Hi Dirk. Your engines look great!! I model a freelance Coloradoore/mining railroad (based on Nevada Northern & Colorado Midland) and have a pair...
Hi Kencom, welcome aboard!! I'm an EX Sydney (Hurstville) boy now in Perth, WA. Good luck with your layout and please keep us updated on your...
And a totally different diesel loco, http://www.karlgarin.com/Images/xa1406narembeen.jpg The WAGR X class, a 2-D-2 or 4-8-4 wheel arrangement....
Some links to WAGR (Western Australian governmrnt Railways) railcars https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3543/3416496068_7f7fe2f5ce_z.jpg?zz=1...
That baggage car looks outstanding. We had a lot of Diesel rail cars in Australia, in sets a configurations similar to yours. Also had single cars...
rails are different weights or sizes. Smaller rail cannot support heavy locos, they tend to break the rails and derail. That's why some early...
4 of my logging diesels, the 2 SW1200s have CanFor style nood top dynamic brake housings and air tanks. Made from LL Sw9 hoods on Bachmann mechs...
Well done mate!! Those end handrails really look good. I love small locos, especially the 70 tonners.
Thanks for posting these photos fitz. I wondered how she was going. There was something with the McCloud engines that looked 'classy'.
That loco was used on a regular passenger run (the sitting cars and power van behind it) hence it's clean appearance. Appearances varied,...
What makes it so difficult with an 81 class is the engine room is in a 'cowl' so it's a confined space, not like a hood unit. The 81 class locos...
HEP equipped locos used some of the traction current to power the passenger cars. In a multi unit consist, 1 loco was usually setup to supply...
Sounds like SP didn't want them/trust them on the main lines. Perhaps close to the roundhouse due to reliability issues. Is that the case?
I have 3 BLI Stealth SW7s with MRC mini switcher sound decoders in them and P2K SW9/1200 bodies (modified for logging duty - dynamic brakes). I'm...
Yes, brave move that:ptongue: Seriously, welcome aboard mate:tb-biggrin:
Thamks for posting them David. As an ex Sydneysider now in Perth, I miss the Sydney show. Bit of a commute to get there these days...:tb-shocked:...
Sounds interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing photos and updates:tb-biggrin:. I also have Lance's books (all 3 of them) and am starting a...
Gee, don't they bring back memories.....
I first spray wood parts with a couple of light coats of dullcoat (actually the Tamiya equivilant). Seals the wood and reduces moisture intake...
Being on the ground they'd need some sort of pump and dispenser like in the last photo or elevated for a gravity feed. They'd make an interesting...
