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you might want to reconsiter the placement of the tower, if it is what I think it is, a hose tower, they usualy are to one side of the building or the other, in the rear quater of the station. but that is just my 2 cents.

yep it was one of those cylinder tupe vertical stands. here is a picture.

Hey everyone! I have the best wife EVER!!! She gave me the best gift I could ever get, she got me a one hour in the engeneer's seat! the best thing I have done yet! given the track speed was 10 MPH it was still the awesome to get to actually opperate the thing, not a cab ride but actuall seat...

Really, I'm in daleville. it seems like there isn't many of us N scalers around here.

hey papa bear, so where abouts in south alabama are you anyways, I could use some pointers with my small layout.

I have both the new and old versions of the F-3/F-7's. the old (first run) are heavyer and have better traction, but are not "dcc ready" as in they do not have space allocated for the decoder. the newer ones are really smooth, and are DCC ready on top of that, but they sacrifice a little weight...

Wow Jim, looks awesome! I like the weathering on everything, really gives it that "1950's industral look."

More skookum information here, clicky! http://www.ironhorse129.com/Prototype/Mallet/Skookum/Skookum.htm I really hope that MRSR starts restoration on this cool old loco soon.

Hey Pete, thought you might find this intresting, that loco still exisits, in wasington state. clicky: http://www.mrsr.com/roster-steam.html "Baldwin 2-4-4-2 #7 This historic engine is one of only 3 standard gauge 2-4-4-2 locomotives ever built. Constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in...

Hey papa bear, I see you are in south alabama, I have a question for you, what city are you in and what scale do you do? I am at Ft. Rucker. and I do N scale.

climax update climax update click above link. just a new picy.

Climax Update here is the newest picture, headlight and smoke jack added, still running rough. not mutch better of a picture though.

Well it is a bastard mess of a Life-like F40PHI frame and trucks (chopped down trucks) and motor, the cab, pistons and half a tender from a old Minitrix 0-6-0 switcher shell. and some other various parts from my parts box and some brass.

Well as for my wife, she says "at least it isn't drinking drugs, fast women or faster cars" I guess thats a good thing right?

Clicky: N scale climax in the scrach and bash forum

hello all, I am a very excited individual right now, for I have a working climax prototype in N scale, it is too big, but still N scale, and runs rough, but none the less, My Idea WORDED!!! I gotta give David Bedard credit, he spent lots of time and effort helping me work out kinks and problems...

Geesh!!! wow, can yo usee strait still!! How many times did you burn yourself sodering?! good luck!

I am having withdralws! I need a update!!!! I am having withdralw!!! hehe just kidding, But seriously, how goes the T-1?

thanks Thank you guys, you came though for me. I'm thinking I may do a SP&S re-paint. I'll keep you updated.

Hello all, I'm back, and I need parts for a loco my mother asked me to repair. it is one of the old atlas FA-?, the one made in austria. ok here is the list of what I need: I need all the gears for both trucks, including worm gears, shafts and brass berings for the worm gears, I need 2 of the...