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Re: Dabbling in O scale (was Re: [S-Scale]
.Thanks Jace for recalling the Crown reefer.? I thought it a reasonable choice for those on the scale side of the tracks and the hi-side too!? Crown did offer a MILW version of the car that I would
By Bob Werre · #174694 ·
Re: Layout Progress
Brook, The 5 tracks are part of the staging yard and the helix is a single track is a ¡®parallel¡¯ mainline track that links the staging level to the main level. Ben Trousdale
By Ben · #174693 ·
Re: Layout Progress
Ben, This is the first 5-track helix I've ever seen in any scale.? I see on the NASG website that there is one photo of your layout showing 11 parallel tracks.? Yours must be the largest S layout
By Brooks Stover · #174692 ·
Re: SHS SW's
Not in their mindset. At heart, they are a toy company. Talmadge C 'TC' Carr Sn42 and Mn42 in 1923 group_list@...
By Talmadge C 'TC' Carr · #174691 ·
Re: Layout Progress
Nice
By Scott Lister · #174690 ·
Layout Progress
We were away for 8 days and progress on the helix stopped. ?It¡¯s resumed. ?The first strands of the mighty spline have almost made the first lap. ?In one of the pictures you can glimpse part of
By Ben · #174689 ·
Re: Black Friday Sale
Jim, Check your spam again. I replied this morning. Thanks, Stephen
By Stephen Floyd · #174688 ·
Re: PRS 50' Boxcars
Sold Jace Kahn ________________________________ Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:28 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [S-Scale] FS: PRS 50' Boxcars All excess to requirements, no
By JGG KahnSr · #174687 ·
FS: SHS CPR SW-9 #7402
Looks pretty mint to me, little evidence of being run, minor wear to box. Asking $175 and shipping or best reasonable offer (like Ed Loizeaux, I get to decide what is reasonable) Jace Kahn
By JGG KahnSr · #174686 ·
Dabbling in O scale (was Re: [S-Scale] SHS SW's
Crown Model Products made O scale wood side refrigerator cars, single-sheathed boxcars, and (I think it was¡ªat least a third type) steel ARA boxcars in O scale. Weaver later bought the line, as
By JGG KahnSr · #174685 ·
Re: Bob Werre in Railroad Model Craftsman
I was hoping someone posted about this, because I was just about to! Excellent photo, Bob! Truly a work of art, and no, not exaggerating at all. Joe Coen
By Joe C. · #174684 ·
Re: SHS SW's
I thought those Atlas cars and engines is what Lionel should have done with the old AF tooling to help S eventually blend or appeal to the scale side.? I've ended up with a stockcar (CNW), boxcar
By Bob Werre · #174683 ·
Re: SHS SW's
Yes, Red Caboose used the basic Atlas drive under the GP-9 shell they developed and sold most of those as complete ready-to-run units, both in scale and three-rail. They were pretty expensive and
By JGG KahnSr · #174682 ·
Re: Bill's cool new parts for High Hood GP35
Bill, neat SD60 coupler box, sent PayPal for 2 sets. Charles Williams ________________________________ Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 5:29 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject:
By Charles Williams · #174681 ·
Re: SHS SW's
The drive was adequate for the cars Atlas offered.? The cars were relatively thin plastic, had plastic trucks, wheels, a sort of Lionel-compatible coupler and had no weights (or no serious weights)
By Rich Gajnak · #174680 ·
Re: SHS SW's
The Roco rolling stock was pretty good for its time--the 1970s. I used to carry a small amount of O scale in my hobby shop back in the 90s. IIRC, there was the aforementioned ore car, a mill gon, and
By Brian Jackson · #174679 ·
Re: Rail joiners
I suspect the tab is as thick as it is due to casting requirements. A friend of mine that does casting tells me that a long thin part makes it difficult to get the molten metal to flow all the way
By Michael Eldridge · #174678 ·
Calamity Jane visits area
I tune into a group about South Dakota and it's history.? In this case the old West character of Calamity Jane is mentioned.? If anybody recalls I have featured many of the names in my RR--Deadwood,
By Bob Werre · #174677 ·
Revised Smoky Mtn Model Works coupler boxes
My coupler boxes, designed to fit Kadee 802/805 and Inventive Models' couplers, have been converted to 3D resin-printing. Only "grey" color is now available. The web page has been edited accordingly
By Jim King · #174676 ·
Re: SHS SW's
You are doubly? correct about Enhorning because they can still live under different names.? I've never run my BN unit but my understanding was that the drive was pretty weak.? To that end, the
By Bob Werre · #174675 ·