Model Train Journal

ScaleCraft wrote:I won't sell you just those. I have 6-1/2 feet of MoS. All at once. Plus power supply parts, remote gauges, all of it.

That I would like to see!

Mark in Oregon

[quote="bob turner"]And happily (?) we have finished Atlantics, and this thread can go wild. My only lament is that so few of us have photos of Atlantics to share. [quote] The only Atlantic(s) :D I have are both 3 rail; one early '90s Lionel and Williams brass, so there's probably no inter...

ScaleCraft wrote:
Boy. That can't be a Jerry White. Our mark is clearer under tender, looks much more like an "A"

Okay then; he will no doubt read this, and contact me again; will let you know what he thinks...

MM

Nice piece...

I've dabbled in Standard Gauge a little; is there a "safe" way to straighten a bent coupler (like your caboose has) without snapping it off?

MM

I received an email from a fellow who has helped me out in some of my projects; very much like "our own" Bob Turner. Anyway, he is not a member of this group, but asked me to relay the info that the "triangle" builder's plate was typically used by Jerry White...he included a shor...

Could that hopper be an Arvid Anderson (..sen?)? I once found a complete rtr ERIE one at a show for $15.00; it was in a Weaver ERIE box in amongst a bunch of other $15.00 Weaver hoppers. I'm not sure, but I don't think it's Anderson: I have one of those, and the truck bolsters are soldered brass; t...

With that in mind, this is what I'm currently working on: ...unknown brass hopper and a Scale Craft flat. Watcha' doin' to them? The flat car was lacking trucks, couplers and the brake wheel. For that, I'm simply making it operational and will leave the original finish as is. The hopper need some s...

I might get banished for asking this; but why is there so much discussion in this forum (2 rail) regarding eBay and the O Gauge Railroading forum? It seems to me that those types of talking points should be in the "crew lounge", no? :?: If you don't like either of those sites, just ignore ...

1937 - probably done by Gerry White: https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-PNsoTmjg5ERwYdyJK2nnTU4PbJCADm4kNk3Vd5RrK2QTHHe-AlRki6wMfi93ZGbpVZV51t4MhjbEwRNyGscOgg?cn=THISLIFE&res=small&ts=1678214302 With apologies if anyone still owns the copyright - original holder has departed the earth ...

bob turner wrote:Probably under a Lionel or MTH boiler. I have actually done things like this, and wound up with nice Overland superstructures. You may not think such conversions make any sense, but remember, [b]it is a hobby, and none of it makes sense to the majority.[/b]

I love it!!

Mark

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:

WindyPines-1810 wrote:Plus those Athearn trucks are, as I said, the nice older metal ones.

Yup. If I can find those as archbars, well worth it at that price.

I have a pair of the newer plastic ones; if you're interested, they're yours.

M

Not trying to be rude/nasty, but what were you expecting for $4.15? Hmm..I guess I wasn't clear. No, you were clear.... Seems like eBay is often a target here, so I thought I'd look at it from a different perspective. Although the item was not "as advertised", I am still happy with the pu...

ScaleCraft wrote:As Al Cox used to say 30 years ago, the trucks are worth five bucks!

I'm trying to remember..Westbrook flats had metal frames with WESTBROOK embossed in the center?

Yes...at least the ones I have...

M

Not trying to be rude/nasty, but what were you expecting for $4.15? Hmm..I guess I wasn't clear. Seems like eBay is often a target here, so I thought I'd look at it from a different perspective. Although the item was not "as advertised", I am still happy with the purchase, especially give...

...you just never know. Let me begin by saying eBay has supplied me with 90-95% of all my train stuff; 90-95% of the time, I have received exactly what I was expecting. There have been the occasional "hic-ups", but never anything I couldn't either fix myself or get a refund. Case in point:...