Recent content by BillD53A

It was made by either LifeLike or Model Power in the 1980s as a model of a Pennsylvania RR G5. (Model Power, I think). Definitely NOT AHM or Bowser. At any rate, put it on a shelf. It isnt worth bothering with.

Here is a book on Lidgerwood skidders: http://books.google.com/books?vid=0WqcTiW8Mqt9aPjFIeRYCQ&id=i-5myZhNxksC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=lidgerwood&ie=ISO-8859-1

Here are two links... http://www.climaxlocomotives.com/sawmills/index.php http://chla.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=chla;idno=3070196

Then if its 8" long, its a TA. Which were used to power the Rocket.

I'm still wondering about that locomotive; I wish Ray would post the length. Looking at the images, the TA body has a taper at the rear. The E units dont have the taper; since there are 2 sets of exhausts I guess it is an E unit. Wish we knew the length.

Here is the EMD E3A demo: http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/emd822.jpg

As CapnTom stated, the EMD TA locomotive rode on 4 wheel trucks. If this is indeed a TA model, the 4 wheel trucks are correct. The addition of the paper sides are a definite possibility, given the lack of details. The Rock Island had TAs numbered 601 through 606, used to power the Rocket...

To add to what was already said about fiber optics...heat one end of the fiber to form a lens. If you use open flame, like a match or candle, you will form a bell shaped lens...like the mouth of a trumpet. If you use radiant heat like a soldering iron or cigarette, a round bulb will form. I...

Arbour did have other locos in the line....a ten-wheeler (Sierra #3,IIRC). The biggest problem (I never owned one) is that the metal they were made of is similar to pewter, and is soft for model railroad purposes. Things wore out fast, and as stated above, they are no longer replaceable. I...

Wooden reefers were around right to the very end of the iced reefer. The industry used salt to control the temperature at which the ice melted (and therefore, the temperature inside the car). The salt-water mixture was allowed to drain through a hose at each corner of the car. This salt...

Kaslo Shops is coming out with a resin GP10 body in the near future. Check their website...the cost will be around $75.

Scale Rails of Southwest Florida is building a layout in North Fort Myers. They are located on Piney Rd, near the intersection of the Pondella Rd. Take Pine Island Rd to North Fort Myers. There is a traffic light at the entrance to J Colin English school...thats Piney Rd. SRSWF is at the far...

What part of Southwest Florida? There is a club in North Fort Myers if that is near you.

The Walthers/Rivarossi cars are models of CNW cars. They won't be exact models of Wabash equipment anyway so I wouldnt worry too much about the exact shade of paint used on them. Disassemble the cars and strip them in 91% Isopropyl alcohol, then paint them with a squirt can of any paint that...

You can use a triangle-shaped file and nick the piano wire. Then bend it at the nick and it will break.