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Help finding Asian figures
I’ve been looking for O scale figures that might represent railroad or field workers from the turn of the century up until the 1920’s. My preference is Chinese or Japanese but any Asian figures seem elusive. Anybody have some leads?
Neil Erickson, Hawaii
Hazardous Material Handling - Pre-1977
Here is a link to a pdf copy of the handout for a clinic I presented today, Oct. 25, 2020, on the OpSig Virtual Meet Up on "Hazardous Material Handling, Pre-1977". In 1977 the old hazmat rules changed to the more modern ones we used today. This clinic looks as the rules from about 1914 up until 1976.
https://wnbranch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/HazmatHandlingOct25.pdf
Scene Design: 19th Century Gold/silver mining operations (some questions)
Hello everyone,
I am in the process of designing a trackplan for my small island type layout. While trying to do so, (will start a separate thread on the trackplan), i need to figure out some things concerning gold/silver (can consider copper if needed) mining ops, and specifically during 1870-1890.
Highland Railroad operations overview
Check out my latest video where we follow along with a typical operating session on the Highland. To keep the video short, I did not get into spotting every car; this is just an overview of each job during a session and it’s reason for being. Hope you enjoy it and thanks for watching!
Building a helix
I have added an article in the How To section on my website describing how I designed and built the helix for my French Creek Branch.
https://wnbranch.com/how-tos/building-a-helix/
IAIS's 4th Sub - A new beginning
As mentioned in my previous post , the IAIS's West End (Council Bluffs to Atlantic) is on the verge of being dismantled for an upcoming move. Our offer on the new house has been accepted, and the move is scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, appropriately enough.
What's on Your Workbench - October 2020
And just like that, it’s October! Let’s see your latest workbench, benchwork, and model progress as we roll through another month.
Eric
ProtoThrottle Auction for a Good Cause
Starting next Monday (September 28) we will be auctioning the custom painted and weathered EMD/Alco "tan" ProtoThottle on eBay. ALL proceeds benefit the Princess Margaret Cancer Hospital. Please consider a bid on this unique throttle and/or share with others who may be interested. Thank you!
JMRI Help - Local Switcher to Interchange Traffic
I'm looking for some help from the forum to set-up JMRI operations for my layout.
My layout physically consists of one large industry with multiple spurs operated by a local switcher from the industry and an 'interchange' with a Class I railroad that is actually my staging yard.
I want JMRI to develop a switch list for my industry. I want cars to move from the Interchange to the spurs, back to the interchange and have their loads switched.
What is the best way to do this virtually in JMRI:
The remote Engineer's experience switching on the GHR
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