Model Train Journal

Not to shabby for 2.3M. Couldn’t touch that for 3.3M in Maryland. Host a couple weddings a month and you could probably cover the mortgage.

The Dry goods store sells coffins? I thought they would sell clamps and stuff like that It looks great!!! Thank you guys for your nice comments. Ben logging and mining is a tough business :lol: those 55 gallon drums are filled with embalming fluid :lol: It’s kind of a one stop shop type situation

After you get the basic block-painting done, give the figure an overspray of clear gloss. This is important when you go to the next step. You need the wash to flow to cracks and crevices, not soak into/stain flat paint Hi Paul, I’ve been working on some figure painting and I hope to post some resul...

Sadly that boxcar above this hasn’t changed much :lol:. I’ve been trying to avoid the forums lately, you know me and forums :lol: I’m still modeling and tried to go a little more detailed on Jeffersons dry goods, my first resin kit. I used a few of the built in filters on iPhone to capture what this...

Here you go Butch. Couple a fellas here that can help you out. Might ease the hobby is dying crowd as well.

https://youtu.be/spdLuiBy2gE?si=wEpbxD0B4Uqz9PwI

Blunami seems to be the latest rage as of late. Lots of guys on you tube doing demos and installs. Norm Charboneau has done some pretty insightful videos on Blunami. I’m not sure what the advantages are over DCC or Legacy, I do know they haven’t worked out the synchronized smoke but that’s probably ...

Yes. I searched the sold items and screen captured nearly everything in On3 or O scale 2 rail he had listed. Took a while but I like having it for references or future builds.

I contacted the seller out of curiosity. Here’s his reply: He was an aircraft electrician. He had true love for narrow gauge locomotive and equipment. He had some real locomotives as well. Was very much a prototype modeler. Here’s a few more I lifted from eBay before they sold. https://i.ibb.co/b5Xg...

If anyone knows who this guy is I’d figure it would be some one here. I came across his collection on eBay. Seller is Train-West.LLC beautiful models, mostly On3 but here is a pic of an O scale 2 rail freight car. All looks to be scratch built! Here’s a link to the seller, enjoy! https://ebay.us/m/T...

I’ve always been curious about how you prep that brass body for paint. Is that some type of automotive primer that goes on before the finish paint? Also, do you pre treat that brass before you prime it? Really beautiful, I love the daylight livery.

This thread is why we need the CCL

Looks great Paul! Is this going to have the snowy, sparkling look of the other Christmas structures you’ve built in the past? I can’t say how much I love those structures. I think I’ve watched you do those for a few years now and I must say it really does get me into the Christmas spirit. That being...

Don’t you think giving them a drivers license and letting them vote was enough?

Lionel 300 Hellgate repurposed as a highway bridge: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54251616846_50eb73a7f4_b.jpg Some nice diecast as well. This is a really nice looking scene Paul! Regarding Wayne’s photo. Right or wrong who is policing this kind of stuff? Seems it would be a nearly impossible...