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Hello Richard, I agree with you. I too like the Zebra paint scheme. It seems we are vastly outnumbered by the 1954 era folks and there doesn't seem much interest in producing that paint scheme. For some time now unfortunately, it seems that every kit or model train set that was produced had a...

Wayne, Did you have any problems with the diaphragm's? I have the duplex sleeper and I found that the diaphragm moved at the top but not at the bottom, so that when the car went around the corner the diaphragm "pushed" the leading car up on two wheels. I had a look at the lead car and found the...

Hi all, When I used to travel from coast to coast aboard the CN Super Continental, I used to spend most of my time looking out the upper half of the open vestibule door. I use to watch the engines out front and listen to them as they took me closer to my destination. This movie here was taken...

Hi Glen, When I talked to the fellow who built my Athabasca cars he mentioned one thing that bothered him, beware of warpage of the floor when assembling. The brass is apparently easy to bend and one can end up with a slight bow that might interfere with couplings, car tracking, etc...is what he...

Thanks for the help Wayne. Will have a closer look at the Talgo. I'll start with replacing the coupler with another coupler to see if that helps and see if the diaphragm that was installed on the Con Cor baggage car is snaging the coupler knuckle. If so, will have to make the coupler a body...

Thanks Doctor Wayne, I know the diaphragm's aren't at their max compression as I know the curves are wider than 30". Rapido's I've heard can TAKE upto 28" but will do it ugly style if you know what I mean. I do have the American Ltd. on some cars coupled with the Rapido cars. I even had the two...

Hi Loren, This is a friend of mines' layout that I help out as much as I can. I'm grateful to run my trains on it. Kind of an unofficial club. He models almost all CPR in the mid to late 60's and I do CN from that time period. We always have fun and jab each other on the "other" railroad from...

Hi all, I happen to shoot one of the first test's of my CN Super Continental passenger train today. YouTube - CN Super Continental YouTube - Super Continental I say test's as I still have some homework to do on the diaphragm's. Different manufacturer's with different heights and tension can...

Riverrotter, I'm using the movie function on a Minolta A2 digital camera. Does a fairly decent job of movies but have to manual focus the camera as the follow focus hunts too much and you get alot of blurred runby's of the train. Sometimes I use a closeup filter on the lens so I can get alot...

http://forum.zealot.com/t119252/ Have a look if you get the chance and hope you enjoy. Thanks, Heath:-D

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. All my video's to date

Here's a few video links of my trains in a friend's layout. Just got my new Pt. St. Charles caboose professionally painted and weathered. All painting on caboose by an expert model craftsman who does great work. Caboose is a Van Hobbies, brass model. I know it's the same engine and train...

Hello David, I live in Victoria, BC. A short distance from where they are situated. I have made several purchases with them and have been great to deal with. Turn around time has been fantastic as you don't have to wait from a typical 4 to 6 weeks at a local hobby shop while they amass an order...

Long overdue thanks HI all, Thanks for all the great suggestions and photos. Have been sick last while so delay in responding. Better now and want to get back into it. With thanks, Heath:thumb:

Hi Charlie, Great pictures. As an HO CN modeller it's great to see some new pictures out there. Great shots of the FPA unit's. That's what I'm using for motive power on my passenger train. Look forward to more. Heath

Hi Dwight, As this is my buddy's layout, I'll have to ask him what he used and try and take some more pix for you. Layout is HO. I think it's approx close to 100' scale feet long but will check. (Note to self, remember to bring scale ruler) Take it easy. Heath

Hi all, Was just wondering what you all are using for making road's/street's/highway's? Store bought "rolls" of street's with highway divider lines, etc. or use other material? Wood, plastic? Heard a few people mention about using styrene, paint it, weather it. In addition, what about sidewalks...

Hi Dwight, Will have to check and see. If not, good excuse for me to do another photo shoot. Will see what I can do. Cannonball-thanks. Will try and post some more in the next while. Hopefully QSI will have their chip upgrades on the Geep's and I can get a authentic GP9 diesel sound and horn...

Bigsteel-Thanks a mill. appreciate the comments Gary S. Thanks for you kind words. Ocalicreek. I shot it with one of my digital cameras, a Minolta A2 that's no longer made. Most camera's have a movie feature. To keep the size of the movie down to a reasonable size for upload to You Tube I had to...

My photo fun from the weekend http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=26271