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Location scouting is a vital part of filmmaking. A movie-production company sends an advance team to review scenery, camera angles, lighting, weather, and more. We are one-person studios but we need to include location scouting, too, including scouting the rolling stock, the trains and their stories, structures, and environment; time and lighting conditions; camera locations; […]
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A Grizzly Flats volunteer educates attendees about the restoration work being done on the Grizzly Flats Chloe locomotive. Steven Stepanek Chloe’s first class passenger car, No. 7 Stephen van Cleave The LGB 50th anniversary RhB class Ge 4/4 II Electric Locomotive on display. (Look for a review of this product in the December 2018 issue […]
Photo 1 If at first you don’t succeed, get better materials, says Stan Ames, whose previous viaduct lasted less than five years. This strong and graceful viaduct, a good fit in Massachusetts, is in its ninth year serving the SJR&P. Read how in Regional reports. Stan Ames Photo 2 A master of mechanical principles and […]
Nancy Norris Common name: Dwarf balsam fir, dwarf silver fir Latin name: Abies balsamea ‘Nana’ Plant type: Dwarf conifer USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-8 Cultural needs: Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil; sun or part shade Plant size: 10″ in 10 years Dwarf silver fir’s dark green, fragrant needles (silver underneath) form a compact mound. Trim lower […]
Mamod Brunel LGB Napa Valley Wine Train Fall-themed Egg Haulers Piko 25-ton diesel Engines & rolling stock Mamod Ltd, Unit 1A, Summit Crescent Industrial Estate, Smethwick, West Midlands B66 1BT, United Kingdom, has released a model of a small diesel-electric locomotive in 16mm scale called Brunel. The engine, battery powered by eight AA rechargeable batteries […]
Marc Horovitz 1:32 scale, gauge 1, live-steam 0-6-0T Accucraft 33260 Central Ave Union City CA 94587 Price: $1,156 Website: www.accucraft.com Gauge 1, 1:32 scale, live-steam model of a Victory-class 0-6-0T; all-metal construction; gas fired; single-flue boiler; two double acting, piston-valve cylinders; piston-valve reversing via a lever in the cab; all drivers flanged; displacement lubricator with […]
Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 1:20.3 scale, three-truck Shay Missouri Locomotive Company PO Box 243 Jefferson City MO 65102 Price: $1,995 + $90 s&h Website: http://moloco.biz 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 model of a Lima three-truck Shay; electrically powered; all-metal construction; directional lighting; four-foot minimum radius; ready for installation of sound, smoke, and other electronics; motor geared to […]
A “vignette” is a small portrait whose edges fade into the background without a definite border, or a brief episode. Vignette is my word for a video scene from a story that is unfinished or only partially told. Al Tillman’s railway was undergoing a major renovation on the day we visited but it had several […]
Photo 1 Before I go any further, I want to share a feature of OnShape that you might like to try. You will have to create an account, but that’s easy. I covered this before and the process is straightforward. Once you sign in, you will see a page that looks like the one below […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page You won’t find the Grosser’s railway in a basement. Instead, they’ve built a 7½” gauge ride-on railroad empire on their rolling property in Southern Kentucky. In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, you’ll get to explore a battery-powered locomotive, 200-pound freight cars equipped with […]
