Recent content by flyboy2610

I have a mixture of Peco and Atlas track on my layout. I've never had any issues.

Hot Rod Lincoln?

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Now, THAT'S a mental image I didn't need to have! 🤮

That's always a red flag for me right there!

Finished up the flatcar. The strapping is .5mm elastic thread. I used some grimy black and flat earth to tone down the shine of the deck. The 4x4 blocking is styrene strip. I tried to simulate that nice gray color that CCA treated wood gets when it's exposed to the element s for a long time. I...

Yes, that is the drive housing. These came from the Tamiya 1/35 kit that was designed to be motorized back in the 70's. I really like your gondola loads!

Thank you!

I don't know what your track spacing is, but 4 #6 Atlas turnouts and a 19 degree crossing will make a double crossover with (IIRC) a 3" track spacing. You could do the same with Peco turnouts, but the crossing would need to be a 24 degree crossing.

Those make nice gondola loads!

I got most of the painting done on the flatcar project. The deck of the flatcar is painted with Badger ModelFlex Armour Yellow, and then I used Tamiya Panel Liner (black) to highlight the deck seams. Any excess was rolled across the deck with a cotton swab. The under-frame, sides, and deck were...

I'll do that! That looks like an interesting project. I've never built a Trumpeter kit. May have to do that one 'a these days.

I enjoy building armor kits, myself. What are you building? My next project will be an M48A2 Patton tank done in IDF scheme. The Monogram kit.

If you want to swap the trucks on the boxcar, you can glue a piece of styrene rod into the pin hole (if the pin is removable), then drill and tap the rod for a screw.

Ya know, if people would just treat those flatcars better they wouldn't be depressed.