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i don't have any pics but i have to say me 2 geeps would be the 2 devoted twins that NEVER leave each others consist :mrgreen:,my SW-7 would have to be the lowly haggard yard hand that dreams of a better life and finally me only steamer a B&O consolidation.at the end of ( her) life she feels the...

well,i've settled on the USRA light mikado as a starter from bowser.it comes with the super detail kit :thumb: so by the pictures it rivals brass.and for 135.00 bucks i cant find anywhere that beats it.so itll be a christmas present from the wife :mrgreen: (which i really dont think is a fair...

so sad he had to pass :cry: ,he was a great guy. i hope hes in a better place now....--josh

dave,that A5 looks great,i really want to test my skills at one of these engines! they look great for such a good price :thumb:.for the valve gear ill probably have my dad do it since hes an experienced machinist and i REALLY dont want to mess this up :cry:.so ill attempt,it'll be on my...

wow,that was alot of responses! thanks guys :thumb:.so do the bowser kits take a machinist to build? how exactly do you rivet the valve train into place? i have never built an all metal kit before.everythign but the side rods seems simple enough.--josh P.S SOC tht bigger boy looks awesome! id...

hey everyone,i was cruisin the net for cheap steam engines and found bowser.now I've heard great things from Stewart (which I'm guessing is owned by bowser :confused:) and was wondering if they bowser engines are really a great deal? if i reading correctly a whole kit with super detail parts is...

great story Wayne,you should seriously think about writing a book man :thumb:,that was great (but should i expect anything less :mrgreen:) keep up the good work man. quick question, isn't there actually a desert in northern Canada? i never even heard of it before i saw it on the side of...

cant wait to see the progress pics patrick :thumb:.the flood loader sounds very interesting,do you plan on running it like a real flood loader pulling the cars slowly through the stream of coal,or will you stop shortly for each car to fill up :confused: ? i dont know what the lost coal between...

hers the final plan,i made some changes afterwords though to increase yard space.comments appreciated.--josh

i do have a plan for my layout all ready to go but the room is in the middle of being remodeld for the layout.all these new stupid permits our county is passing suck! i have to have an inspection for everything i do.so right at the momen ill be working on a 4 by 8 logging layout in my garage.ill...

thanks for the offer tom :thumb:,the pics look awesome :mrgreen:.i will need some more pics so any of them canreally come in handy.and when was this taken? the tracks in the foreground still look like there being used :confused:,is it mainline cause bethlehem is closed or so i thought...

that hs a nice ring to it you know? :mrgreen:.this could be very interesting.but instead of owning the C&O (which is insane! id like to see you pull that trickerie off :mrgreen::eek::p) you could just have trackage rights or a large interchange for lots "O" traffic :thumb:.--josh

thanks for the link DR.J,there were some pretty cool pics i found and am printing out now :mrgreen:. DR.W thanks for the explanation :thumb:,i didn't think a steel mill would mind cameras as AK steel has tours that allow you to see just about every facilities in there mill :confused:,but i...

great work kurt :thumb:,im not lying when i say this:your work inspire me and everyone else on here :mrgreen:.its amazing.cant wait to see it finished.--josh

cool,I'm building a Christmas layout for an area on my bay windows shelf,i cant wait to finally have an excuse to model a winter scene :thumb: that lumber Yard sounds pretty cool :mrgreen:,theres still quite a bit of room on your layout for alot more switches though,if you catch my drift...

i have only one athearn thats pretty darn old by its looks.its a C&O GP-9 that i think was custom painted but for 10 bucks it was worth it :mrgreen:.but is pretty noisy and didn't notice till i got a proto 2000 GP-9 that the athearn is over sized !?!? :confused:.just from looking at it its like...

cant wait to see the progress pics Patrick :thumb:,I've heard some bad things about Walther's kits,I've heard the parts don't line up worth a darn and some of the panels and columns are warped real bad.keep on the progress pics to see how your BF turns out :mrgreen:

great pic kevin :thumb:,is that a module or your layout?--josh

actually,a few of those cars have dreadnaught ends :eek:,thats pretty weird right there! thanks for postin pics :thumb:.--josh

great start :thumb:,remember to keep postin pics :wave:.--josh