Locos - Rolling stock (general)

Couplers

Thu, 2020-01-16 19:38 — gmeister619

I have been tinkering with model railroading. Not nearly enough time to do everything I want here! I am now using updated DCC equipment but found some of my old cars.... 60's and 70's???

The couplers are different. Who has a recommendation of how to upgrade. What works best (and easy to switch out)?

You experts out there have never let me down before!

 

Thanks,

Gene

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3D Printed CN Woodchip Cars

Wed, 2020-01-15 04:54 — sailormatlac

I've been working on and off since 2014 on a project to model both CN series 878000 and 879000 woodchip cars. These were (and some are still in revenue service) built from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s by Transcona Shops and NSC.

 

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Which kind of glue to use

Sun, 2020-01-12 16:00 — outtacontrolrr

I want to glue small cribbing made from bass wood to the plastic deck of a Walthers 60' flatcar. Just wondering what kind of glue works best for bonding these two materials together.

Thanks in advance!

Ground lights and step lights. (Renamed!)

Sun, 2020-01-12 07:00 — amsnick

Even though my workbench is currently the dining table in the motorhome work continues.

I’ve been busy making working ground lights and step lights.  The current approaches to these lights up until now may well be vastly improved by using these ready to install or basic kit fixtures.

Hornby goes Steampunk

Mon, 2020-01-06 05:54 — ianm42

Hornby has announced a new Steampunk inspired range of locos, rolling stock and buildings that will be marketed under its legacy brand name Bassett Lowke.

https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/news/hornby-seeks-new-market-with-steampunk-models

Repowering a set of Alco FA/FB1s

Limited Modeler: Dealing with boxcar issues

Getting Real: Railroad markings & graffiti

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Rail Car Shunting Machines, switchers, 'trackmobiles', etc

Sat, 2020-01-04 08:25 — railandsail

Recently while discussing my center peninsula track planning, container terminal & pier terminal scenes, there were a number of postings that made reference to a lot of older railcar moving engines. I hadn't realized there was such a variety of these older devices , particularly when I almost never saw them modeled.

I thought it would be interesting to look at a number of this variety in one dedicated subject thread.

 

 

70 ton hopper decals

Fri, 2020-01-03 14:21 — Izzy1146

Hello,

I've recently acquired a lot of 20 70ton offset quad hoppers that I want to strip and repaint. Does anyone have a good source of decals for these specific type of hopper?


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