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Atlas, Athearn, Roundhouse, and many others still make Cotton Belt locos and cars. I just bought a few from the makers I just mentioned. I believe Intermountain makes some SSW as well. If all else fails and you can't find exactly what your looking for. Get some undecorated cars and paint/decal...

I've worked 2 jobs where we got rail shipments in. One was Tennaco Foam, we got little plastic pellets delivered in centerflow hoppers, and shipped out the foam products in Boxcars. The other was an aluminum boat factory. We had 2 tracks with a concrete dock on both sides. We got shipments of...

I don't think they look bad at all. Put up a picture of them from a distance, like you would see them on the layout.

I found the die casts on ebay! Made by Tootsie Toy back in the day.

Did anyone have a die cast passenger train that didn't run on track? I got them from say.. piggley-wiggley or safeway. Maybe Walmart. They had axels undeneath with plastic tires, they were one piece construction cars and locos that had pin/hole connectors, not knuckles. Usually were just the...

That sounds alot better than what I was planning. Its going to be some time before I get room for the layout. I was going to buy all the decoders and install them before hand. It would suck to get them all wired up and ready just to figure out that I don't like how they operate. I've been...

Camo is a color isn't it? sign1 I painted Aluminum Bass Boats for a good while and that was the most painted scheme in the plant.

I would love to add sunshades and the other detail parts. But they go right back into the box as soon as I'm done with them. I hope to get a layout going within the next 2-3 years. Patience is something I have plenty of so its not so bad. My biggest problem is I have ADD when I work on these...

I think its more the size thing for me Ozzy. In the bigger scale I get more product for what I pay.

Cool deal Rick. Hope it turns out like you want! I can't wait to see it!

I use to want a briefcase Z scale layout when I lived in the barracks in California but Unc. Sam did't want to finance it. I was looking at N scale stuff today. I would love to get into it for space saving reasons and the fact that N scale has come a looong way since I had a small N scale...

Here is my latest C&EI unit. I tried to sell on ebay but didn't get up to my reserve. :rolleyes: PPlow, lift rings, grab irons, etc etc.

Usual easy stuff. Grab irons, rails, lift rings, plow, MU hoses, number boards. I'll post a picture of a Jenks Blue C&EI unit I finished awhile back on here when I get home. I should have done more but I get in a hurry to see the finished product. :oops:

Just the Frisco unit. I have a pair of C&NW dash-9's that the C&NW SD40-2 will run with and the L&N unit will run on the MoPac side of the fleet. I also ordered more Non Dynamic brake inserts for my GP38's and SD40's that are in the process of getting coats of Jenks Blue.

Here is what I scored :thumb:

Love going to the Hobby Store here. Its 15 minutes away, on the UP mainline, the guy is really nice and helps you out in anyway possible, and has the hugest selection of HO I've ever seen in this state. Plus I like the personal part of actually walking into the place. I like ebay and other...

I just got back from my LHS! For just over $160 I got 17 cars, 3 SD40-2's, 9 packs of micro scale decals, one Lee Way 52' trailer, and 3 BN 52' trailers. The cars are Athearn BB kits from Rail Runner Customs, Roundhouse, and Walthers RTR. The three SD's are BB Athearns The trailers are...

Shortline Railroads of Arkansas. I picked this book up off ebay, I thought it was new until I read a few hundred pages and happend to look at the copyright date of 1969. I think its the coolest thing finding out about all the smaller railroads from way back when and the ones that are still...

Thats awesome!

No worries about the thread! Maybe I can get the pics done today. Yeah lets see some more rosters!