Model Train Journal

Glad to hear you got the web issues sorted, Robert. Sometimes computer problems are just painful (unless you are adept at dealing with them). I am not. At least it wasn't a hardware issue.

Those pics are very dark...let me try again in some better light.

October York is in the books...good show, quite crowded (at least while I was there). When I got down to the member halls at 0940 where registration/admission takes place, the line at the door stretched about a hundred yards out into the parking lot. The main thing I was there to find was the three-...

Will do...probably around eight o’clock my time (seven o’clock your time).

Sarge is looking for a Hornby coach to complete a childhood set. It's one of those faux teak ones. I've seen a few Marklin that look similar, but not Hornby. I can't imagine who is buying this new stuff. The only thing that appeals to me is the Lionel "Russian" decapods, but they quickly l...

York this week...who's going? Nah...... Thursday's been lopped off the schedule...might be interesting to see what that and the crappy economy does to attendence. Seems that folks have way too much money to spend on stuff that they really do not need, :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Can't argue with ...

Yup, good day for working at the bench. Only the upper 40's here and damp. Good dog weather (tough to get the retriever to come inside).

I'm still a fan of the two-foot rule, although close-up photography can reveal all of the flaws. At the end of the day, it's really just a matter of taste.

I was looking through old photos the other day and these two popped up in proximity. I was struck by the similarity of the schemes: An ETS reefer: https://live.staticflickr.com/7825/44660235130_2fdbe3ae88_z.jpg Ninety years earlier, an Ives boxcar: https://live.staticflickr.com/4848/31465793017_c621...

Greg, about ten years ago I bought myself an OptiVisor...that thing has helped immensely with detail work. An old desk lamp has also been helpful. I recall painting 1/700-scale IJN airplane markings when I was much younger without glasses or any magnification, but those days are long gone. When it c...

Those look terrific, Greg, especially that third one down. They look ready for “action”, lol. Nothing beats a figure with a bit of good detail, and your paint job is exquisite!

Son of a...just bought a new electric snow-blower.

Still lots of structures and scenery work left...

That's the best part, George. Benchwork, tracklaying, wiring, not so much (at least for me).

Looking good, man. Thanks for the link.

Paul R.

As they used to say, "that and a dime will get you a cup of coffee" (now $6.85 at Starbucks, lol). I've no idea how I got to 4000 posts over there, other than I post a lot of pics. OGF has the advantage that they will host your photos...you don't need to have a 3rd-party hosting service to...

Finished off the paper Marx station:



Changed up the roof for a textured spray-paint version. Turned out okay, for what it is.

LOL, how old is Peachy? 15? 35? Tough to tell.

I didn’t realize they’d renumbered the locomotive in the reissue. Still looks like a 2037-500, though.

I also found the high prices interesting. The originals seem to go for serious money, but the repops from the 1990s are a bit more reasonable. I've gotten the 6464-series boxcars for less than twenty bucks each. Others are hit or miss...definitely requires a bit of patience if you don't want to spe...