20 Years of the Blue Ridge Stemwinder CD

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CD review 20 Years of the Blue Ridge Stemwinder Chris Ford 928 Landing Oaks Drive Collierville TN 38017 Price: $42.50 Website: http://cfordart.com You may not have heard of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad but, if you’ve got a Bachmann 4-6-0, you’re running a model of one of their locomotives. The ET&WNC was […]

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Accucraft passenger cars

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Marc Horovitz 1:32 scale, gauge-1 passenger cars Accucraft 33268 Central Avenue Union City CA 94587 Price: $340 ea.; $2,040/set of six Website: www.accucraft.com Set of six mostly metal streamlined passenger cars; plastic floor and underbody; smooth sides; glazed windows; metal trucks; full interiors; soft plastic or rubber diaphragms; set includes baggage car, coach (2), diner, […]

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Model Rectifier Corp walk-around throttle

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Marc Horovitz Hand-held remote throttle Model Rectifier Corporation (MRC) 80 Newfield Avenue Edison NJ 08837 Price: $42.98 Website: www.modelrectifier.com Hand-held walk-around throttle (#0001325) to be used with MRC 9900 and 9950 powerpacks. Dimensions: length, 41/2″; width, 23⁄8″; thickness, 7⁄8″. Weight (not including cord), 2 1/2 oz. Pros: Lightweight, hand-held device gives walk-around capability for controlling […]

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MTH Dash 8 locomotive

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Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 1:32 scale, GE Dash 8 MTH Electric Trains 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive Columbia MD, 21046 Price $749.95 Website: www.mthtrains.com 1:32 scale, gauge 1, plastic and metal GE Dash 8 diesel locomotive; analog DC, AC, DCC, and MTH DCS-compatible control. Dimensions: length, 26″ (excluding couplers); width, 4″, height, 57⁄8″. In 1:32 scale, […]

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How to disassemble and paint a large-scale locomotive

How to disassemble and paint a large-scale locomotive

Name:    Chris Haon Railroad Name:    L.P. & C.L. Railroad Location:    Marietta, GA Scale:    1:29 Theme:    Anytown, USA Description:    In this multi part video series I will be taking apart a locomotive and walk you through the steps on how to paint it and decal it. I will be adding more videos so be on the […]

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Solutions for train storage

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1. Behind a raised Colorado railway, a magnificent 20′ train barn doubles as a street scene of local Leadville storefronts, circa 1890. All three pictured trains fit inside, along with spare rolling stock. Also notice the red running shed over the portal on Bob Ferrero’s Red Cliff Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Bob Ferrero 2. […]

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Building a concrete car barn

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Gary likes the durability of concrete buildings. Scratchbuilding means that one can add features like diamond panes and automatic doors, as well as copy plans from the prototype. Gary Condry Gary Condry Wooster, Ohio, Zone 6 Concrete I modeled Cleveland Railway’s Wooster Office and Interurban Car Barn. I used QUIKRETE Vinyl Concrete Patcher, which I […]

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Building a Lionel enginehouse

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The local paper ran a story on Trevor’s FC&W. Here, two of the 300 guests inspect the trains and Lionel-kit engine shed built by Trevor. Also notice the plastic clerestory-roofed industrial building, which could house an engine. Nancy Norris Trevor Park Trevor Park Trevor Park Trevor Park Trevor Park Trevor Park Trevor Park Trevor Park […]

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Building a recycled metal enginehouse

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Craig actually works in a railroad shop, which he modeled when scratchbuilding his scale metal engine house. The roof came from a fluorescent light fixture. Nancy Norris Craig Lund Craig Lund Craig Lund Craig Lund Craig Lund Craig Lund Craig Lund Craig Lund Denver, Colorado Recycled metal I like to use “used” items in my […]

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