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    My WSLC #15 - A 3-truck Shay

    Hello Shay-fans Last saturday, my secound Atlas-Shay arrived. So i could start another project, to build a 3-truck Shay out of 1 and 1/2 of this Atlas Shays. And here is the result. Most of the details are still missing like airpump, waterpump, wooden boxes, figures, letters and so on. But...
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    Camp 24

    I can't wait to see first pics too... But we'll have to wait some weeks :-( At the moment, I'm working on my rolling stock. 16 cars are finished for my WS. But 32 skeletons are still missing. My actual job is, to scratchbuild 3-truck-Shay #15 out of 1 1/2 Atlas-Shays. Most is done and only the...
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    Camp 24

    The mill will be 25 miles to the left ;-) Camp 24 was at the middle of the mainline between Tuolumne and Camp 45. In cause of step grades between Tuolumne und Camp 24, the bigger Shays 8, 9 and 10 was normaly used on this side of the mainline. Three other Shays serves the line to Camp 45. Here...
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    Camp 24

    Good morning, two days ago, I've finished my last version of my West Side Lumber Co.-Layout, showing Camp 24. This layout will be build in N std-gauge (I know that the WS was 3' gauge, but I'll make this compomise) with Peco code 55 track. The layout will be placed on 5 moduls, each...
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    WSLCo in N-sacle - the first three cars.

    Hello Fred, I think this picture will answer your questions about the drive mechanisem. The trucks are powerd like trucks on diesel-engines for example. There is no secound line shaft as MDC-Shay has. But notice, that only one bevelgear on each truck is modeld, to drive the line shaft...
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    WSLCo in N-sacle - the first three cars.

    I've finisehd a couple of some more cars. 2 boxcars, a secound tankcar, a caboose and some others. Take a look at my website http://www.us-waldbahnen.de/N/Wagen_e.htm Gerd
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    Mechanically operated turn-outs?

    Here is another idea. I'll use them on my Westside-Layout in N-scale. http://www.us-waldbahnen.de/Basteln/N/N_e.htm#1 Gerd
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    German Railwaystation "Klingenmuenster"

    The linked website is not my own, but I'll try to translated the major part, how the tool works and how it's build. But it could take some hours ;-)
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    German Railwaystation "Klingenmuenster"

    So it is :thumb: And many parts are still missing :rolleyes: But a modelrailroad will never be finished. How to make grasfields... My father has built a tool, to load the gras electrically, so it will stand upright on the layout. You will find a guidance below this link...
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    German Railwaystation "Klingenmuenster"

    The work is done. Only some details are still missing like the roof of the station building. This will follow this week. Here is a collection of pictures. http://www.buntbahn.de/fotos/data/6638/15klf_2.jpg http://www.buntbahn.de/fotos/data/6638/15klf_3.jpg...
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    WSLCo in N-sacle - the first three cars.

    The next eight cars are in progress. http://www.us-waldbahnen.de/N/Bauanleitungen/flat_parts_1.jpg 2 flatcars 2 boxcars 1 wooden watercar 1 tankcar (#2) 1 sand&gravel car 1 blockcar Gerd
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    WSLCo in N-sacle - the first three cars.

    Good morning over there... The shown skeleton is now the secound version, but not the best. I'm actually working on a verion 3.1, with new logbunks out of self-etched brass. I hope this will work. Gerd
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    WSLCo in N-sacle - the first three cars.

    Last days, I've designed the second version of my skeleton logcars. They are 45' long and has been milled out of styrenen. More informations on my website. http://www.us-waldbahnen.de/N/Skeleton_E.htm Gerd
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    WSLCo in N-sacle - the first three cars.

    My WSLCo in N-scale Hello, I've finished my first three cars for my WSLCo in N-scale. The model are running on std.-gauge. Some more pichtures are on my website at Gerd
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    My speeder

    Hello over there, here are two shots of my speeder in n-scale. The new shell was cnc-milled out of styrene. The drive-mechanism is from a german switcher.
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    Tuning the new Atlas-Shay

    Sorry. It was very late last night ;-) The following things are done : - conversion to woodburner with new stack - I've added a second bar under the endbeam and painted them red - conversion to open cab, painted cab inside and red windows - windows with glas - Waterpipe - Shay-Crew on board...
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    Tuning the new Atlas-Shay

    I've done good process on my Shay. Pics will follow this evening. The one I've shot yesterday are very bad :-(
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    German Railwaystation "Klingenmuenster"

    Here is the next part... last week, I've nearly finished the first and second modul. Here are some new pictures. This is the second modul. It was easy to model, because most of the layout is balast or fields. This is the new cornfield from Busch. It looks very nice. This are both...
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    Tuning the new Atlas-Shay

    Thank you ;-)
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    Tuning the new Atlas-Shay

    Hi Chris, are the "903 couplers" from kadee? I like your conversion very well. Please post more pics of your work. Gerd