Correct, as Hemi said. At last I checked it is still unpatched. And thanks guys. Love the look of that M.I. car Flash!
Hickory Valley's new 13-ton Veritical-Boiler Climax is hard at work now: See the "13-ton Climax" thread on the N side for details.
This is a 12mm shot, single exposure, of the Navy base. Helicon software could not put this together, due to the railings, I think.
While mine aren't up to most of you guys, this is what I did this weekend. First weathering on loco (these pics are from a 2x3 Christmas layout that I'm doing) The other cars in the set weathered (Lifelike "Little Joe" set) The weathering is just some dry brushing and put some people on the layout I also got my daughter's costume ready for Tueday. She is Frodo from the Lord of the Rings. My wife is going to be Arwen and I am going to be Aragorn.
Hi, Flash, The West Island Model RR Club's "enclosed scene" is a section of the layout that is enclosed, such that you are looking into the scene from one end or the other end of a river canyon, and thus from either end you see the tracks go around the bend and disappear from sight, just as if you were really railfanning. Interesting and innovative.
Another contribution: I commissioned Jim Hinds of Richmond Controls to build a constant intensity LED headlight package for installation in a N scale Minitrix Fairbanks-Morse H12-44 switcher. (This is a Randy Gustafson-painted and lettered switcher) His Richmond Controls lighting packages are superb, and they are easy to install. (Jim's web site is: http://www.richmondcontrols.com ) In prep for updating the web site on this switcher, I'm making a step by step tutorial of the installation of the Richmond Controls kit into the Minitrix. Just a very happy customer, and happy that Jim built this module for me. Here's the web site URL: http://home.comcast.net/~j.sing/Richmond_Controls_EZ26_Install_Minitrix_FM_H12-44_page1.html Here's couple sample pictures: The end result: Enjoy, all!
All I can say is I am green with envy. nice work on those. I have two of that 709 unit, and I home painted ICG unit that can't come close to what you've done. It's nice to see the ICG represented. I really like that grey stripe unit too.
Covered Hoppers Here are the covered hoppers. These are all Microscale decals on Model Power car bodies. Pillsbury; the clear decal part was hard to disguise. Texas and Pacific. MoPac emblem, also. Wonderbread/Hostess Cake. There is a different logo on each side.
Wow! I tried and tried to get that Minitrix mechanism to work and I never could. I did see one work fairly well that had been hot wired to the electrical pickup. It is an unusual model (these days) and I think no one else has ever made it. Great model, John, and good ideas on the lighting. I can vouch that Richmond Controls F7 lighting is easy to install.
Hi, Flash, Thx for the compliments on the Minitrix FM switcher. If you look carefully at the first picture: You'll note that is *not* the stock Minitrix 3-pole motor. Did a motor swap using a Hans Starmans kit (Netherlands) with a Maxon Swiss-made motor. ( http://www.n-stars.com ) Hans does great work and I recommend anything that he does highly. Now, it runs much better than the old stock 3-pole Minitrix motor. Because of the very high gearing on the Minitrix trucks, the Minitrix/Maxon combo can't creep as well as Han Starman's Arnold S-2 motor swap kit (which I also have) - but it is a ton better than the stock Minitrix. I also did some electrical pickup improvements that made a lot of difference as well.
