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Ron, very nice to see your coal tower project. I wish success and good time for progress. Last days I have got a birthday gift from my women, a craftsman coal tower kit made by Sheepscot Scale Products, here a picture - a .pdf-file - sroll to page 4. Because I'm now a helper for modeling...

This description will give you an idea to build your own truss rods or turnbuckles and it will give you a few hints for working with fine tubes and pieces of wire. Because the circumstance that turnbuckles in different sizes are not available and that in all cases the wire of truss rods is going...

I'm surprised again, what for fine items are build from the modeler specialists! I'm interested also in different trucks for special cars, in all cases 6-wheel trucks for flat cars but I never have had the idea for scratch build. Congratulation und good success for finishing! But can I made a...

Gruesse Dich, Martin, welcome, Martin, a new member of German's model railroader community has entered this forum again. Enjoy to meet you. Where are you from? If you are interested I write from time to time in "Scratchin' and bashin'" and I'm sure Zealot / The Gauge is one of best forum...

Can you help me, please My last modeling job was help for a friend. I know that you can make small turnbuckles. I own a flat car and a load that must be fastened on it. Can you help me, please? This is the result, small turnbuckles, shakles and short pieces of chain. A description...

nkp174 ... what can I say? Great, greater, most great :thumb::thumb::thumb: !!! I'm extrem surprised what for fine modelss are built in last time, all in highest quality. But this is the coronation - scratch built trucks. Wish you good success for next steps! Bernhard

A very ordinary building, but a great job and a extra fine result! Nice to see such fine handcrafted models. Congratulation, Kurt !!!! Bernhard

Michael, this looks great again. When I think that I have a model with 700 parts - You have built the window frames and details from 700 parts alone! What for an extensive work! It's really nice to see your fine work and I'm waiting for next steps already. Congratulation for this very fine...

Thanks for your supporting! I'll contact the owner for writing about your help and friendly feedback. Bernhard

The shortly held first US Model Railroading Convention in Rodgau (near Frankfurt) / Germany was ended with two stolen models of a fine weathered Marklin Big Boy #4013 and a Lionel veranda gasturbine loco #61, all HO-scale. Look here for a more description also ScaleRailsOnline.Com -...

Completing the bodies Now the frames are in progress again. The end sills are grinded to exact wide of cars and they get a light V-formed profile. I order to get right angels I sand with a wood block at end of my work board. So the sand block is perpendicularly guided and model get...

Kevin, glueing with a jig isn't a big problem. You should try setting the glue sparingly only in that points which you will like to glue. I have used for all edges an ACC glue and there is really a problem if glues will flow from wood strips to jig. You will see with next pictures that a few...

Triplex, the description of Black River Historical Society says for all these cars that they are photographed on 1/22/1913. With this date the cars do not need more than 13 years or lesser yet until they have got this condition. I think that this a very short time for such a typ of rolling...

Triplex, I think there is always a difference between wood car and steel cars. I'm sure that wood cars, flats and (low board) gondolas never were built with such an arched up body. The really good drawing of this car in the book that I use for my job does not show such an arching up and also...

Wow, a really excellent done modeling job, a model with double sheated walls. Absolutely congratulation, nkp174 !!!! I'm waiting for next pictures. Bernhard

Already a good time ago I started to model an interesting low board gondola with a few very interest details. Picture is used by permission of Black River Historical Society - for showing a larger view click in this picture or click here. These gondolas were built originally in 1899 by...

Thank you very much to you all for your friendly comments. I hope to have same success with next model; it is more complicated than you can see at this small picture. (Sorry, I would like to attach a link to bigger picture behind this thumbnail but I can't edit my old reply. Error is written to...

Finitely done, this job is history! Now after two years of work my both B&O cars can start their model railroad career. Both models are finished, aged and weathered and all what I must do yet is to make a few photos on a good layout. I think these models are the both most time consuming...

CNJ999, a really fine modeling job. Models scratchbuilt from wood and built after a wood original ist best what you can do it. I like such excellent model building. Congratulation for this model! Bernhard

Karl, the finest buildings and scenes which I ever have seen. Wunderful! Congratulation!!! Bernhard