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  1. John from Indiana

    Put that in your cup and stir it

    Nothing whatsoever to do with railroading; but sometimes, after successfully completing a section of a kit, I like a good sipping whiskey or bourbon. Here is an assumption that I had until 30 minutes ago. I had always thought Southern Comfort was a sipping whiskey...WRONG! It's not a whiskey...
  2. John from Indiana

    FSM Cartwright's Machine Shop

    I am selling just a couple of kits that will no longer fit on my layout. This Fine Scale Miniature HO scale Cartwright's Machine Shop is just one of those few kits that I am selling (the ITLA kit on this forum is another one). This kit is in pristine condition. The box looks like brand-new...
  3. John from Indiana

    ITLA Southside Hotel “Shallow Relief” HO4160

    I bought this new from ITLA. No room on my layout for it. It's a big kit. It sells for 250 bucks. I sell it for $175 and I will include free shipping to the lower 48.
  4. John from Indiana

    FSM Cartwright's Machine Shop?

    Has anyone ever built this kit? I bought this kit years ago (signed) and I think I might have ran out of room for it. Has anyone completed this kit and possibly can post a picture of it built
  5. John from Indiana

    Plastic cement for Walthers buildings?

    I've built quite a few of the Walthers Cornerstone buildings and I've used Revell and Tamiya plastic cements. The problem is the plastic cement today isn't like the cement of yesterday. I have to handle the buildings very carefully or the glue bond will break. The instructions (for this...
  6. John from Indiana

    Has anyone ever used this ballast laying tool?

    BACHMANN - HO Track Ballast Spreader Tool with Shutoff (39015). I tried laying ballast before and I have a lead hand when it came to laying ballast. Too much. This seems like it might do the trick; not very big though
  7. John from Indiana

    The biggest O-Scale layout that I have ever seen.

    This huge layout, from what I understand, has to be disassembled and moved shortly. The sheer size of the building and heating and cooling costs must be astronomical. Then comes all the cars and locos seen in glass cabinets. Remarkable
  8. John from Indiana

    Snow plow in action clearing snow off of track

  9. John from Indiana

    Ozzie & Harriet "The Electric Train"

    I don't know about anyone else; but I loved watching Ozzie & Harriet during the 50's. I found this episode, The Electric Train, on YouTube
  10. John from Indiana

    Ad for house by railroad

    Actual ad for House for sale by railroad
  11. John from Indiana

    Check out this outdoor track plan

    https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=557493466886208
  12. John from Indiana

    Train Mountain Railroad

    My son from Arkansas sent me a link to this Hobbyist Railroad site. It's in South Central Oregon...it features 37 ACTUAL MILES of track. We lived in Aloha, Oregon (Or-E-GUN not gon) for 8 years and I never heard of this. Company moved us here to NW Indiana 20+ years ago and now I find out...
  13. John from Indiana

    Plastic 4-6-4 Hudson

    I bought this Monogram HO Hudson years ago and spray painted in black. I just put on G&D road name on the tender. I've never weathered any locomotive and it will be behind an engine house on it's own track. Question is: at first glance, does this engine look like a plastic kit designed for...
  14. John from Indiana

    What came first, the chicken or the egg?

    I have never gotten far enough on any layout to lay ballast. I think it is high time I put some down for realism. Question: what comes first, the dirt leading up to the track or the ballast on the track and then dirt and vegetation? Seems like a haphazard mess either way. I tried ballasting a...
  15. John from Indiana

    Which Station would you choose

    Joan is home and I have some time on my hands (very little). But I wouldn't mind building a station. The chose is AMB (Laser-Kits) Dolores Depot, or Campbell's Quincy Station. Campbells looks better in the photo; but I bought this kit along time ago from a Train Show in Oregon and I have...
  16. John from Indiana

    Cool idea - never seen anything like itbefore

    I saw this on another website. i have never seen anything like this before
  17. John from Indiana

    Kalmbach Publishing going out of business

    Seems like Kalmbach is pulling the plug on all their publications. Up for sale is Model Railroader and Trains. Everything is gone...too bad
  18. John from Indiana

    Carolina Craftsman Kits?

    Did Carolina Crafstman Kits go out of business. Their website in unavailable?
  19. John from Indiana

    Which picture makes more sense?

    I jump around from one project after another (that's why nothing ever gets done on my layout). Anyway, I installed this bridge onto Joanstown about 15+ years ago. My plans for Joanstown have changed considerably since then. The first picture is a scene of a police pull-over (have the...
  20. John from Indiana

    0.032 is not strong enough for turnout

    I didn't realize that I have a 3-inch space between my layout base and my layout benchwork. 0.032 isn't enough to move the turnout. It has been many years since I have looked for larger diameter steel rods. Can't find anything, let alone 0.032 inch diameter. Where is a good source for K&S or...




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