A pair of GE B40-8's head up Conrail's TV-71.

Bruce

   

Here is my track plan set in the present day in Nova Scotia, Canada. My three main industries are gypsum, paper mlll and a waste to energy plant. The Canadian Atlantic Railway (CAR) is the parent company and has two subsidiaries. 
Canadian Atlantic & Maine (CAM) & the Dominion Atlantic Railway (DAR). The Canadian Atlantic family is strictly a GE railway with U23B/U36B's being the core of the fleet. CAR also has a leasing arm that is strictly EMD 645 equipped unit's. More on it in another post.

This is all freelance set in the present day although the Canadian Atlantic Railway and Dominion Atlantic Railway names have been recycled.



   

A rehashed photo.  SMS S12 working the Perch Cove Power Plant.

Bruce

   

I have a friend that live in Edmonton, AB, and wants to buy an HO steam engine for someone that collects, but doesn't run them. She thought this one might be appropriate but isn't sure since she knows nothing about trains. I told her that I would ask you guys if you thought this was a reasonable collectible and if it was worth the asking price as such. She also asked if any of you had any suggestions beyond buying this one.

HO steam engine on Etsy

Here is a quote from her message:

"It isn't for someone who collects trains or uses tracks like you guys do.  Just for someone that has a real love for the old steam locomotives and I am trying to find something special as a unique gift.  So if they could even recommend something else that might be even more appreciated or recognized as having collector value - since I know nothing about these! - I would welcome the suggestions."

I'd appreciate if any of you would let me know what I can tell her about the value of this as a collector's item, or if you can suggest something more appropriate.

Thanks....

Anyone else using an OLFA hobby knife?  These things are the bomb.  They're Japanese and apparently the blade of choice for Origami. Coworker of mine found out I do a lot of cutting of thin materials and bought me one.  Head and shoulders better than the XACTO I have, and the blades stay sharp a good long time.

       

A friend gave me a Roco Dogdge and Atlas Ford F-150 pickups to weather . They were both CP rail company trucks.



   



The Ford F-150


   




And the dodge

I began with giving both trucks a light spray of vintage white to make the bright yellow look faded. then I masked and sprayed the Dodge's passenger door blue and patch painted the CP Rail logo on the driver's door. The Chrome bumpers and front grills got a light overspray of Grimey black to make them look like tarnished chrome. I then rusted the two out using tube acrylic paint, burnt Umber and Burnt sienna, dabbing on the colors with a very small brush. The last thing I did was to overspray both with Vallejo dirt to tie the weathering elements together.

A triple header of J1 locomotives head a huge stock train on the Widerson Division.     
Charlie

GERN has it's roots here:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c...nsheim.jpg

From left to right:

- AXXUS logistic centre warehouse, 3% more storage capacity
- Waibel concrete manufacturing, 3% better concrete, also 3% harder
- Malzfabrik Rheinpfalz, 3% better malt which results in 3% better German Beer
- Harbour Gernsheim which has 3% more transhipment capacity
- Ferry Helene which has 3% more payload
- Container storage which has space for 3% more containers
- Big Crane which has 3% more lifting power
- St. Maria Magdalena church, inside you are minimum 3% nearer to the lord
- Wasserschutzpolizei, they have 3% better cops

Also:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gernsheim#...stumpf.JPG
Part of a column of Roman origin, 3% more history.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categ...ten_01.jpg
Remains of the Roman Castellum Gernsheim, even 3% more history.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gernsheim#...fen_04.jpg
Gernsheim Marina has 3% more moorage.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gernsheim#...NSHEIM.jpg
Merck KGaA, they made 3% better medicine

At least:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categ...l_pic5.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categ...ies_12.JPG
MS Calypso, registered in Gernsheim, one of the 3% more ships.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categ...m_2014.jpg
Rheinisches Fischerfest Gernsheim, a country fair with 3% more fun.


Enjoy

Lutz

I'll start this week off with a Wisconsin pic  ...

Hello,

meanwhile PECO has brought out a new Code 70 track:






Without great words, so the Code 70 flex track looks alike.




And now the chapter American Angst:


UNIFROGS! Her the also new #6 turnouts in Code 70.





The heart of the darkness, the Unifrog which provoked in other forums so much fear.





The turnout from underneath. Clearly visible the wire for making the frog live.
And at least it is just a plain frog like the ones of Atlas, new Walters Track and other. Leave the frog dead or make it alive, it is simply your decision.
But the points are new, now they were of the continous type. This avoids the usual hassle with hinged points in sight of reliable electrical power supply. Here are no interrupted electrical connections, the continous points also have a continous electric power supply.
So no fear necessary to use the new PECO Unifrog turnouts.


Lutz