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Dam Nice!!!!!!!! Mike, A little more water over the dam and we could be tubing at Percha. Marc

A & T Jack, Nice work as always. A CD of this would really be an addition to my collection. Any extras available? Marc

New layout Mike, The layout is looking great. Love the trestle nestled in the mountains. A really dramatic appearance. I still have the Mesilla Valley anniversary envelope. I haven't gotten around to mailing it yet. Welcome to Procrastination Station! LOL I heard rumors that the A...

Uintah's There is a great article in one of the Narrow Gauge Gazette on these puppies. I forgot what year it was published, however, I believe it was within the past 4 years. Marc

Basalt RR There are many photos available at the Colorado History Museum also (not the Museum of Natural History). The Basalt yard was not huge, only 3 track yard, etc. There is a good photo of the yard and also track plan in an old "The Model Railroading Handbook". Not to promote any sales...

Basalt RR There are many photos available at the Colorado History Museum also (not the Museum of Natural History). The Basalt yard was not huge, only 3 track yard, etc. There is a good photo of the yard and also track plan in an old "The Model Railroading Handbook". Not to promote any sales...

Shay I had operating cylinder rods on my shay. None of the models have actual operating cylinders. Just the cylinder rods. I used the Keystoner crank, etc. as the model, then crafted crank out of brass, inserted brass bushings in the bottom of the cylinders and it works like a champ. With...

Gilsonite Pete, Thanks for the memory refresh!!!!!!!! I have a buddy of mine whom put together a Gilsonite train with the LGB Uintah and scratchbuilt cars. Marc

SP Pacific, A double Positive Jacksters, That really looks great! I had seen one at the Lansing train show in November. Love the case it came in. Reminded of an old Honer Harmonica case. Looking forward to the other stuff. Marc:wave:

Weathered and Weary Rich, Nice work!!!!! To bad Horizon wants to but a nail in your coffin along with all of us other custom work stuff. Branchline does Christmas, Holiday cars, etc. ConCor does the 12 days of Christmas using Athearn, etc. Horizon is going to kill of a segment of the...

Horizon Mike, I agree with your 100% on the Horizon and the "Corporate" no human wanted issue. I have also delt with Horizon and was not pleased at all with the service. Also, they could care less about the mom and pop shops. Also, Horizon's new policy is they sell to only those with...

Small Shops DOG, I totally disagree with you on the "Bonified" shops. There are alot of small shops which operate from garages, etc. taxes paid and also keep open hours. This is also an investment for these people, as it is their income. So what if they don't want to build in a shopping...

Small Shops Dis-allowed Distribution I disagree with the statement about "Bonified" hobby shops. There are a lot of small Mom and Pop shops out there whl sell legitmately our of their garages, etc. For Horizon to ignore this segment of the market is not in the best interets of the hobby...

Correct Spelling 2-6-6-2 The proper spelling of the 2-6-6-2 is "Uintah". It is any Indian name. The Uintah ran through the northwest Colordo and northeaster Utah area. The Uintah haulded a type of mineral, I have forgotten the name of it. Hope this help clarifies things for you.:) Marc

Athearn Trains Jack, They are all long Fridays any more. Check out my thread in the HO segment on the purchase of Athearn Trains by Horizon Hobby Distributors. :mad: :curse: :mad: :curse: :curse: :curse: :curse: :curse: :mad: Thanks, Marc

All, For those whom haven't heard the sad news, Horizon Hobby Distributors (the RC guys) have purchased Athearn. Their policy now is not to sell to any other distributor and all hobby shops must have a storefront operation to be able to purchase Athearn items. Just another way to shut down...

Mountain Dick, Thanks for the photo. Yeppers, a very nice mountain at that! :thumb: Marc

Keystone Shay Jeff, Yes, the small open frame motor that came with the power kit from NWSL seemed to be no more than the little motor used by Heljan to power one of their small animations. Not much power or torque. I bashed a Keystone into a small Dunkirk. The owner of Keystone was nice...

Helix Hoss Hoss, Thanks for the update on the helix. Yes, with the disign of the helix going under the area which is already part of the layout, it makes sense. Good planning! Marc

N Scale Mountain Just as note. Judging from the picture, this is not a mountain, but a Mikado. which has the wheel arrangement of 2-8-2. A mountain is a 4-8-2, Berkshire 2-8-4. :thumb: Marc