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It was the winter of 1984. That's as specific as my memory can recall.

I stick with body mounted MT couplers, 1015's mostly. Trucks all seem to be good. I have Intermountain and Atlas trucks with Atlas metal wheelsets installed and they seem fine. I do still have a great many cars with MT truck mounted couplers as well. I had some bad experiences with Accumates...

Nope, that was the last frame of the last roll I had that day. Figures.

Great cat CN1. As I was ignoring this thread I thought of something horrifying. Can you imagine what would have happened if he had posted a ","!!!

Yes CN1, they are my photos. Feel free to download them for yourself. If you want to post them elsewhere just credit me as the photographer. You're right, it is quite sad.

Wow, nice dot Bikerdad, where did you get it? I can custom paint it for you. What kind of couplers do you use on a dot such as this? Is it DCC?

Here are two shots of that Turbo sitting in the Naporano scrap yard, Newark NJ in 1984. I don't know if it was scrapped or sold.

Go on Ebay and search for "bright LED". There is a guy who sells sets of 3 for $4. He includes 3 resistors for use with DCC and some gel filters to make the blue cast of the LED's look more like incandecent lighting. He sells sets for DC or DCC. Buy a gang of them.

Since 1998, I have earned a living on Ebay (sort of). I have completed over 5000 transactions and in doing so I have found the following: 1). Less than 1/2 the people you deal with will leave feedback at all 2). When reading negative feedbacks, you can immediately tell who was wrong (in most...

Outrageous Bill!! Totally cool bridge. Love the sign, handrails and the guys working on it too.

Excellent!!! I could smell the diesel fumes!!

Here is a photo to better illustrate the brush technique.

Here are some suggestions. First, look for Tamiya masking tape at your hobby shop. It is thin, low tack and flexible. It comes in many sizes but I like the 10mm. Don't just get the refill roll, get the one with the plastic case. It keeps the edges free of lint, dust and hair. Next, go to a good...

Felt like I was there. Reminds me of a photo caption in Erie Power. "Wham! and sticks, stones, paper, almost the photographer's camera go flying!".

You're killin' me Marty My switch to N scale was also a switch to the 1950's. Seeing that black EL C-424 is making me want 1.....or 2.........or 20!! That scene kicks butt!

They sure did make them big way back when. This is the Erie Railroad roundhouse & turntable at Port Jervis NY in 1886. Note the small turntable in the background and the Delaware & Hudson canal in the foreground.

Marty, that's plumbing for the steam generator. There is also a stack on the short hood and some vent thingys. I have never seen a good close up shot where you could actually tell what it looked like. Maybe Cal-scale has the part. By the way, ran the heck out of the Berk at Gary's Sunday...

Hey Marty, when she does get finished, she will be tested on Gary's layout. Hmmmm, do you think there may be a couple of double header shots? You had better work out a lease agreement with Gary before she gets there!! Hey Shamus, send those big guys out here!

First are 3 photos of an O&W Y-2 Mountain in HO. It is a Nickle Plate products model that is waiting for the tender logos. Next, is an O&W W class 2-8-0. She too is a Nickle Plate Products model and is almost complete. Being that the cab interior was completely detail with...

I want to go all metal wheels and body mounted couplers. Every time I visit the hobby shop I buy a pack or two of the Atlas metal wheelsets. The standard ones fit the Atlas and the Intermountain trucks and track well. All of my MT trucks are equipped with the MT low profile wheelsets. I will...