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  1. SD40 Jim

    Repairing A Broken 6-axle Athearn

    Thanks for the tips. I've done that before and like you said, it works better than epoxy. Ah - the smell of freshly repaired Delrin ☺️
  2. SD40 Jim

    Fort Yuma SP RR Station

    I understand, so do what works for you. When you find that next inspiration, I for one, hope you'll do another thread on that project.
  3. SD40 Jim

    Running Bear's February 2026 Coffee Shop

    Good Morning all. Currently 14° and light snow with a high of 30, so other than taking my dog Nico out a few times, I'm staying indoors. I plugged the basement electric heater in earlier to make it more comfortable and will have another cup or two of coffee, before I go down to the layout. I...
  4. SD40 Jim

    Fort Yuma SP RR Station

    Great choice of the prototype. You have very fine modeling skills. Now that you "got your foot in the door" of model railroading, maybe you should consider building one. A operational model makes it more interesting and fun.
  5. SD40 Jim

    Repairing A Broken 6-axle Athearn

    After 20 mins. looking for lost parts, I give up the search. When I built the house, I never got the memo from the contractor as to where that secret lost parts place is 😆
  6. SD40 Jim

    Repairing A Broken 6-axle Athearn

    Of all my years of MRRing this is the worst disaster I've encountered and it happened to my favorite locomotive. I dropped this SD38-2 from a height of four feet to the concrete floor. The right side of the cab roof took the brunt of the hit. The side railings broke and the rear shattered into a...
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    Running Bear's February 2026 Coffee Shop

    Morning all. I haven't been on the forum since Saturday (life's requirements) and just spent the last 90 mins. catching up on 13 pages. You guys sure talk a lot 😄 Will spend time outside in the 60° and planning to grill this afternoon, the first this year. Then spend a couple hours on the...
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    Running Bear's February 2026 Coffee Shop

    Good morning! I've been down with cabin fever for the last week. The wife suggested the cure would be to go for an early dinner and celebrate Valentine's Day at the same time. That works for me as it's "predicted" to be 47° and sun, the highest temp in weeks. A year ago I dropped one of my...
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    Running Bear's February 2026 Coffee Shop

    Valentine's Day at first glance it looked like a grilled pre-formed chicken pattie 😄 but either way, I'll take an order 😊
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    Running Bear's February 2026 Coffee Shop

    Good morning! It's -9°F outside. We got another 3" yesterday of the light fluffy stuff and have no plans to go out to shovel or plow. The basement temp dropped down in the 40s so I plugged in the electric heater and will wait an hour or two before I run trains and other work on the layout. I'm...
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    Dark Mode Now Available

    Thanks for the choice Bob. I like the new dark.
  18. SD40 Jim

    What's happening on your layout?

    Get rid of the bed . . . 😄
  19. SD40 Jim

    Running Bear's January 2026 Coffee Shop

    Good Morning - depending on your take of this winter situation a lot of us are experiencing. 12" and 8° here in western PA. Put a roast in the slow cooker early this morning and will be eating good late afternoon. Until then, I'll be working on a turnout that my 6-axle Kato intermittently...
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    New guy here

    Welcome to the forum. You have a lot of catching up . . . have fun!




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