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Ah, truer words were never spoken. I had to rid myself of over half my fleet to get it down to a size that I could manage to rebuild.:cry:

I joined just before the summer shutdown and was surprised to find brakie here, but also surprised to find out how long he's been here. Now several other Atlas forumites have joined, so you should feel pretty much at home, Lorne. When Atlas ramps back up, I'll go back over there, but I'm...

I would expect them to be 36 inches on the prototype. Typically, 100 ton cars have 36 inch wheels. But, don't expect Walthers to get it right. Are they plastic wheels? If so, toss 'em and replace 'em with some Intermountain wheels (or JayBee or P2K or Reboxx). My Walthers Bethgons came with...

Okay, folks. Harry Wong's gallery is getting filled in with the photos from the show. Have a look at those SD26s! http://www.pbase.com/tracktime/nmra2004

My grandpa had maybe two dozen Rivarossi locomotives he kept on display in his living room for more than twenty years. He was a prolific smoker to say the least and these locomotives became very dirty over the years. A few months before he died, he purchased the Rivarossi "1930s Super Chief"...

More like, "It's Monday, last two weeks modeling accomplishments" for me!:oops: Here are some images of the first of two Intermountain cylindrical kits I've been working on. These models are intended to match prototype hoppers seen in Bottineau, North Dakota in July/August 1991. Here's a link...

Here's the word from Harry Wong, and you won't believe the first photo he has posted of the SD45T-2:

The SD50 really set a new standard, even beyond the SD70M/75M in the Genesis line, as far as what's to be expected from Athearn. It appears that this locomotive is living up to that standard. In fact, with the bell and air line applied to the model and the see-through radiator intakes, I think...

Close, in a way I suppose, but that's Ryan "Espeeboy" Martin's gallery. He and Harry took several photos together at the Vegas show last year and both have Pbase accounts.

Word usually hits the D List pretty quick, Dave, so I'll post here as soon as I know anything about Harry's photo gallery. In the meantime, here's Harry's homepage on Pbase: http://www.pbase.com/tracktime/profile

Lighthorseman said he used MP1200 ??? shells, which are actually SW1500 shells. Now, it's worth mentioning these are the later SW1500 shells, not what Athearn used to call an SW1500 (which was changed to SW7 when their true SW1500 was released). If you're familiar with the Athearn SW1500, it's...

Athearn will do the SD45-2 from the RPP shell, but what I've heard about the SD45T-2 is that it's all new. The GP35 is one I'm looking forward to. They were very common in photos I have of the Santa Fe around Tehachapi Loop. There's also word that two different manufacturers are going to...

Why not build a frame master then cast it in resin? That would solve any isolated frame issues you would encounter with DCC (if you're using DCC) and it would give you the strength of one cast piece. It wouldn't be nearly as heavy as metal, but you might be able to fill the shell with lead...

Randall, The directions in the first P2K kit I built (the Mather stock car) recommended heating a sharp knife blade over a flame, such as a candle, before removing the small parts from the sprue. It actually worked, and it's the method I had to use to remove the thousand or so grab irons from...

Before you do anything, prepare the surface. Use ordinary clear tape, such as Scotch Magic Tape, to cover the area surrounding the part to be removed. This is especially helpful when removing parts from a decorated model. It also works well for applying putty, too. Next, take an ordinary...

I keep all my decals, my Excel list of paint mixes, painting diagrams, bills of materials for projects in the works, etc. in sheet protectors in a 3-ring binder. I can't even imagine how many decal sets would have been lost to age, moisture, sun/light exposure, etc. without this binder...

For freight cars, I toss them. I store my trains in shoe boxes from The Container Store. These aren't your typical flimsy cardboard shoebox. They are molded clear plastic and they're large enough to hold about 20 HO scale grain hoppers. I used to keep the boxes around, but now the only...

The Atlas B40-8s I bought a few years ago inspired me to get the rest of my locomotives up to the same level of detail. I can't afford to purchase a new (heck, even a used) locomotive more than twice a year, so I have to make the most of what I've got. It's true that once you place an...

Since I don't have a layout anymore, running characteristics are meaningless right now to me. However, I do have a loop of Atlas track that I occasionally set up to run trains for the girls. My new Athearn SD40-2s run very well with my Atlas B40-8s, C30-7s and U33C. I don't own any Kato...

I'm still dealing with old-school computers here at home for this sort of thing, but rendering time doesn't matter much to me anymore. I built a second computer specifically for the purpose of rendering, and I have a couple laptops ready to play the animations. I just don't have the...