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Anybody see the new Trix roller test stands on the Walthers web site? I thought they looked really well-designed. Then I saw the price and practically fell off my chair.:eek:

I'm planning to build an MP15AC and need help identifying some equipment on the prototype. On the right side, on the step just ahead of the cab, is a tall rectangular box. A round tube pokes through a gap in the gusset plate, and below that is a red square hole in the sill. Can anybody tell...

This week’s project: the first two diesels in my freelance paint scheme. Unit 3502 is a Kato RSC-2 and 2918 is an Atlas Train Master, both in N scale. Paint is a mix of equal parts Tarnished Black and Steam Power Black. Corner handrails on the Alco are Railbox Yellow. The custom decals are...

A couple of simple, cheap details make a surprising difference in the appearance of this engine. First, I made a headlight visor from leftover 1/8” brass tubing. Then the blank smokebox door bothered me, so I filed down the head of a small nail to make a round number board. Total cost: zero...

The other day I picked up a Kato Milwaukee Road NW2 at the hobby shop. This little gem runs great, but needs a few extra details to match the prototype. Like many Milwaukee diesels, the NW2’s had Z-shaped spark arrester stacks. Sunrise Enterprises used to make castings for these...

While going through some old boxes I found this engine I built when I was in college--my last HO project before I switched to N scale. It was built from a Tyco/Mantua Sierra RR 4-6-0 following an article by Al Turner in the August 1981 Model Railroader. I used a Dremel tool and homemade jig...

Kitbashed from two Walthers Red Wing Milling Co. kits, plus a water tank left over from another kit. The signs were designed in Inkscape and printed on Testors inkjet decal paper. The resulting decals were difficult to work with; I'll try a different technique next time.

For a long time, I've wanted to build a model of the Illinois Central depot in Tonica, Illinois, my parents' hometown. The prototype depot has been gone for many years, but I finally found one photo for reference, probably taken circa 1900. Here's the N scale model. Doors, windows and...

We've seen some great new N scale diesels introduced in recent years: F-M road switchers; Alco RS1, C-628, C-630 and C-420; Baldwin VO-1000; EMD MP15, FP7, FP45 etc.; and now a GE 44-tonner. I was wondering what diesels are still on your wish list? To start us off, here's my dream list. I'm...

Here are a couple of photos of my new DCC wiring panel. Tony’s Train Exchange had a sale on Lenz equipment over the holidays, so I went ahead and ordered my control system. The main components are a DCC Specialties MF615 power supply, Lenz LZV100 command/power station, and a CVP ZoneShare...

OK; here's my first attempt to post with an image...let's see if it actually works. :) This is the track plan for my N scale Western Union Railway, under construction. It's based on a plan by Iain Rice from his book Mid-Sized & Manageable Track Plans. Iain's plan was an around-the-walls...