thanks, these were both great helps. The diaphragms look awesome
thanks, the pins and tubes is a good idea, a thin outer tube slice as a sleeve could be the connectors
I'm acquiring some streamline diesels to make ABB, AB, and Cow-calf switcher consists I see rigid cable/hose details available, but do people also...
I am starting my layout by building some rolling stock kits. This is a Tichy 40' flat being modified to a TOFC chain down (there is some...
just guessing what happened
thanks for the info and i apologize for my typo carsom i like the tichy kits for their detail and price i was thinking about a pneumatic emptied...
Tichy has a kit for a modified boxcar that has bottom hopper doors and roof hatches. I am considering using these on my streamline transition era...
I started a thread about templot curved turnout templates in other places you can start with standard turnouts and bend them to any curve you want...
I have been learning the sketch pad function, where the track plan is turned into a schematic and you can add shapes this program is amazing and...
unbelievable progress learning this program. I may have to write a new users guide because this is so complex to learn from the existing (lack of)...
thanks again I was thinking of buying some rail to get started as you suggest the neatest thing about this hobby is the huge number of facets to...
yes and thanks for showing your work, it looks great because I'm not in a hurry I'm going to delve into Templot ( i can't put the time or dollars...
thanks for your reply my layout as currently planned has about 50 turnouts and 200' of track i decided that the only way I can afford it, is to...
my planning for a 10' x 17' room layout requires mostly curved turnouts so the curves can stay as large a radius as possible (30-36" on main...
Really sweet work. I am amazed at the ratio of landscaping to feet of track. The amount of work to fill two sides of a long single track section.
I'm planning on a hidden staging area (lower level) that has a couple passenger trains and a a couple of longer freights ready to come up and run...
[ATTACH] some horizontal ribbed vans on hitch equipped 50'(?) flat
In reading a series of 1957 Railway Age magazines, I discovered the existence of an attempt to create a nuclear powered loco. There were great...
here's a picture of the hitch being operated with hydraulic wrench
great picture of the chain down style [ATTACH]h
