TheXModelRailroader
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I will shoot some better photos outside soon guys. Thanks for looking. 
The BackShops (TheXModelRailroaders Custom locos and kitbashing)
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TheXModelRailroader
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Yeah, I like them ok, but the centipede tender just looks right behind a UP steamer.Very nice! Yeah, I don't particularly care for the vandy tenders myself. Might be the allure of all those tiny feet!
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TheXModelRailroader
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Hello everyone.
Where to begin... Ok. It’s been a while. I (If I have never said this before) am an armchair modeler, so I don’t always get around to projects right away. Not having a layout leads to me not always feeling up to modeling. I have a list of The Railway Series (Or what some might call Thomas the Tank Engine) models I have started on, and I plan on a separate thread for it. I will get around to it soon, I just have a bit of writing to do as there is lore I plan to lay out. But I DO have a model that I finished.
Well we are finally getting clean 3D prints! My small Monoprice Mini was working on and off in terms of quality, but now we got my dad’s Sovol SV01 running. I cannot explain how exciting it is to be getting clean prints! Here is a test print I did (Let me know if you recognize him).
So after I do some more prints of my own, I will finally get around to that list of 3D ideas!
Lastly, I went to my local train show last Friday. There weren’t many vendors (As I came a day early. Saturday wasn’t convenient for us) but I got some great stuff!
Where to begin... Ok. It’s been a while. I (If I have never said this before) am an armchair modeler, so I don’t always get around to projects right away. Not having a layout leads to me not always feeling up to modeling. I have a list of The Railway Series (Or what some might call Thomas the Tank Engine) models I have started on, and I plan on a separate thread for it. I will get around to it soon, I just have a bit of writing to do as there is lore I plan to lay out. But I DO have a model that I finished.
Well we are finally getting clean 3D prints! My small Monoprice Mini was working on and off in terms of quality, but now we got my dad’s Sovol SV01 running. I cannot explain how exciting it is to be getting clean prints! Here is a test print I did (Let me know if you recognize him).
So after I do some more prints of my own, I will finally get around to that list of 3D ideas!
Lastly, I went to my local train show last Friday. There weren’t many vendors (As I came a day early. Saturday wasn’t convenient for us) but I got some great stuff!
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Part of my reason for not doing so much modeling isn’t the fact that I need to do floor running (I actually sort of like it) but rather that (At this time) I can only do it in a small space in my garage, as my brother has allergies, and sometimes the old models I have picked up smell. But this Fall (When the pollen is down) we plan on testing some of my HO models around him.
In the meantime, we are going to test my N scale stuff around him, as Mom thinks there would be less (Or no) smell. If all goes successful, this will be a game changer for me. I will have more room for running and will be able to share the hobby with my siblings.
Assuming all works out, I have big plans!
I have been wanting to do some N scale for a while and had already gotten a haul from one show, but waited to do anything with it. Now coming from this last show, everything I got was N scale! And some great stuff too!
The prize possession is this Broadway Limited Imports Reading T1, which is officially my most expensive model I own. As you can see, the person (Not who I bought it from) who previously owned it made the fatal error of trying to brush paint this (Which is why I got it so cheap). Everything for 180$. Man, I cannot stress enough: If you are a young modeler (Or even if you aren’t) GO TO TRAIN SHOWS. Great stuff, great prices (Mostly).
So, I will still be working on my other stuff, but with me being able to bring this stuff inside, I will be turning my focus to N scale for a little while. I have several projects in mind (And now with the printer, just think of the tiny things that could be printed!) STARTING WITH RESTORING THAT T1. It will be hard (As I don’t want to damage it) but I am looking forward to it. I start today.
I will be making a separate thread for the N scale, as I feel there might be a bit going into it (I will drop a link here when I make it). Locos will still be in this thread, but the details and general talk of the projects will be in the other.
So I just wanted to share with you all what has been going on. Looking forward to the future N scale stuff (I got a feeling NGru does too)! See you then!
In the meantime, we are going to test my N scale stuff around him, as Mom thinks there would be less (Or no) smell. If all goes successful, this will be a game changer for me. I will have more room for running and will be able to share the hobby with my siblings.
Assuming all works out, I have big plans!
I have been wanting to do some N scale for a while and had already gotten a haul from one show, but waited to do anything with it. Now coming from this last show, everything I got was N scale! And some great stuff too!
The prize possession is this Broadway Limited Imports Reading T1, which is officially my most expensive model I own. As you can see, the person (Not who I bought it from) who previously owned it made the fatal error of trying to brush paint this (Which is why I got it so cheap). Everything for 180$. Man, I cannot stress enough: If you are a young modeler (Or even if you aren’t) GO TO TRAIN SHOWS. Great stuff, great prices (Mostly).
So, I will still be working on my other stuff, but with me being able to bring this stuff inside, I will be turning my focus to N scale for a little while. I have several projects in mind (And now with the printer, just think of the tiny things that could be printed!) STARTING WITH RESTORING THAT T1. It will be hard (As I don’t want to damage it) but I am looking forward to it. I start today.
I will be making a separate thread for the N scale, as I feel there might be a bit going into it (I will drop a link here when I make it). Locos will still be in this thread, but the details and general talk of the projects will be in the other.
So I just wanted to share with you all what has been going on. Looking forward to the future N scale stuff (I got a feeling NGru does too)! See you then!
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Here are some photos of my most recent build. Be sure to check the details in my new N scale thread!
https://modelrailroadforums.com/for...cles-xmodelrailroader’s-n-scale-builds.39479/
https://modelrailroadforums.com/for...cles-xmodelrailroader’s-n-scale-builds.39479/
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The illusion a photo can give...
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Yes. I understand not everyone can get to one (Even I would like to go to a bigger one, but there are no close ones).
But when they are close, take advantage!
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Hey guys.
Here is another thread I started. Sorry if I am making a few (I like things organized. lol).
https://modelrailroadforums.com/for...odeling-builds-by-the-xmodelrailroader.39491/
Here is another thread I started. Sorry if I am making a few (I like things organized. lol).
https://modelrailroadforums.com/for...odeling-builds-by-the-xmodelrailroader.39491/
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