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Swampdaddy C&NW stock car seems to be a well-produced one for I have a similar one. I found a photo of it. It even has the same recording number. This is in much better condition missing all that old patina that shows the years of ownership and play involved in perfectly creating it. Must be...

Here is a photo of the open space. frank

Here is the new space now available to make a larger connected HO scale railroad. frank

The Hotel is built for Rockport which is the part of the layout you see first. The back section of this first 4X8 1/2 is Penn Haven. Here at Rockport a new hotel has opened. It is a Dyna-Craft wood kit building. You can see it location in the old quarry. Buildable lots are at a premium here in...

Have you any HObbyline as that is now what I am looking for. FM H12-44 C&O, UP, and ATSF. In their FA-1 UP and B&O. Passenger cars WP streamline Zephyr cars, and heavyweight LV and B&O. frank

That last layout seen above had to be removed to allow for a new rug to be installed in the room. My new one will be will have gorge scenery like along the Lehigh River. No I won't be building a Mauch Chunk ( Jim Thorpe), but I will try other things. Penn Haven is a possibility and a natural...

Here is the yard with the yard track done. None of this yard area is wired yet. Additional track will will laid for a engine service facility and a few factories that will have track sidings. frank

This next photo just shows the end of the 15' train board and to where the curved track leads a shelf unit full of trains that needs to relocated so a additional train board can be added there.

Next photo will be a little further down toward the end of this train board section. you see 4 #4 left switches in a row that make the ladder of the yard. the 5th switch on the end is a #4 right switch and ends the ladder, also providing a by pass track and in the other direction the lead track...

The "Y" track seen in the upper right of the last photo leads to a yard train board 15' long by 2' wide. That is what I have been working on. The track from the "Y" goes toward the wall curving down to a track the runs the length of the 15' train board. about 33" down the board I put the yard...

Well i am still building my layout and the 4'6" X 8 ' section is done for now. Here it is

Tankertoad70 asked the right question on page 1 of this thread Nov 8 2002 in response to a previous post on a U S Navy diesel photo . Here is the Lionel hustler. Yep a all athearn hustler. One of two that Lionel through an arrangement with Athearn sold as Lionel till they could get their...

Here is my layout still under construction. frank

Those are great layout photos. You certainly got mountain building down. Now if I only can do half as good.

I am glad to see you like them. The ability of these brass train makers to so closely duplicate the real thing is quite amazing. Thank you. frank

Tenshodo New York Central Mohawk 4-8-2

The wood work is done that provides for a solid mountain top. frank

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A repaired Victorian mansion still needs some touch up painting. .

At yesterday's train show in Allentown PA at Merchants Square Mall I acquired a second old time 2-8-0 of the same make as the one in my last reply #35 above. This one has its original box. it is just finished in black with no lettering, and is a Aristo-Craft release. frank