We visited the WCMRR Club Show & Sale on April 19, 2015. The event was mostly a sale, but there were some nice model train displays. In order of scale, smallest to largest: N scale – very nice, small layout. HO scale – the WCMRR Club modular layout. O27 (Lionel) scale – classic three […]
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Russell Shilling
Last fall we found that carpenter ants had invaded a Bachmann box in our storage building. We put out baits that should have killed them, but this spring the ants were still vigorously there. So we moved the box to our patio, to eliminate the “hill” and rescue the model trains. Here is the box, […]
Seattle Car and Foundry Co. Logging Disconnects This kit is for 3 pair or 6 of the above disconnect. It comes with 12 side frames, 12 end frames, 6 log bunks, 12 log bunk stops, 6 brake wheels, 6 lock pawls, 24 journal lids, 6 wood cross beams, 6 wood longitudinal beams, 12 Sierra Valley […]
See part 1 here. The SPJRR Howe Truss Bridge kit usually has stringers for track laid during the construction of the deck. I decided to take a different approach. I wanted a more realistic depiction of the type of stringers real railroads used on wooden bridges and trestles. And, I was going to take advantage […]