Search results

Great photos of a loco with a very businesslike look. Thanks for posting them! Merry Christmas. --Stu--

How did sawmills get so big so quickly? As the big operations like Weyerhauser and Hines, both of whom got their start in the 19th century in Wisconsin, set their sights on Northwest timber, they were already large, well capitalized corporations. They had gone through their growing pains in...

Logging Layouts Hello Gary. Welcome to logging, the most fascinating part (for me anyway) of railroading! I model logging in HO scale standard gauge. My layout is in a 13 ft. X 12 ft. den. It is my third logging layout in the last 25 years--I work s-l-o-w. I would also be interested in...

That is one imposing brute. Great photo. I'll second that request for a few more shots. --Stu--

Hey Bill. That's one great small model ! I love it. For aartwmich, yes, a speeder is a maintenance vehicle. There were several manufacturers of the real thing, but the best known seems to have been Fairmont. Think of a speeder as the railroad's answer to the pickup truck or jeep. It...

A Link and Some Other Info Hello Pete. During my career as a U.S. Navy officer specializing in engineering, I saw a number of shipyards and intermediate repair facilities. Here is a link to the website for Bath Iron Works (BIW) Corporation: http://www.gdbiw.com/ For one year and one day...

Lookin' good!!! Please keep the progress photos coming. It looks like you are quite a craftsman--a pleasure to see what you've posted so far. --Stu--

Welcome, Krokodil. I just toured your layout via the photo album on your website. Your layout looks like a great deal of fun to operate. Thank you for sharing those pics. --Stu--

:thumb: Great thread, guys. --Stu--

Hello Eric. Have you seen Iain Rice's recent book published by Kalmbach? The title is "Mid-sized and Manageable Trackplans." Were I in your shoes, I would be trying to piece together a pleasing plan from the various parts of different plans that intrigued me. They can be sketched freehand on...

Hello Paul. I just checked out the site. It looks great. The camera icons on the layout plan are a great guide. Incidentally, I use the term "layout plan" rather than "trackplan" because your rendering of scenery and other features does not leave me guessing what a particular track is...

Update on Bachmann HO Climax While at Trainfest on Nov. 8th, I stopped by the Bachmann booth and asked about a delivery date for the HO Climax. Their factory rep said it won't be out until winter of 2004 . We have to wait at least another whole year! --Stu--

ONE GREAT LOOKING LAYOUT That is one terrific looking layout! It has great looking rock work. The structures look like they came right out of one of those logging books I'm so fond of. That N scale sawmill is truly beautiful. How about a shot of the trestle next to it? --Stu--

HAPPY BITHDAY, PETE !!! Happy Birthday! Did you get all the narrow gauge presents on your wish list? I sure hope so. And, I hope that hobby shop specializes in the really great detail parts you seem to love. ... I am still in awe of those brdges on your modules at Trainfest. --Stu--

So, Pete, you did get the shot! Guys, he was planning this photo from the moment he set eyes on the Kalmbach display at Trainfest! It looks terrific. --Stu--

Hello Paul. As the other fellows said, the site works fine. I just want to mention that your photos come though very sharp and ALSO download quickly. I'm running Windows 98 with a modem at less than 56K, a bit of an antique. Your site is an excellent balance beautifully depicting your...

Great pics, Clerk! The loco is great but the details around it on the site are worth modeling as well. Thank you for posting and congrats on the 1000th post. --Stu--

Folks, that 2-8-2 looks even better in person than in the pics! In fact, Pete had several of his locomotives at Trainfest. All of them have that "right" look about them. And, the trees and bridges on his modules are also fantastic. Pete gave me the quick course on making trees while we...

Everybody who's done this for a while has their own favorite techniques. Mine include: 1. Red sable brushes for fine work. ...and, these get used only for fine work--use other brushes for painting scenery. 2. Use sanding sealer first on wood models. Use light gray spray on other models to...

Great site, Jon. Thanks for posting--there are some definitely "model-able" scenes here! --Stu--