Locos - Rolling stock (general)

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1970-1980 era car detail cheat sheet

Mon, 2018-10-08 02:38 — bobmorning

Modeling the 1970's and 1980's era is probably not one of the most popular timelines to model in the hobby.    Given the number of layouts I have seen, many are steam/early-diesel or are as modern as today.    This post isn't about statistics but to share a cheat sheet on keeping track of certain detail items and which is proper for the timelines we model.

If you have corrections or additions, please share and I will consolidate and repost.

Content of this hopper?

Thu, 2018-10-04 16:56 — Deemiorgos

I have this hopper a weathered using a photo of the prototype,

but I have no idea what was in these cars and where its destinations would be.

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Latest edition to the RDG Locomotive Fleet...

Wed, 2018-10-03 21:12 — JLandT Railroad

This week the latest locomotive has joined the Reading roster on the layout.

 

This is a HO - Kato Reading Lines GP35.  It was the original #3647 Kato OEM model that has been re-numbered to #3642 and weathered by Chris Thompson.

 

P&R HKa - Neat story of the development of a 3D printed model

Wed, 2018-10-03 07:21 — dcforbes

In the following blog, I will tell the story of how the development of a 3D printed model of a P&R gondola hopper came about.  I will also share a few 3D printing mistakes and how I corrected them along the way. 

Prototype                                                                                 Model

Lowering Bachmann On30 Freight Cars

Tue, 2018-10-02 08:50 — hminky

Hard to believe that I bought my first Bachmann On30 Wonderland Express train-set 20 years ago. Wow, twenty years ago.

Have a "what-I-did" about lowering the Bachmann On30 freight cars to eliminate the funky draft gear look.

http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/lower_cars/

Diaphragms

Mon, 2018-10-01 09:08 — sanchomurphy

Hello everyone,

I am looking for recommendations on heavyweight and lightweight HO passenger car diaphragms. Detail and price are important concerns but functionality is not.

Thanks.

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Old West Trucks...

Thu, 2018-09-27 00:00 — Warflight

Okay, so, I just bought a B.T.S. Open Cattle Car on eBay... and I want the right trucks for it... I want trucks that will look the part of the 1860s-70s...

Changing lettering/numbering on boxcar

Tue, 2018-09-25 21:58 — Deemiorgos

I'd like to make this model's "CN 400404"

and turn in into this "CNIS 400404". Note numbers were made smaller to fit to accommodate the "CNIS". This was done in 1970 to 71.

So far a friend mention the possibility of making a stencil somehow.


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