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I'm going to make an assumption here, that these are individual shingles cut from cigar wrappers, or from plane shavings. Taking forever?, shingle strips can be just as time consuming...getting each strip properly lined up with the previously applied strip. Individual shingles produce a true...

That frame/motor assembly looks compact enough that you should be able to add "peel and stick" weights under the top of the hood. Was that "stock" or purchased, aftermarket, from an individual ?

I'll aussieaussieaussieaussie to that!!!!

:cool::thumb::cool: I like the "slug"!!! I removed the cab from one of my hustlers, and replaced it with the nose of one of the S-12 shells. Have to do handrails etc. and paint. pics, when done.

Branchline railroad, purchased by a local shipyard, and converted to a museum, which has grown, and expanded into a "less than carload-subcontractor", operating in the northeastern U.S. running, with trackage rights provisions, vintage to modern power and rolling stock, with short "connectors"...

Looks Good! The "PDT" is a motor/gearbox/wheels and axles unit that fits in the Hustler frame, and replaces the original. There is, as a result, open space in the carbody. I am also trying to modify an Athearn "SD" power truck's wheelbase to match the Hustler"s. I'll then add a small can...

Dave, First, I repowered it with a NWSL "PDT" for the Athearn Hustler. The body is basic hustler, with Athearn S-12 steps, and scratch built railings. The forward half of the side windows were blanked out, small sand boxes added, Air tank and cooling coils were scratched, the radiator fan...

I remember, to this day, the sound and fury of what I believe was a LIRR G-5 4-6-0 on the "Cannonball Express", as it pulled in to the Bridgehampton, N.Y. station. That "fright" made me a steam lover. I also remember the UP Northern, on a fan trip, pulling out of Elmhurst, Il., from a 15 minute...

We look at the prototype to model detail, weathering, loads, paint schemes, etc.. We should also look to the prototype for modeling sound. Sound, dissipates with distance, is sometimes amplified by the surrounding topography, and structures, is sometimes reduced/muffled by the same factors. I...

Once again, a top notch "how-to". It's always a pleasure to see these posts. Pete

Gary, I have to admit that I don't get to this forum too often, and just found this! Great shots!, and a great theme. It's been too long since visiting you, but life, work, and the current price of gas has made major travel a bit hard to accomplish. Thanks for the fan trip! Wish I could...

Kim, May your faith hold you steady and strong through your grieving. I have been gone, the last week, and news of Shane's passing was the first thing I read here. My prayers for his peace and rest in the care of God. My prayers for you in this time of loss. Pete

Roughneck, Welcome aboard! Best guess, she's about 30' long. Very nicely done! That's one sweet "introduction" to the gauge. I too, can't wait to see her painted, and "populated". Also, post the lobster boats as soon as you can.

Well, almost. TM-1, and TM-2 were sent east of the mississippi, TM3-, and TM-4 went west. The Trainmaster was the largest locomotive to run on the Long Island Railroad, They didn't buy the Trainmaster, but they did purchase H-16-44's (Raymond Lowey design [your 1500], vice "baby Trainmaster...

:mrgreen: At some point. Nothing is impossible, it's all a matter of probability. If you have enough money, you can do it now........you may have to design, cut, and build a LOT of "kits" to offset the price of the cutter, and the software. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: or.....you can do it...

Now there's a birthday present you don't get every year!!! Happy Birthday!!!! balloon6 balloon6 balloon6

Molds wear out. These are not the best economic times for investing in new tools, so it may be a while before the product returns to its original quality. A quick note to Tichy, describing the assembly problems may just hasten the correction. It is possible that they are not aware of the...

When to insert logs, or whether or not to use "whole" logs, depends on the log pond you want. If the water is to be clear, you want whole logs. If the water is muddy, you can get by with partial logs on top of the water surface. Water, below the logs, should be poured first. Whole logs, of...

Age, is relative. People often ask me how it is that I can model such realistic scenery....... I usually tell them that I built the architectural model for the prototype. :mrgreen: I'm not claiming to be old,...but when the command "Let there be light" thundered across the darkness, it was...

The builders of Egyptian tombs, "tagged" their work, and we are just recently discovering it. Perhaps, there's justice, in the simple fact that today's tagger's work, will, most likely, not last a decade, as opposed to, say, "Kilroy was here".