kbkchooch
"retired" conductor
Louis, I had to save this pic, you see, I have an SW1500 languishing in the dead line, begging to shed its coat of Cascade green and white, and it would make a great running mate to me Canton 1301....someday.
Louis, I had to save this pic, you see, I have an SW1500 languishing in the dead line, begging to shed its coat of Cascade green and white, and it would make a great running mate to me Canton 1301....someday.
I'm trying to recall, one of the famous model railroader that is often featured in magazines has built a new layout and it's all sectional. Instead of being a huge free flowing basement filler, it's laid out in neat rows, in a back and forth design. Totally built, from the ground up, to be dis-assembled and moved if needed.
Anyone recall who that was and what the layout is?
Karl, I've seen your work you have posted, a fine looking locomotive it will be!Louis, I had to save this pic, you see, I have an SW1500 languishing in the dead line, begging to shed its coat of Cascade green and white, and it would make a great running mate to me Canton 1301....someday.
O scale it is Boris, thank you. I've been looking for one of these for about 8 years! I missed the first run and MTH finally did another late last year. The advantage of being a second tier manufacture is MTH can and does do small runs.....
Louis; Canton RR in O, I presume? Fantastic.
...
Guy, I just post them as I find them. Many of the photos I find trickle in from Facebook. Why would anyone become infatuated with a button?
Garry, thank you for your kind words. I miss those days when many people dressed nice. I remember even at Baltimore Colts games many people would be wearing ties, hats and nice long jackets. Now football games have more clowns in attendance than respectable people. I think the trend began in the late 60s & 70s and has only been getting worse.
ShermanHill, thank you.
Mike, I have no idea what "Unca" means. Beating someone down settles nothing and only proves I can beat you down. That only makes me look stupid. Bullying is never the answer.
Ooops 6 months I mean, typoWow Karl, 60 months...has it really been 5yrs already? lol Maybe now that your house has been exorcised, you've got a better shot at staying there!
I'm trying to recall, one of the famous model railroader that is often featured in magazines has built a new layout and it's all sectional. Instead of being a huge free flowing basement filler, it's laid out in neat rows, in a back and forth design. Totally built, from the ground up, to be dis-assembled and moved if needed.
Anyone recall who that was and what the layout is?
Isn't David Barrows Cat Mountain modular??
Great stuff Garry, thank you for sharing that!Good evening, everybody ....
Johnny ..... If I were you, I would not try to do a move too fast, Best wishes to you and Dena. Please continue posting here regularly.
Bob and Karl ..... Yes it was David barrows, and his layout was a from of sectional construction called domino . In fact, I carefully studied his method as I designed my current layout.
I have had to destroy previous layouts upon moving before. I did not want to do that again. I decided to build a layout that could be moved. It is not portable like some modular layouts. However, if necessary, it can be moved. My layout is around the wall, and it is a series of tables end-to-end. If I had to move, i would need to cut through track, wires, and scenery at each joint. Then, I could unbolt the sections. Some of the layout has two levels. You will notice in these pictures I normally install backdrops on the walls before installing the layout sections.
Over the years, my layout has grown, and now it follows 130' of walls. Moving would be a big taks, but it could be done. A problem would be fining a room to move it to.
The last photo shows I sketched a rough track plan on brown paper on the floor. The paper can easily be removed later. Also, in the last photo you can see the track caddy I made from PVC pipes with a wood base and wheels.
Some of the layout has two levels.
Anyone on here collect belt buckles or know a place to help determine the value of one? I've got a belt buckle that I got in 1982 when I worked for AMAX Coal Co. and was curious as to whether it might have any real value. It's a limited run of 3000 buckles but I have no idea where to start to get info.