrail .088 36" wheel sets. I wanted to just throw out this before I bought the wheels to see if anybody had done this before and if there were any problems or anyone has advice?

Thanks,

Martin

Fun With Flat Cars

Sun, 2017-01-22 17:03 — Sugar Beet Guy

Locos - Rolling stock (general)

People who visit my layout often mistake me for a “serious” model railroader. While I may be enthusiastic, eager, enthralled, happy, engaged and other positive attributes, I am not entirely serious.

I often have fun placing humorous or disconcerting elements in various scenes. As I have said before, I amuse myself sometimes.

First trains running on the Duluth & Iron Range Lakefront Division!

Sun, 2017-01-22 13:08 — M Kuchta

The track crew (me) has been hard at work putting down handlaid code 55 track. The crew has gotten from Two Harbors to Knife River in the past few days. I've used up my wood ties, and I have another hundred feet or so of mainline that will be laid with ME c55 flex track.

The real Lakefront Division was completed in 1886 as a requirement for the D&IR to satisfy the conditions of the land grant they received from the state. It ran for 26 scenic miles along the north shore of Lake Superior from Duluth to Two Harbors, MN.

Overland Models Trackmobile spare parts

Thu, 2017-01-19 18:25 — aeselk

Hello all

I have an Overland Models Trackmobile from a recently deceased friend.
When I wanted to test it, it made a lot of noise and was running erraticly.
So I disassembled the model only to find out that the cause for the noise is the only plastic gear which is in bad shape; the brass ones are still fine. On the smaller gear one tooth was almost gone and several others were damaged. So I need a new gear.

I have tried Brian Marsh from Overland Hobbies, but he couldn't help me since he didn't have any spare parts for a long time.

Decals for Atlas Dow Chemical Plastic Pellet Hopper (20002510)

Tue, 2017-01-17 11:53 — Kfrazier

Hello everyone, I have three Atlas Dow Chemical Plastic Pellet Hoppers with the same road number. I would like to do one of two things. a) renumber two of the cars or b) re-decal two of the cars to have different road names.

I'm just beginning in the hobby, so this will be my first foray into changing the looks of a model. I will also want to do some graffiti and weathering, but that is for a different topic.