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Download the PDF of this project here. Download a PDF to build a 1:20.3 scale loading platform for a dump truck. Note: This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see […]
Dave Goodson 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, K-27 2-8-2Bachmann Industries1400 E. Erie AvenuePhiladelphia PA 19124Price: $1,400Web site: www.bachmanntrains.com Plastic and metal model of D&RGW K-27 2-8-2; illuminated headlight, classification lights, cab light, firebox; DCC and sound ready; knuckle and hook-and-loop couplers provided; review sample, #83097-pre-wreck Nº 455, green boiler; 19V Pittmann motor with flywheel; engineer and […]
Don’t miss these cosmetic fixes for the K-27! Dave Goodson To do this modification, you must lock #1 and #4 axles! Photo 1 shows the magnets in place (set them where you want them), and the screws pre-threaded into the lower firebox holes provided. Dave Goodson Photo 2 shows a Sierra reed attached to the […]
Dave Goodson Note: These modifications are optional. They do not change the runability or performance of the locomotive. Modification #1: Front couplerThe couplers that come installed with some of these locomotives are short-shank units. The front coupler, if the jaw is open, has about a 1″ throw, side-to-side. With the jaw closed, it is about […]
Download the PDF of this project here. Click on the icon to download this PDF project. Note: This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the […]
Aristo-Craft Trains 1:29 E8 diesel Fans of large-scale model railroading can now add a sleek E unit to their passenger-hauling fleets. The Aristo-Craft E8 is an accurate 1:29-proportion model that comes within scale inches of prototype drawings in the Model Railroader Cyclopedia Vol. 2: Diesel Locomotives (Kalmbach Publishing Co., out of print). The model has […]
At the western frontier area, a section of fence can be lowered to allow fair goers a first-hand experience at running a train. The panel holds three buttons that control separate vintage trains. A streamliner skirts the area on the blue line. Don Emmons Railway at a glance Name: Fairplex Garden Railroad Scale: Various, between […]
Download the PDF of this project here. Click on the icon to download this PDF project. Note: This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the […]
Marc Horovitz Vital statistics 1:22.5-scale figuresJust Plain Folk818 Lincoln Ave.Palmyra NJ 08065Price: $8 each (with some exceptions) Fully painted, cast-resin figures in a variety of natural poses Pros and cons Pros: Excellent detail; nicely painted; realistic colors; expressive featuresCons: Some poses a little stiff; mold lines occasionally visible Marc Horovitz Just Plain Folk is coming […]
Alan Olson Vital statistics One-Touch Critter ControlG-Scale Graphics4118 Clayton Ct.Fort Collins CO 80525Prices: Critter Control, rotary style with built-in button, $69; reed switch, $5; power switch, $5; charging jack, $5Web site: www.GScaleGraphics.net Electronic unit to manually control speed and direction of battery-powered engine; 11-page instruction manual covers basics of track-power-to-battery-power conversion, installation, and operation; basic […]
Kevin Strong Vital statistics 1:24 scale used-car-lot kitWest Coast Precision Diecast21311 Deering Ct.Canoga Park CA 91304Price $225Web site: www.wcpdi.com Cast resin, “almost assembled” kit of a typical 1960s-70s-era used car lot; includes structure, interior and exterior details, and lighting; everything prepainted. Dimensions (building only): Length, 103/8″; width, 8″; height, 10¼”. Included “tarmac” base measures 24″ […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Colorado & Southern and Pitkin Tram Scale: ½n3½ and ½n2½ (1:24 proportion narrow gauge on No. 1 and 2½-foot gauge track) Size: 11 x 18 feet Prototype: C&S narrow gauge and Gilpin Tram Period: 1940 Style: modular, walk-in Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 8.5 percent […]
