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Woho, being up so late earns me this one... Proof I'm STILL slowly working on my layout. Newly installed concrete foundation for the shop building in my scrap yard. Close up of the weathering on the exposed concrete near the doors. Not fully satisfied with the roll up door, I'll do a...

Since no one has posted anything lately... News for non-members of our car exchange, we got a bit behind, but we're on track again. Word around these parts is a yellow hopper has shown up at Tri-state milling. I'm going to get out later today and get some photos.

Finished up two weathered cars... Nothing super special, just a quick blast from the airbrush. Custom load from Grand Central Gems, on a McKean centerbeam. Weathered exterior, still need to work on the interior.

Man, BNSF is dropping cars everywhere (no pun intended)! http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/16/derailed-train-disrupts-coaster-traffic/

I'm looking for some replacement drivers for two small Playart steamers I picked up a week ago, and cannot find ANY in HO scale! Anyone?

Two more HO scale cars due Jan 5th from ExactRail. Evans 5277 Box: Roads Sku: Road Number D&H: EE-1500-1: 25708 EE-1500-2: 25765 EE-1500-3: 25774 ATW: EE-1501-1: 4204 EE-1501-2: 4221 EE-1501-3: 4236 EEC: EE-1502-1: 3206 EE-1502-2: 3210 EE-1502-3: 3212 IC: EE-1503-1: 501617...

Since the ES44AC announcement, they've now added the ES44DC. Athearn's slow retooling of the T55 models is going to kill them soon! http://www.ircmodelersclub.com/hoscale.htm BNSF H2 Nos. 7661, 7662, 7724, 7737 CSX YN3 Nos. 5207, 5223, 5364, 5398 CN Nos. 2226, 2239, 2240, 2253 NS Nos...

The 2010 edition of the "free paint work give away" is auditioning now! So here goes: * One Locomotive/Railcar/Structure (Max 2 colors free) * Owner must pay shipping to me (obviously) * Would prefer an Undec model (to save my effort) * Owner must provide decals if...

I just bought a G&D "replica" 36' Meat Reefer from Roundhouse, on eBay. These are the old Roundhouse kits with metal frame/floors. The only problem is, the floor is poorly cast, and too wide, does anyone have a quick way to narrow it down, or replace the floor, or am I stuck with a milling file?

ExactRail just sent me my invoice/shipping notice for my SP 2420 Gondola. I plan to model this car: http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=51191 Question I have is... Who makes the data decals? I've surfed the Microscale site but the images are small so I cannot tell if I'm...

Looks like IM is taking a step up... http://irailway.qwestoffice.net/ HO ES44AC's in UP, KCSM, CP, FXE, BNSF, and GE. *hint hint* Josh, can you pre-order these?

I'm pre-planning to start "completion work" on one of the modules for my layout. This requires laying approximately 200 scale feet of sidewalk. My current plans call for Durham's water putty for the rod material (so I can test it out), however, the roads are to be lined by sidewalks to either...

Since I have little to no money to spend on parts, yesterday I started work on my model of Metrolink's F40PH #800. This unit started its life as Amtrak #396. The model is a Walthers Trainline F40PH, Undec. I spent about 2 hours yesterday drilling, chiseling, and filing out the fans. I then...

Seems BNSF needs some room, so they resurrected the GN reporting marks! http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=104726 http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1694417 http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1662539

HO Scale Concrete Segmental Bridge Side-by-Side Comparison: http://modelrailroadtips.com/index.php?op=Articles;article=273 Please let me know what you think, this one has been a work in progress for a month or so now, just finally got around to properly finishing up. Its not too in depth...

Does anyone happen to know of a close match for Athearn Cream & Green on the BN and BNSF SD70MAC's? I'm redoing the logo on two, and the cream wore off in the process of removing the first unit's logo, so now I need to patch the paint.

I just reviewed the new Plano Southern Highhood GP30 bell bracket. http://www.modelrailroadforums.com/reviewpost/showproduct.php/product/156/limit/recent It's also on Model Railroad Tips: http://modelrailroadtips.com/index.php?op=Articles;article=265

Whats the best "strongest" plaster product on the market? I'm planning to cast in place a short retaining wall with plaster, but I want a plaster that will not chip easily. Josh

http://coppercountrypreservation.org/index.html I found out about this plan to save the Quincy Smelter in Ripley (Hancock) MI a few months back, but never really thought twice about it. My dad worked there when he was younger, so we got to talking about it today, he said they got enough...

Taking a cue from Josh's (Trucklover) Engine Roster thread, here's another thread for freight rolling stock... Post yours up as well.