Marc Horovitz 16mm scale coach kit Brandbright Ltd. Unit 3 Holland Business Park Holland Way Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 7TA United Kingdom Price: £57.50 + s&h Website: http://brandbright.co.uk 16mm scale, all-wood coach kit (#PS23); white-metal and brass detail parts; supplied without wheels and couplers; laser-cut wooden parts; tab-and-slot construction; window glazing; full interior; painting guide; […]
Garden Railways: The Complete Collection 1984-2015 Kalmbach Publishing Co. PO Box 1612 Waukesha WI 53187 Price: $89.95 Website: www.KalmbachHobbyStore.com Pros: Two-DVD set contains all issues of Garden Railways from 1984 through 2015, plus scaled plans and the Sidestreet Banner; definitive archival collection; functional and attractive user interface; fast searches Cons: Text sharpness of early issues […]
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Name: Rob Mackay-Wood Forum User Name: RobMW Railroad Name: AddleDoo Bush Tramway Location: Brisbane, Australia Scale: G Scale Theme: Bush Logging and Mining in Australia/New Zealand (Freelance) Description: In light of the October 2017 article in GRW on gradients, I thought this video of my Regner Lumberjack climbing a steep 11% grade (1:8.5) might be […]
Special note: All photos courtesy of Aileen Elizabeth Photography For many, garden railways are a unique hobby, but for Jack, a garden railway was a “special wish.” A Special Wish Foundation, North Central Ohio Chapter (“Special Wish”), is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to granting the wishes of children under the age of twenty-one who […]
Photo 1 This plunging waterfall is on the author’s Hoot ’n’ Holler Railroad in northern Ohio. It is “pondless,” with an underground pump reservoir beneath the mill. Don Parker Photo 2 The waterwheel from the mill in photo 1 is built around a section of 4″ plastic drain pipe. Don Parker Photo 3 This telltale […]
Photo 1 On the gravel division of the author’s Aggie (a 7/8″ railway at 1:13.7 scale), work piles up, but it’s time to take a break on the front steps. Lake Phillips welded steel stairs and wrap-around decking for the ceramic mine office, modeled after one in Wales by Chris Greenwald (C&N Designs—candndesigns@msn.com). The raised […]
Marc Horovitz 1:32 scale, gauge 1, live-steam 4-4-2 Accucraft 33268 Central Ave Union City CA 94587 Price: $3,700 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:32 scale, gauge-1 model of a Pennsylvania E-6 Atlantic; locomotive-type boiler with five flues; superheater; 60 psi blowoff pressure; alcohol fired; hand pump in tender; axle pump on rear driven axle; bypass system; water glass; […]
Marc Horovitz 1:19 scale, gauge 0 or 1, hopper-wagon kit Brandbright Ltd. Unit 3, Holland Business Park Holland Way Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 7TA United Kingdom Price £27.50 ea; £97.50/four (less wheels and couplers) Website: www.brandbright.co.uk Laser-cut wooden kit (#GS19) for a British narrow gauge, four-wheel hopper car (wagon); white-metal and other hardware supplied; instruction […]
Marc Horovitz Hot-wire cutter Proxxon 2555 Tate Blvd. SE Hickory NC 28601 Price: $109.80 Website: www.proxxon.com Hot-wire foam cutter (Thermocut 115/E); 115V; adjustable wire tension; adjustable wire angle; built-in protractor; built-in angle gauge with fence; adjustable wire temperature; on/off switch; user’s manual. Dimensions: Base depth, 15 3/4″; overall depth, 20 1/2″; base width, 11 3/4″; […]
Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge-1 passenger cars USA Trains PO Box 100 Malden MA 02148 Prices: All cars are $479.95 ea. except the Vista Dome and observation, which are $499.95 ea. Website: www.usatrains.com Mostly metal passenger cars; extruded aluminum body; five different body styles; sprung, diecast-metal trucks with metal wheels; LED interior lighting; opening doors […]
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