I have been thinking about doing these for years but have just not got around to it.
On my layout, I used 90 degree sections of plastic pipe of the correct radius. Makes quite a nice sharpe corner.
Well, as far as the first one in N-scale, I did this one 5 or 6 years ago with a Kato F7....
Intermountain is cancelling several announced models due to lack of orders. If you want this made, speak up now. Especially if you want the...
I have one tip to add. I leave the coupler box bottom on the sprue. Assemble the coupler and then trim it off the sprue. Just another way of...
John, I am local to you and would be happy to help in any way I can. Feel free to contact me and I will give you my phone number. Marc Haas...
On the electro-magnetic uncoupler I make, the whole thing goes under the track. I cut a slot in the subroadbed/roadbed and position the magnet so...
I build uncoupling ramps based on one of those articles (I believe, I haven't looked at the original article in some time). Mine use pieces of...
I was at Fry's on Saturday and they had the Hakko 936 on sale for 49.99.
Thanks Puddington, the sidewalk really looks great in that photo. I would have never guessed that it was styrene.
Puddington, What did you use for the sidewalk in that picture of Millar's Irish House?
It always amazes me how rumors get going. Anyway, Jim and I had worked a deal with Liberty Models to produce our shells. The owner of Liberty...
I think this boxcar is as far as I would go with the weathering. You need to be able to read the reporting marks to operate. [img]
I'll take : AS-16 Baldwin Babyfaces Baldwin Centipedes RDG 4-8-4 Marc Haas
Pete, I believe the person you got the tender shells from was Jim Semikoski. I did the stretch and he molded them for Rich Weyand. They...
A few tricks I developed for 1015's: Leave the bottom half of the draft gear box on the sprue for assembly. Much easier to hold on to. I...
I have one and it runs well after it starts, but it is not smooth at starting speeds.
Here is one I made from 2 Kato F-7 shells. [img]