Model Train Journal

Clever bit of fun there.

Sadly, today's modelers want to know when someone will import one for them...which sucks the fun right out of the hobby.

I think 60" is O Scale's rock bottom minimum. You can get a 72" Pacific around that, and maybe 70 foot passenger cars. If you choose to define with those boundary conditions and limitations, then maybe yes. Fortunately for many, there is much in O scale that falls within much smaller limi...

Nobody has opinions on that M1? I guess it is not a bargain, since it is on its second stint as a "buy it now". The "right Person" just has not seen it yet. Many are going to be put off by that missing smokebox front and pilot. Not all have the wherewithal to respond to even the...

healey36 wrote:........Future Floor Wax.........

Seem that I recall it was rebranded as Pledge Floor product. I'd bet that there are several alternatives out there...

Different caboose.....Walthers kit from 1957 according to the plans. https://photos.smugmug.com/Cabeese/Walthers-Bay-Window-2026/i-qkwMKBT/0/MdQPJ3qKL2NTmcmLsWS83PJqBcjffmXckKzFnbd9b/X2/Bay%20Window%2012a-X2.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Cabeese/Walthers-Bay-Window-2026/i-Kq7WVSc/0/MNvkkDSQbJkZnFfQ...

bob turner wrote:......... a 74" radius loop.

As I suspected - not possible to fit that in my layout room,

I think it was a paper wrapper that he added the rivets and then lettered. it feels heavy enough to be a wood dowel tank like the Walthers cars were. I am not sure why it's all wrinkled up though, maybe moisture at some point? I have posted it here before and I think it was Sarge that linked to a p...

Note that, unlike the real thing, it has all flanges. I have this aversion to blind drivers, and have maybe only two models with them. It could be that our flanges are so much bigger than the real thing scaled down that I choke on the appearance of a blind driver. Both of my H6's have the 2 center ...

......... the underside of the Pratt looks nothing like the Lobaugh 1950s version..... Markedly different. One looks very organized and planned; the other a bit haphazard. There might be a story there... I am the only member here right now, but there are between 83 and 125 guests At the time when I...

Interesting listing. Drive is an older 3 rail Pittman trolley drive. I've got nothing on the reverse lever...

bob turner wrote:I think CloudConnect worked. It sends the modified photo to Downloads, but then I just hit "save as" and apparently it worked.

When confronted with an unknown image file format, there's almost always a free web based conversion site available.

We tried to re-do the file extension. Wouldn't take it. I am considering using one of the available conversion sites, but with Windows 11 it seems too easy to get bugs. Odd. That's a standard change. Win11 is weird.... They have to keep improving stuff that used to work. Otherwise they wouldn't hav...

Turns out that an update on my computer transfers jpeg images into jfif, automatically. It is not supposed to do that, and it didn't, until a recent update. So unfortunately, Shutterfly expects jpeg, and when I try to give it jfif images, it simply indicates " up yours, buddy." Well, not ...

It came out fantastic! Okay...... maybe I'm too hard on myself? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Considering what one builder gets for his cabooses/cabeese on Yardsale, I would think this would easily sell at one of your local shows (or EB) for good $$$$. I wish! Maybe dropping it on Yardsale to test that i...

Finally closed out this caboose project -- most of the resin was workable, but I did have to replace the entire main roof, and adjust how the end platforms were mounted. But overall I think it came out reasonably acceptable. https://photos.smugmug.com/Cabeese/WP-Caboose/i-L6C5Qh6/0/MSF8mx7QVFkf5QhJZ...