Model Train Journal

NEW BACKDROP FOR DOOR LAYOUT
new backdrop by Wayne Benda, on Flickr

Jim K wrote:A relay shed from Clever Models. I hope they are still around.

They are still around. Your Relay Shed is still in their catalog.
http://clevermodels.squarespace.com/catalog-pg-07x/

Jim K wrote:A test of the Norad early warning system to see if I could post a photo to this site!

It's Roy Earle, the notorious bank robber, returning to Model Train Journal. Did they let you out of jail, Roy, or did you escape again?

Whatever, I am happy to see you posting again!

Well, it is still excellent. Especially the nail heads on the roof. I have never seen that feature modeled.

Thank you for the comments, Healey.

I found the wrong video. You gave the correct video:=> https://youtu.be/h3zO0zm5FTU?si=dCigXoODQob6bAnT

Thank you.

healey36 wrote: ...looks okay for the tinplate layout.

Looks fabulous.

I do wonder about the building's right and left sides. Is the light brown area something that the printer did?

https://youtu.be/h3zO0zm5FTU?si=dCigXoODQob6bAnT

Edit 1: Changed the video URL.

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Oakworth Station - West Yorkshire, England Oakworth Station is located in the village of Oakworth, near Keighley in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England. It serves as an intermediate stop on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55192730445_b29c50be68_o.jpg With the hood off of the GP-7, I can see that it has a universal, series-connected motor. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55192480913_f99e07e1d7_o.jpg The motor growls at 6.2 VAC on the rails, drawing 1.2 Amps as it pushes the tra...

Out on the mainline it was doing laps like a banshee: Meaning? Is it doing laps at full throttle? Throttle fidelity on prewar Lionel is pretty lacking...best described as fast and faster. I've tried using a #88 rheostat between the transformer and the track, but that doesn't offer much improvement....

Oh,oh! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55186487948_73ec4a3922_o.jpg Mama, just killed a man Working on Southern GP-7, accidentally hit his head, now he's dead Mama, life had just begun But now I've gone and thrown it all away Mama, ooh, didn't mean to make you cry If I'm not back again this time...

healey36 wrote:Got the 226E back on the track this week:

That is a nice engine.

I wonder if it would negotiate O-27 27" curves?

Who holds the record for the most stuff on a model railroad? Maybe it is Stef.
https://modelrailwaylayoutsplans.com/li ... uts-stefs/