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Modeling Erosion: Extreme Case!

Went out just yesterday to trainwatch along the Onion Pacific mainline climbing Beaumont Hill, and made an interesting...
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posted by nowayjose6
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by nowayjose6

DIY scale shingles!

An example of something I've thought about for, oh, years, and in 5 minutes had a successful proof-of-concept test of:...
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posted by nobody
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by nobody

Scratchbuilt model completed

Just wanted to post some pics of my completed (mostly) paper model of a local commercial building. The full front: http...
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posted by nobody
27 comments posted 15yrs posted by nobody

good model railway website

check out www.scratchbuilders.co.cc
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posted by bazz
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by bazz

West Springfield MA Train Show

Huge two day show, Jan 29th and 30th with clinics. Nearly the biggest in the country. I live nearby and have been going...
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posted by gagnonrchrd
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Pictures of NMRA BR winter meet

Pictures of the NMRA British Region Winter Meet at Benson, Oxfordshire Starting at http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/p687...
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posted by mike
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by mike

N scale observations and questions

Some weeks ago I became interested in doing some N scale modeling. I had an old Bachmann set I acquired in the late '80...
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posted by ray
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Scenic Details.

Rode the bike out past the GATX tank car repair shop in west Colton this morning and sighted two things that could be i...
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posted by nowayjose6
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by nowayjose6

End of track bumpers

Here in the UK, because we has loose coupled wagons from historic times, each wagon had pneumatic bumpers (buffers). At...
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posted by david
24 comments posted 15yrs posted by david

BLI N&W Class A tender derails in reverse

Hi folks, I recently acquired a BLI N&W Class A DCC + sound locomotive. Only one problem - the tender derails when goin...
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posted by brucegb
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by brucegb

Model or Toy Trains

New here. Is this group only for model trains? If so, does anyone know of a group devoted to toy trains? Thanks in advan...
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posted by coolbet
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by coolbet

N scale pacific loco

I am considering buying a Pacific loco in the near future for use under DCC. Any suggestions on brand? I have only foun...
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posted by your1joker
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N scale pacific locomotives

I am considering buying a Pacific loco in the near future for use under DCC. Any suggestions on brand? I have only foun...
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posted by your1joker
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by your1joker

"We're going to need a bigger boat." -Roy Scheider

After I accidentally found that 1:87 shark and installed it (him?) on the layout, I just *had* to build the boat that d...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by nowayjose6
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by nowayjose6