I needed to raise the monitor for my Xbox and it took a little figuring to find out how high.

   

Once I figured it out I worked out a more permanent solution.

   

Tom

Hello,

just purchased:


Brekina has now released some of their 2021 news. There are some classic trucks of the 70's and early 80's too.





Peterbilt 359 with extended sleeper.





There is a headache rack too. The opening in the fifth wheel is intended for the thick kingpins of Herpa origin.





Kenworth K100 Aerodyne.














These models will give some fine fodder for conversions.


Lutz

I need some help. I just purchased two Walther's Mainline Amtrak F40PH locos. The snow plows on them are catching on any joint that is not snug. If there is any gap the plow is catching on the gap. One of the plows actually broke off.  I am using Atlas code 100 track. 

I have never experienced this problem before. No other loco I have has this problem. 

Upon closer inspection it appears the plows are basically riding on top of the rails. There is no clearance between the plow and the rail tops. Has anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions?

I am trying to see if I can find any photos of the locos without the plows.

A few years ago we had a challenge for building an atlas signal tower kit.  I found that quite fun.  Anyone up for a similar challenge?  Maybe build any Plasticville building?  They are avalable in all scales, and have plenty of opportunity for improvement...

(02-01-2022, 08:29 AM)Charlie B Wrote:        I have been organizing scanned photos and it seems to be a never ending job. I have a large collection of photos from the family that date back to pre civil war times as well as my train photo collection. Most of the scanning is done but the files remain to be renamed and photoshopped.  I don't have anyone helping me, and I am the oldest one in my line so I am the only one that has a chance of identifying some of the people. I actually have some grandchildren that are interested so I will continue. 

First, I'm finally getting a 3D printer. I'll be using my tax refund to buy it.

I know I've read a few posts here on 3D Printing.

How many members have a 3D Printer?
Should we create a dedicated forum for 3D Printing?

A recent article in Trains magazine profiled a short line RR near Puyallup, WA. (December 2021,  story on Meeker Southern). I was intrigued to read a mention of hopper loads of cullet as outbound loads.  The company was not named, but some internet sleuthing revealed Pacific Glass Media  
(site link: The PGM Story)

Ultimately, clean cullet (clear only?) can be used as feed stock for fibreglass insulation manufacture.  The "about us" page tells a lot about the difficulties obtaining clean materials.  Even though glass is "recycled" here in Oregon, for our community at least, the recycled glass is just crushed and sent to a nearby landfill.  Reportedly, this is because  bottle glass plants no longer rely on recycled stock due to colored glass cross contamination.

This could be an interesting outbound loads industry on your model railroad.[url=https://www.pacificglassmedia.com/storypage.html][/url]

Here is my last project. A CPR USRA Clone Boxcar From Westerfield.  This is my first Westerfield kit.  I was fortunate to find it at 20$ (Canadian).

It's a nice resin kit quite easy to assemble.

   

   

After flagging the T-intersection at Packer Ave, the conductor on WPMA-40 takes a short ride down to the Tri-County Lumber siding.

Bruce

   

I got this kit cheap from China.
This is the box art:

It's actually a very uncomplicated kit, but it has a lot of potential!

The contents of the kit, it seems to be made of ABS.


The walls are shiplap siding, but a bit plain and will be woodgrained.


I added some wood grain on the planks.


I used an Xacto blade to scribe the plastic.

I scribe with the side of the blade, and when it makes nice corkscrews of plastic, you got the right technique.


I added some nail holes and plank ends while I was at it....

Measure out an imagined framing on the surface, I did it with 2' centers.
I embossed the nails with a tool I made using a wooden handle with a sharp compass needle mounted in it.


I had to fill some joints after gluing the main structure together.
I used thin plastic cement to get a really good joint.

I primed the structure with grey spray primer before painting the walls with an old wood color, a mix of Vallejo cement and sand. That makes the walls ready for paint.


The walls were painted with old wood color, so I started with a layer of hairspray to prepare the topcoat for the weathering.
I mixed a light greyish green color with paints from AK.
I airbrushed the walls with a thin, but covering layer.


Then I chipped the paint to make it look like peeling paint by revealing the old wood underneath.
That's achieved by moistening the dry paint with water and then removing the paint with a toothpick.

The text was painted with a hand cut mask that I very lightly airbrushed with a light green paint, just enough to see the text.
The letters were then filled in by hand, adding the serifs and shadows.
I named it "The San Miguel Herald", the newspaper that gives the term SMH (Shaking My Head) a meaning! 

The next step was to paint the foundation, shingle the roof and add a fire platform.



I also added a tar paper roof on the porch.