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Our little scale trees really make or break the scale quality of our railway gardens. Did you know you could choose from several methods of keeping trees in scale? Here are three practices, but we’ll focus on the third. One approach, planting genetically miniature* plants, ensures almost no pruning for quite a long time but […]
Marc Horovitz Micro planer Proxxon Prox-Tech, Inc. PO Box 1909 Hickory NC 28603 US Price: $890 Website: http://shop.prox-tech.com Miniature planer; plastic housing over heavy aluminum castings; two cutters; 6,000 rpm; 1/4-horse motor; constant automatic feed rate; infinitely adjustable feed depth in .05mm (around .002″) increments; wrenches supplied; instruction manual supplied; replacement blades available; feed rate, […]
Marc Horovitz 1:24 scale plans and construction guide for three-story mill Stoneworks PO Box 190 Shell Knob MO 65747 Price: $17 Website: www.RRStoneworks.com Full-size plans and construction guide for building a three-story grist-mill structure in cement (#7116); three 24″ x 36″ sheets of drawings, photos, and instructions; one four page 81/2″ x 11″ pamphlet of […]
Nancy Norris Gauge 1, 7/8″ scale, Welsh slate-wagon kit The Train Department 26 Coral Dr. Hazlet NJ 07730 Price: $75 Website: www.thetraindepartment.com Welsh slate-wagon kit in 7⁄8″ scale (#TD5105); major parts, laser-cut steel; white-metal detail castings; curly-spoke wheels from Sierra Valley; instructions supplied Pros: Good instructions; helpful drawings; industrial strength, all-metal construction; plenty of detail […]
Name: Ilya Krishtal Railroad Name: Zavoronki Railroad Location: Russia, Zavoronki village Scale: 1:22.5 Theme: First winter day run! Description: I installed special equipment in my Baldwin Forney 2-4-4 steam locomotive. Now I can run this locomotive on battery power with radio control even in winter! Russian winters are always very cold and snowy and this […]
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Download the PDF of this project here. 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 break lines to create the larger piece. PLEASE NOTE: This […]
Download the PDF of this project here. 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 break lines to create the larger piece. PLEASE NOTE: This […]
Marc Horovitz Stainless-steel truss bridge American Made Steel Bridge Inc. PO Box 151 Winter Haven FL 33884 Price: See text Website: www.americanmadesteelbridges.com Truss bridge (#11036) for gauge-1 track; all stainless-steel construction from sheet metal; spot-welded construction; some assembly required; screws and nuts supplied; some holes must be drilled; instructions supplied. Dimensions: Length overall, 36″; width, […]
Kevin Strong Battery conversion module G-Scale Graphics 4118 Clayton Ct. Fort Collins CO 80525 Prices: Floor mount, $39; door mount, $29 Website: www.gscalegraphics.net Power-and-charging-interface circuit for battery R/C installations; two versions—one for mounting in a power car, one for mounting to the floor of a locomotive; power switch, charging jack, and 5-amp fuse included Pros: […]
Kevin Strong Radio-control system for large-scale trains G-Scale Graphics 4118 Clayton Ct. Fort Collins CO 80525 Prices: Railboss 4 receiver, $89; six-button transmitter, $89 Website: www.gscalegraphics.net Railboss 4 radio-control system; 2.4 gHz; controls speed, direction, plus four sound and/or light functions, with automation capability Pros: Small transmitter size; easy installation; simple operation; low-battery warning Cons: […]
Marc Horovitz 1:24 scale, gauge-1 streetcar Hartland Locomotive Works PO Box 1743 LaPorte IN 46352 Price: $335.95 Website: www.h-l-w.com All-plastic model of a two-truck Birney streetcar; one powered truck; directional lighting; illuminated interior; power pickup from wheels only (all wheels); dummy trolley poles. Dimensions: Length, 18″; width, 4″; height (over roof), 5¾” Pros: Good […]
