One thing I did with the Chinese cars is to use ultra-fine markers in black, red, and silver (hard to fine that one) and add details like marker...
Headed down to my daughter's in a bit for "Christmas", to spend a couple of days and exchange gifts, etc. Will probably be back Sunday, and then...
I'm not such a stickler that an FA-1 in WM livery would bother me. I'm just thankful that they weren't in the first batch announced, because I'm...
My plans were turned inside out. Had a cardiologist appointment yesterday and things are looking much, much better! So much so, that next week I...
Gorgeous! Merry Christmas to you and yours, Sir.
Not a thing, although as expected I did manage a few home made gifts in the workshop.
Not sure what might get done with the rest of today or tomorrow. Spent today getting through the weekend list of to-dos, plus did some work in...
Second brokemoto on the Atlas Baldwin VO-1000. It is a superb runner at slow speeds, and they offer an SP paint job. My first was in B&O colors,...
I did run some locomotives around to check the trackwork and exercise some that have been sitting around too long. Next I started to do some...
How's the heat handled? Does the board put off enough that a few vent holes would be needed?
We're expecting another rainy weekend, so I won't feel guilty spending time on the trains. Not many more "nice" days left before winter weather...
Had a productive weekend, and got enthused again for railroading now that the weather is getting cold. We did the family thing the weekend...
You could try mass-producing pins by taking short lengths of wire (long enough to handle, not scale) and arranging them on a strip of tape. Dip...
One year for Christmas I got my first .22 rifle. My brother was younger than I, so he got an HO train set. I got into the trains way more than...
Shapeways?
The weather is definitely getting into winter territory, so this weekend will be spent dusting off Weaver Junction, cleaning track and making...
There were no details in the book, it was more of an overview. From what I understand, other than a few cargo ships, very little was returned...
I'm reading an excellent history of WWII by Victor Davis Hanson, and he mentions a massive amount of US railroad equipment sent to Russia as part...
In another group for "abandoned and forgotten" things, someone posted these pics. According to the original photographer, they're "Between...
Between Catiwissa and Bloomsburg in Pennsylvania
