Another international arrival, received mine on Friday, Apr. 5th. The car looks even better viewed up close and 3D, thanks again to TB for making...
I'm in for #55
The info is on this page at the Ntrak site http://ntrak.org/standards.htm
Confirming r_i_straw, the 3 1/8 inch is technically measured railhead to railhead. Given the same roadbed and track being used on both lines it's...
Ordered the TB car, the anticipation now is like Christmas when you're 8 yrs old!
Lots of possibilities to pick from... but my personal pick would be the Manufacturer's Junction Ry. from MR June 1987. N scale on a 4x8 that is...
Nice job with the track, I'm guessing easements and everything :tb-wink: Just curious, what radii are the curves in your staging?
I went with the Ambroid from the LHS. I've glued the adaptor pieces in place and it's worked out fine. Thanks again to everyone for the feedback.
Here's my #103 [IMG]
Thanks for the reply. I've looked in various home reno stores for alternatives but nothing really seemed like a good substitute. I checked this...
I am doing an MT 1129 conversion on a Kato electric locomotive as well as a Kato business car (N scale). The instructions say to use Walthers Goo...
I think the one and only person on this planet who is willing to pay that much dough for one is no longer looking for one, so I'll just hang on to...
Yep, that looks plenty solid. Will the end result be U or L shaped? or some other variant thereof?? Looking forward to more pics as you progress...
The idea that comes to my mind is the Inglenook Sidings concept. See Inglenook Sidings Shunting Puzzle and Micro Layout Design Gallery I have...
Here are a couple of pages from Carl Arendt's site that deal with similar set-ups to what you're describing. Not sure if it's directly applicable...
I knew I had seen pictures of the blue and white Rock Island scheme on this vintage of locomotive - looks like some of the GMTX GP38-2s were ex-RI...
I think they are ex-Rock Island ??
Don't be too jealous, after all I was only six months old at the time. The first train ride I can recall is a day trip (Kansas City to Warrensburg...
Hmmm, one would have thought that after 44 years it would be simple to ID a train. :tb-smile: I'm just happy that I rode the train "back in the...
That's useful info, thanks. From what I've read about the Chief it seems that it was mainly sleeper cars and more of a first-class, premium type...
