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Nice looking coil car Brian. I have a few of those that I bought as some-assembly-required (Red Caboose calls it RTR Ha!) I also tried a kit coil car and could not get the walkway to fit. I found that snapping it into 4 or 5 pieces got it to fit right, but then I couldn't get it glued back...

;msh- Along the same lines, you may want to consider a high-quality track cleaning car as well as a perch! :) ;)

Excellent work Charlie! How much did you pay to have that made for you by Shamus? The shipping costs must have been pretty high! ;) :) I tried doing something like that once. I got past the first step (Buy the kit) and second step (Open the box) with no problem. The third step (Assembly)...

Looking good there Gary! Makes me thirsty just staring at it. Schlitz isn't that bad of a beer either. Tastes good and cheap - what more can you ask for? :) BTW - are those wires inside the bar? Are they for the signs or something else?

Con-cor recently announced that they were going to produce the Goose in HO and HOn3 (or was it HOn30?) I can't remember. All I know was that it wasn't Nscale :( .

Well, looks like my dream to quit working and build a model railroad empire just got pushed back by another $150+. But at least the Zephyr comes with some of the programming features that kept me from buying some of the more expensive systems.

msh- How's the Zephyr system working out for you? I'm seriously considering one but held off because it was a brand new product and I was going to play the wait and see game.

What are they photographing? The one aiming the camera seems like he's more intent on capturing the 500' giant on film than the approaching train! :)

That depends. Were the locos pulling any cars or were they running light? If they were light, I would only expect the front loco to be running while the others are shut down. If pulling cars, that will depend on how heavy the load is (and other factors). And yes, it's more fuel effecient to...

Mike, that's an EMD SD-45. You can tell by the two DB fans and three radiator fans and that the radiator intake grills area at an angle to the body. The SD45-2 did not have the canted intakes.

To echo Charlie: "WOW!!" Very nice work with that building! Let's see some more pictures. [If I may, I would like to point out Gauge Regulation 4102.a.23.d.(b)II: That regulation specifically states that if more than two members say the same thing about a photo of your layout, you are...

He can't do that Gary. According to the song, those particular lumberjacks "sleep all night and they work all day." And Shamus, slave-driver that he is, clearly has them working at night. :( But then again, they also like to "skip and jump" and "press wildflowers". I'm not sure that...

Does the dog bark with a British accent? Also, does it have a preference for logging locomotives? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Sorry, I had to say that. Glad to hear you're feeling better Shamus.

HOn3 runs on a scale 3' track that you have to hand-lay because no one makes it. HOn30 runs on a scale 30" track (N scale track) that can be found almost anywhere. HOn3 is the prototypically correct gauge, but since HOn30 is really N-scale track, it's a whole lot easier to find and build.

If you like that, you should see the new paintjob for the Pennsy FA1's! :D :D

Very nice! Put that car in the middle of the train and all the brakemen should stop complaining about having to walk to the back of the train to uncouple cars! Of course, the conductors will start complaining how the brakemen take longer and longer to get the job done with every stop!;)

Yes, it's quite possible. Walther's has listed several reversing units that are programmable for delays and direction. I'll list a few as a reference. http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?quick=peerless http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?manu=723&split=30...

Woodie- Glad to hear that the link worked out. I've helped with autistic kids before and I know they can be very finicky with their wants. I found another site that you can pass along. It's mostly British stuff, but it's pretty interesting...

It's for real. They're just doing commuter trains right now, but we'll have to see what else they release later on. http://www.4nscale.com/

Try looking around on ebay. You can find an older Atlas/Rivarossi 0-8-0 or 4-6-2 for less than $40. These run rather well, especially for their age. They might need a little TLC, but a whole lot less than any Bachmann. Bachmann has three levels of quality: the standard white box, "Silver"...