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Hey Fred! You must complain an awful lot about flashlights! :D But that 2 million candlepower thing must be some flashlight indeed!! :thumb: For the last ten years, my very sweet 70-year-old mother, an avid quilter, has gotten contributions toward her hobby from me. She, in turn, sends...

:wave: Merry Christmas everybody! I was browsing the web today. It appears that the Bachmann HO Climax is finally appearing!!! And, an e-mail from the manager of a nearby hobby shop indicates he expects delivery of his first shipment very soon. What a wait! I received Oso Publishing's book...

Well, Pat, that's coming along beautifully. I suppose the main details would be stacks and stacks of lumber and something to move the lumber with. I plan on using a couple of these to move lumber: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/786-5109 in addition to a tram system. Then there's...

There definitely does need to be room for scenery on logging layouts--these industries functioned in the great outdoors. One other thing I did learn as I travelled by car through the same area I model is that tall trees usually limit what is visible to less than 200 yards. That was a surprise...

Hey, thanks Ray. I did a search of the all-time model RR periodical index on Kalmbach's website. The most likely candidates are Oct. 65 MR and MR of Jan. 86. The Jan. 78 NMRA Bulletin carried an article specifically about 3-way stub switches. as did the Apr. 2001 MR. The index itself can...

It looks a lot like Cross Junction on the G-D Lines! Great job, especially in N. --Stu--

I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this thread, hoping for advice from somebody who has done them. I plan to be laying track in the coming year on some lumber company trackage, Code 70, standard gauge in HO. I hope to use stubs there along with harp switchstands, but have never laid track...

Your scratchbuilt rendition looks absolutely great, Belg. This is one HO kit I did spring for after seeing B.T.S.'s diorama at a show in November. The mfgr. does include a good amount of detail parts in the kit, including brass figures. Either approach works; it's the fun along the way and...

Welcome, Eric. This is a great place to get the sort of input you are looking for. I agree with the comments posted by jon-monon and Shamus. You might cut back on the amount of track because logging operations were long on scenery and relatively short on complicated trackwork. A 4 x 8 is a...

Thanks, Marc. Hello Marc. Thank you for the "Timberbeast" info. Yes, I realize that, in any scale, that Lidgerwood would dwarf nearly anything around it. I'd still like a set of plans for one; they fascinate me! The other sets of plans for Clyde skidders, etc. seem much better proportioned...

Re: Loader & Skidder Plans Marc, How does one go about contacting Bill Roy? Do you have a link? I'm always interested in plans and plan-sets! Thanks. --Stu--

Hello HO Modeler, and welcome to "The Gauge". Surry Parkers were much, much smaller than the unit you pictured. An article and plans ran in the May/June 2003 Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette. McGifferts were also much smaller. One is on display at the Lake Superior Transportation Museum...

Climax book One of the first posts in this thread mentioned the Climax book. Were I scratchbuilding one of these, I would not be without the book. Before receiving mine as a Christmas gift from my brother, I had no idea there were so many variations to the Climax or that the Class A was...

I model logging ca. 1947 in HO. For sources, I primarily use: 1. Rio Grande Models (already mentioned) 2. B.T.S./Master Creations (already mentioned) 3. Durango Press--link: http://www.jlinnovative.com/ 4. Walthers (for all sorts of detail parts like Sheepscot Model Products and SS Ltd...

Thank you, George. By the way, in my last post, I meant to say "track" instead of "ties". --Stu--

Hey, George--I've read about diluting with acetone as well. My question is: what is your source of acetone? I've never seen it offered over-the-shelf. Where does one buy raw acetone? I have to build a trestle in a month or two and plan to use that method to secure my ties. --Stu--

Hello Drew. Regarding that Mantua 0-6-0T, the small side tank loco, yes, your photo looks just like a model I have in my own train room right now. It is the first loco kit I ever built, about 35 years ago! Anyway, if you disassemble to replace that gear, you might scribe the driver and axle...

Great diner, Val ... and a very promising location. I really like the way you are composing the city scene. I'll stop in with Pete for the liver and onions special. Lately, I find myself spending a lot of time with the detail parts sections of the Walthers catalog and various manufacturers'...

A couple that were important to me in designing my layout expansion presently under construction: 1. Which era on which railroad? (Determines motive power and other equipment, so impacts substantially on minimum and desired visible radii) Even a free-lanced line like mine is usually...

A similar example sits not too far away from my home, but not at a wye. Adjacent to the eastbound (southbound by compass) lead to the former Wisconsin Central's Shops (North Fond du Lac, WI) Yard is what looks like a contractor's (mobile home style) office structure with yard lights and pole...