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Hello Everyone, I already have a friend building the engine. He is an excellent kitbasher, but he might have problems with the turning radius of the trucks, since the real engine was narrow gauge and I'm having him build it as a standard gauge engine. I'm going to try something simpler for my...

Simply OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!

Hello Everyone, I know that this has probably been beaten to death already, but I have a steeple cab electric that runs off of overhead wire, but I dont know how to wire the overhead. I have done alot of reading regarding this topic, but I'm still alittle lost:confused: . The layout is wired...

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Hello Everyone, Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad everybody enjoyed the pics. Ralph as requested here are some pics of the Boxcab working the float. I have to finish planking the deck of the floatbridge, so that I can finish assembling it. I going to use a Bachmann truss bridge, so that...

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Hello Everyone, Its been awhile since I lasted posted pics of the layout. The real railroad that pays the bills and supports the hobby changed my hours. I now work at night....again:evil: . I havent done much, but every little bit counts for progress. I weathered the tracks this weekend and...

Thanks for the advice. As soon as I have pics I will post them. Thanks, Jorge

Hello Everybody, I'm going to attempt my first kitbash. I want to build an ex Canadian National narrow gauge EMD NF210. What are the basic tools that i need for a successful project? Thanks, Jorge

Hello Everyone:wave: , I'm glad to see that everyone has enjoyed the latest progress pics! I just got done spray painting the last piece of the deck for carfloat No.1. Before painting it I drilled four tiny holes for 22 gauge feeder wires that are going to power the tracks on the carfloat...

Hello Everyone, Thank you for the compliments! I will keep everyone posted on progress being made. Miles I really dont know, if you can place an RS11 shell on the RSD4/5 chassis. If you do, make sure its the RS11 shell and the RSD4/5 chassis for the early 80's, as these were a foot short and...

Hello Everyone:wave: , It's been awhile since my last post but, the Susie-Q has me working alot of long hours lately. I have modified the Walthers floatbridge with metal rails instead of the plastic ones that the kit brings. I can now run an engine out onto the carfloat like it actually...

New Member and layout photos FINALLY! Hello Everybody :wave: , Russ your absolutely right about staging in a small space. The cars come onto and off the layout via the carfloat just like the land locked Brooklyn terminal railroads. The carfloats sit on what is now a shelf under the layout...

New Member and layout photos FINALLY! Hello:wave: , The ramp is a carfloat apron and the red thing is the beginings of a carfloat(barge). Around New York harbor cars were interchanged between railroads on carfloats. The apron is basically a bridge that ties the carfloat to the shore. Train...

Here are the last three. I hope everybody likes them!

Here is the second set of pics.

Hello:wave: , My name is Jorge, I live in New Jersey and I'm an engineer for the Susquehanna Railroad. I have been reading the posts for awhile and finally decided to join. Here are pics of my 12' long by 18" wide layout that is currently under construction. I model New York carfloat...

I cant get them smaller. If interested please e-mail me at bdlx2209@yahoo.com and I will send you the pics. Jorge

I'm having problems posting the pics.

I think I got it now. Here we go again. http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/railmarineops/photos/view/9b9e?b=1&m=s&o=0 http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/railmarineops/photos/view/9b9e?b=2&m=s&o=0 http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/railmarineops/photos/view/9b9e?b=3&m=s&o=0...