Recent content by msowsun

Yes, it is a Hicken Tender

Here is a photo of it from another forum.

I haven't seen it yet but apparently Costco in Canada has a Bachmann 4-8-4 painted for CNR for $99.

The mystery is solved[:)] It is part number 8 and 9 on the Cab Forward. I guess they were in the wrong box....

I bought "basket case" AHM/Rivarossi Big Boy last week. It is an early model with large flanges and a large round "Can" motor in the cab. It has the silver smoke box and firebox and is numbered 4013. My best guess is that it is from the late 1970's or early 1980's. I got it all back togther...

Yes, it does look great. The entire loco and even the roundhouse is in focus now! :thumb: I look forward to seeing more. Next you can try experimenting with the lighting. It looks like you are using one or more floodlights to light the scene. It looks a bit like bright sunshine. That is...

March 30th and April 6th are the next open houses for the York Railway Modellers club in Toronto. Their layout is 40' by 40' of CNR and CPR in 1957. Lots of steam and early diesel. 5 Oakland Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Adults $5.00 / Children $1.00 York Railway Modellers / Homepage...

Great photos. That Olympus C-770 has a really nice sharp lens. I see from the EXIF data that you always use f2.8 or f3.2 You could increase the depth of field a little by using the minimum aperture of f8 instead.Try using Aperture-Priority or Manual and then you can set f8. It will mean a...

I just got mine today. I think it looks even better than the CNR version.

Here is one for you..... Opteka eTTL AF Flash for Canon EOS / EF Film SLR's NEW! - (eBay.ca item 270212870804 end time 22-Feb-08 20:21:11 EST) OR... TTL Flash for Canon EOS 300D 350D Digital Rebel XT - (eBay.ca item 290207837730 end time 25-Feb-08 21:06:48 EST) (The guide number...

Here is a link to the original thread............ Re: IHC/Rivarossi question - Trains.com Forums There are other similar threads, but this one said it best thought.

I found this post on a Trains.com forum. I think it solves the mystery. it looks like IHC imported Rivarossi passenger cars for a while, and then copied them exactly until there was a court case. Now they make totally different models. Re: Passenger cars. Rivarossi stopped selling cars to IHC...

Is it possible that you have some early IHC cars from the transition period? The photos of current IHC lightweights don't look like the Rivarossi lightweight coaches I have. The window arrangement and other details are VERY different. current IHC coaches.... Rivarossi coaches....

I have heard rumors that a long time ago IHC may have imported some Rivarossi heavyweight cars and put them in boxes labeled IHC, but that is definitely not the case now. All current IHC passenger cars are freelanced and have no prototypes. They are not the same molds as Rivarossi cars...

Both are good cameras. The Nikon D80 is more expensive and has more features. Canon has just announced a new replacement for the 400D/XTi. It is called the XSi. It will be out in April and is loaded with new features. It will cost about $879 (body only) or $999 with the new the new "kit"...