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I know Precision Scale made a pilot truck with spoked wheels. I got a handful of them when I was rebuilding my Mantua 2-6-6-2. Not sure how available they are now...they were scarce when I got mine. I will try to find a pic of it.

Got this link from the 4L mailing list (Loyal Legion of Logged on Loggers). It is an awesome account of taking two F-M engines up to fight snowdrifts in AZ. http://iprr.topcities.com/azhwy/index.htm

They are a beast, that's for sure. If you look closely in the following pic (click the link - BIG picture) you can see the end of an HO scale Vaderbilt tender sticking out past the nose of the On30 2-8-0. D'OH! Forgot the link! http://www.frontiernet.net/~blkbear/Trains/DCP_1258.JPG

But they were so much more economical than the standard loco with freight/passenger cars. Why fire up a full boiler for a less-than-carload of goods/people when you can spend so much less running it on a self-propelled car? That's why these started. someone got the bright idea that running...

Here are a few links to removing the "toy-like" quality: http://hometown.aol.com/on30railroadkits/railtruck-1.html - Has tuneup info as well as a nice box mod for the back end. http://4largescale.com/baxter/41.htm - An interesting mod to the bed...possible in On30 scale. And, of course...

Ok...as promised, i got a chacne to tinker with the Railtruck. I was right. one of the wipers from the front truck was bent down too far for proper contact. Pulled it up, put the truck back on (it is a press-fit) and voila! It runs great now. And, the promised pics: (warning, large files)...

Just picked up one of these railtrucks and figured I'd offer a quick evaluation. Out of the box, it is a beautifully detailed model. They even have molded engine details on the electric motor under the hood to help disguise what it really is. There is a small exhaust pipe running from the...

Looks like an MDC Shay on maybe a 5% grade? Awesome pic!

Along with getting the frame built for the HO scale Dragon Mountain Logging CO., I also started knocking together a little 6"x13" display for my desk at work. gotta show off my hobby to everyone else. It's also a nice place to let my first-ever steam engine rest. it's had a HARD life. :)

Well....today I finished the lower level for the HO scale Dragon Mountain. http://www.frontiernet.net/~blkbear/Trains/DCP_1261.JPG http://www.frontiernet.net/~blkbear/Trains/DCP_1262.JPG http://www.frontiernet.net/~blkbear/Trains/DCP_1263.JPG All it took was 7 - 8' 1"x4" and 4 - 6'...

Do most HO scale DCC system handle On30 engines? I would like to convert the Dragon Mountain (both scales) to a single DCC throttle (just different engine codes). Or is this too ambitious?

I chose a shelf layout primarily because it left the center of the room free for other furniture (I have a rather LARGE computer desk in there). It is also easier to build in and still leave the room essentially a bedroom if we ever decide to have a child. It is built in manageable sections...

Yeah, down that wall and along the wall it joins with. Should give me about 12'x8' overall.

Another update. Got another section of the benchwork installed. http://www.frontiernet.net/~blkbear/Trains/DCP_1260.JPG Whaddya think?

More big pictures, but I finally got the benchwork (or is that shelf-work) started for the DMLC. http://www.frontiernet.net/~blkbear/Trains/DCP_1256.JPG http://www.frontiernet.net/~blkbear/Trains/DCP_1257.JPG This part is actually for the HO scale, but there will be a similar sized...

No worries about the flammability of Great Stuff? I can see it as a quick, cheap way to make mountains, but the wall my layout is going on backs the furnace cubby, and I don't want to add a potential SEVERE fire hazard (wood, paper, scenery, etc., will be bad enough). :)

Too many choices!!! Can I enter two pictures?

Well, for any who remember, I finally got started on the benchwork for the Dragon Mountain Logging Co. early last year. Well, due to various reasons, that project was scrapped. Mostly due to the fact that I had to move from that house. Now the wife and I are in our own place, and I've got a...

Off topic: Shaygetz, have you ever listened to the Irish Rovers? They have a sea song that uses those lyrics in your sig

ok...the scratchbuilt climax is on hold while I try to relocate the parts I was going to use for the trucks. In the mean time, I decided to start practicing building a trestle. I got some hardwood dowels from the local Chase Pitkin (cleaned them right out!) and stained them with Minwax Red...