anyone here have any use fit a mess of tangelo trucks ?
Jim

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There were over 30 today that I know of from 4 different users.

A new project for another modeller:

   

It's a BC Hydro/ Southern railway of British Columbia caboose. There were 7 prototypes built and I know of at least two are still in existance as I have photograghed them:

   

However I'll be painting this model in the former BC Hydro Railway colors:

   

The kit is almost entirely 3-D printed resin with some metal harware and grab irons.

   

   

I started with assembling some parts before the painting

   

The underframe has complete detail . I also added the grabs to the caboose body and the end platforms. Then I sprayed primer on all parts:

   

I used Vallejo white primer on everything that was to be painted yellow, gray on everything else. The Railway added security screens on the windows and these are also 3d printed as seperate parts. 
My initial impression of the kit is very positive. all the grabs fit prefectly with all the holes either pre-drilled of engineered into the 3d print.

WPMA-29 setting out a hopper at the Lower Bank team track.

Bruce

   

Long story short, my son's girlfriend's grandfather has a favourite loco -- it's Canadian National class E-7 2-6-0. He used to watch it when he was younger, when it operated in New England.

He's about to turn 100 and my son & his girlfriend would like to buy him something related to this loco as a present. It could be an HO or N scale model, a static model, or something similar -- maybe even a painting? (There's an out-of-print book we could pursue.)

So far, we're not making any progress. Apparently, the real loco is now based at Exporail near Montreal, but my son says the railway museum there doesn't have much or anything related to it. 

I wondered if we could find an HO model of a different loco but from the same class, and change its identity. Just thought I'd check with the folks here to see if they might have any creative ideas.

I'll add more details as & when I get them.

Thanks in advance.

First of 8 modules for a semi permanet layout to learn on.

Have an idea of focusing on running 4 trains on two tracks with passing sidings.

The spur to service a rail to road facility. Later modules will be ship to rail facility.

At some point will do a special true empties in loads out infinity.

May have to employe 3D printer to get enough hoppers.
   

is there anyone here that Rembers who made the 90deg. clamps that that were aluminon and brass I can't post photo as my current computer doesn't have a slot to put memory card .
Jim

Baldwin RF-16 Sharknose ABA (Broadway Limited)

I found an old roundhouse die cast caboose that one of my boys want but its missing some of the small roof walk side pieces and a smoke stack. would anyone here have any in their junk box?
Jim

While searching for a daily post I found this clipping I had saved.
     

It reminds me of the days when a penny mattered.

Does anyone remember buying Athearn Blue Box locomotives for $9.95 each from Hobbies for Men, Standard Hobby Supply, or Trainworld?  My model layout in my last home was started in 1984 and Atlas NS flex track was less than a buck a section. I needed 300 sections. Nickle Silver witches were hrd to come by so I temporarily installed brass turnouts (which are still in place today, my second oldest son and a modeler bought the house and I included the layout.) Blue box car kits were (and still are) a fun part of modeling and could be  bought for less than 5 bucks and you coule detail them as much as you wanted. The plastic wheels were great runners and I still have many cars that have not had a wheel change. I actually like them because they attract the dirt from the track.  

Dcc has made it easier to run multiple trains at the same time but this adds to the price of equipment and systems.
Being able to use an old android phone for a throttle has made walkaround easy.  

I  do miss the low prices for model paints and there is no way I have founfd to get around them with a few exceptions (one being a Conrail blue match in a rattle can) 

It would be great to hear some old memories here. 

I do remember going to the store for mom ad getting a quart of milk and a loaf of bread for a quarter, and I got candy with the change. 


Charlie