I'm still packing for the move and finding things that have been hidden for ages:
This is a freelance excess height boxcar. Kitbashed from 2 Athearn 40' highcube boxcars. Very crude I'm afraid, but effective from a distance. Unfortunately the 2 bodies used were slightly different, one was nice and crisp, the other not so crisp.
A coc-cor gondola lowered on Accurail trucks and kadees added. It needs the grabs etc tarted up. When weighted a reasonable runner.
A Marx flatcar an
Just found these images of a 'bare bones', a 4 foot mini layout from 2007
Take a some code 75 peco track and some second hand medium points. There is a small traverser that allows shunting between the sidings. This with the points allows limited run rounds. It got as far as some ballast and greenery before if went on ebay.
Easy to operate, but not economically viable to sell. The postage is the killer.
The stock is Kadee boxcars and an Atlas S-2 with an MRC sound decoder. It was easy
An old shot from the archive.
The black GP-7 is an Atlas/Kato from the early 90's. I went to the model railway shop in Eastbourne and asked to see the 'new' Atlas GP-7. The running was outstanding, at £42 very expensive. I went home with the non dynamic brake version. The following week I went back and got the other one. Both were in Canadian National green. They were repainted using Humbrol Dirty Black. A tip from someone else was to open the tin and decant off the clear liquid from the top
My main road for US modelling is the Southern. Like the Southern in the UK they were very fond on innovation. They would have a idea and soon something would pop out of the workshop. Here are a couple of my test runs to use up some Athearn cars:-
This is a Pulp Rack (used to carry sawn tree trunks across the wagon, no securing). Its an Athearn 40' flatcar with box car ends grafted on.
The next a Boxcar with hopper doors, slope sheets and extended sides. I used an Athearn Reefer for this on
Just getting used to this blogging lark.
I started in HO in the early 90's with the purchase of an Athearn F7 with a huge open frame motor and brass wheels. Instantly attracted to the slow running. A lot of water under the bridge since then.
I am waiting a house move and will need to rationalise my excess stock (too many loco's).
Currently trying to discipline myself into a south eastern US backwaters layout, prpoably dual period - 50's and early 90's.
The images below are from
Just need to fit a decoder, new axle gears and do something about the fuel tank.
An NW5 was an early EMD attempt at a 1000hp roadswitcher. Very few made, the Southern had one!!!
I took the chassis from a P2K GP18 and a couple of spare bodies from Athearn BB SW's.
Much filing later, plus a modicum of evergreen and it's just passable.
