Russ, you out-do yourself on every project! Excellent, excellent, excellent work my friend! Keep 'em comin'!
Russ, You never cease to amaze me! I have an Athearn GP60 that I hacked on, creating the correct step-well notches and adding a Smokey Valley...
Hey Russ, You are a very smart man, ingenious might I add! I can't wait to see the results of your labor!
Glad to be of help! Sincerely, Donnell
It just so happens that I do build may own turnouts using Micro Engineering Code 55 rail. I am in the process of launching a custom-turnout line...
Agreed. I really do hope they turn out well. If so, they would make a great starting point for a quadruple-set of CEFX units!
This may be so, but I doubt many will actually pay retail for thier units.
Here's a few suggestions: P2k S7/9 chassis Railpower SD7/9 chassis Athearn SD9 chassis (modified) Atlas SD35 chassis (new) [ 02. November...
The section of Atlas code 55 track you need to use is the 30.69" radius curve section. This will give you 1.25" track centers, which is built...
I too think they are great looking locomitives. They are sleek and modern, just MY type!!!
I knew this was going to happen. Here's a message that I posted about 5 months ago on the Atlas Nscale Forum: sd80mac 269 Posts Posted -...
Turnouts! Turnouts! Turnouts! I've entered the relm of scratchbuilding nscale turnouts! I've already completed one prototype code 55 #11 and now,...
How do you all feel about larger turnouts? Would you use them if they were available? What sized rail would you use? Code 80? Code 55? Code 40?...
thanks a lot pray59! I just visited your website and it it outstanding! Especially the unit with the fake styrene wheel! Thanks again!
Hi Charlie, I never thanked you for the picture of the etched frog, so thanks! Also, thanks for the kind words regarding the #11 turnout. For...
Here's my first attempt at handlaying a #11 code 55 turnout. More of these will be built to be used with Atlas code 55 flextrack on future...
There's a little more truth to this rumor than you think! :rolleyes: :eek: [img] [img]
Hello Guys, I think Craig's idea is a pretty darn good one! With the wonderful jobin the tooling of the SD80/90MACs, I'm sure KATO could do...
Athearn lost this race big time! People have been asking for this locomitve for a while now and KATO seems to have been listening. The SD70MAC,...
Carefully cut it from the sprue and insert it into the holes of the shell. :rolleyes: [img] :D ;) :cool:
