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Aug 20, 2026
During test this mag-lev train accelerated to 800 kph in 5.3 seconds. Now where did I put that g-suit I used to have...
Aug 20, 2026
It's been a rolling stock weekend with a strong Gondola theme, after all, what's the point in restoring, rebuilding and repainting all...
Aug 20, 2026
Time is something I don't have at the moment, progress on the Atlas SD40 has at least reached the paint stage though:
So I am using...
Aug 20, 2026
My weekend project is reviving this cheap old Atlas GP40:
As it arrived, it was tatty, grubby and I suspect the seller was on the verge...
Aug 20, 2026
The patient is unpacked:
Cosmetically at least, it looks okay, just the front pilot missing and that bell needs replacing:
There is...
Aug 20, 2026
A weekend project was a upgraded undecorated Athearn 40ft box car for the CD&LR:
There were supposed to be two but the other one got...
Aug 20, 2026
The battered old S4, repaired, patched and with replacement handrails fitted has returned to the rails after what I suspect is decades...
Aug 20, 2026
A concentrated effort on the last two days of my annual leave saw the FM Trainmaster completed:
The AS-616 is in primer:
Another...
Aug 20, 2026
Many moons ago I was tackling a Proto 2000 E8 Espee #6018 (the only one they had as it happens) and made a colossal mess of the front...
Aug 20, 2026
CD&LR S4 #250 has received its flags and is now on the roster.
It was originally intended to be CD&LR #42 in a revised livery for the...
Aug 20, 2026
Aug 20, 1975
The robotic U.S. spacecraft Viking 1, built to explore the surface of Mars, was launched this day in 1975 and nearly one...
Aug 20, 2026
Aug 20, 1957
USAF balloon, manned by David Simons, breaks an altitude record at 102,000 ft (31,089.6 m) over Minnesota and South Dakota.
Aug 20, 2026
Good morning all!
I half expected the forum to be sluggish again this morning when I logged on, but is working normally at the moment...
Aug 20, 2026
Good morning gang!
68° under cloudy skies. It should start drizzling momentarily for about the next hour. Add that should be partly...
Aug 20, 2026
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