Recent content by bobthellama42

UP2CSX - You make a good point. Walthers would be a suitable candidate as well. I figured Atlas would be the natural candidate because they already make the early version of the H16-44, which has a very similar long hood to the H20-44, but the H10-44 would work as well. Espeefan - Although...

Anyone willing to help me petition Atlas to build an HO scale model of an FM H20-44?

Did last months MR magazine contain a photograph of your layout in the 'Trackside Photo' section?

That's exactly what I was going to say. It reminds of the area around Zug Island, outside Detroit.

SHM, what a fantastic photo. It almost looks like a sepia finish. I actually had to look a second time to see that it was a model, and not the real thing.

Did you mean Tony Koester?

A great source of information can be found at NKP@yahoogroups.com. The group is very friendly and very helpful.

That engine (and your paint job) is a thing of beauty.

I find myself just shaking my head every time I see these photos of the steel mill. These rank as some of the coolest model photos I have ever seen.

Smoke, you sure do excellent work.

Excellent work. If I didn't know any better, I would think I was looking at the old Staley (now Tate and Lyle) plant in Decatur, Illinois.

Your steel facility is absolutely incredible. I too enjoy(ed) the old steel centers. I remember passing the Lackawanna steel works on a family camping trip as a child. It too was absolutely incredible. Twenty five years later, while visiting my sister-in-law in Buffalo, we happened to drive...

Grampy - I look forward to reading about your layout in one of the magazines. That picture with the three Pennsy's crossing the bridge is a thing of beauty. It reminds me of my childhood in the Cheat River Valley.

I usually only see dawn when camping. This photo is completely convincing.

That is some fine work.