General Discussion (Model Railroader)

Guilford Guy wrote:

Hey I'm alex, I model the B&M and the Midland New England(part of NEAT) in HO and the Assabet Valley (strong relations to the B&M) in G

Hello again, nice to see another NEAT member. Where's Yoshi; we could get all the RRs but PCRR.

Welcome guys!

Bennett: Sound interesting. I like the SP too, but not in that same era. I like the 1970s-1980s.

David: I wish I had that kind of space.

Coborn35 yeah i remember when you guys had the Minnesota North Stars. Glad you have a team again. They're young but getting better. I can't talk much crap about the Wild though cause it seems they have been in the playoffs more the past few years than the Kings have =p oh well i still love my team. that's what it's all about right?

Pictures coming soon everyone....

Where you can see the wood in the first and last pictures...that's where water is going to be. A harbor. And the styrofoam peice jetting out is going to be a pier. I don't think I said before, but obviously i model HO. And I'm a big sucker for weathering rolling stock =)

bnsf97 wrote:

Where you can see the wood in the first and last pictures...that's where water is going to be. A harbor. And the styrofoam peice jetting out is going to be a pier. I don't think I said before, but obviously i model HO. And I'm a big sucker for weathering rolling stock =)

Hey BNSF, I noticed you like ice-hockey. Not only do I play it, but my favorite NHL team is the New York Islanders!

Hey guys. I found out MB Klein is taking orders till they get them.... So I will get my locomotive.

It's a bit of presure... So many things are popping up that i want. Daylight passenger cars that are accurate, new GS-4s, TTT-6s, FEF-2 and 3s, the list goes on.

I gotta work on the layout... not buy engines!

Hello everyone. Since this thread seems to be catching on I might as well join in.

My alias is Yoshi; I'm not willing to give my real name. I'm 15. My location is as specific as I'm willing to be unless we are planning to meet in a public place. That's all you really need to know about me personally. Ask for anymore and I'll never speak to you again out of fear that you are a stalker. That should help break the ice.

I model a fictional shortline called the Vermont And South Troy (VAST) Slogans are "Business thinks vast, business ships VAST", or "Think fast, ship VAST". The route follows the former B&M Cheshire route from Bellows Falls, VT to Winchendon, MA, from which it turns south over the Heywood line to Gardner, MA. Between Bellows Falls and Winchendon it passes through the major town of Keene, NH and the line's summit at South Troy, NH. Also included in the route is the line from Keene, NH to Bennington, NH as well as a fictional branch from Bellows Falls to Westminster Heights, VT. My current layout is 7x11 modeling the Westminster Heights branch, butI have 15x30 allocated for expansion in which to model the route between Bellows Falls and Keene, NH. The next phase of construction has already begun.

My fictional line has been merged into a fictional system called NEAT, New England & Atlantic Transportation. The group running the system, the Boston Area Rail Fans, or BARF, was spearheaded by Guilford Guy and I. We are planning a round-robin group and a physical interchange system. We are open to teen modelers across New England, with the center of membership currently in Metrowest Boston. Come check us out:

http://neatrailcorportation.googlepages.com/

Yes, we know corporation is spelled wrong, you can blame Guilford Guy. ;-).

The current membership is all HO, but other scales are definitely welcome in the round-robin. The only thing that they will be unable to participate in is the physical interchange system. 

Hey guys. Well I did some "Rail Fanning" on my layout. I have my full roster here, except. A P2K ATSF SD45 which will be patched to WC in the future, an Atlas Master WC GP40 3005, and an Athearn WC SW1500. (Oh wow 3 locomotives [sarcasm]). I'm hoping to get 2 SD45s IF Athearn makes a WC version. They I might get a Guy I know to paint up a Bachmann Spectrum in my favorite WC loco, 7548.

Tim: I would like to see some picture when your layout get's going. Do you have any pictures of your old layout?

Well today I heard a horn down by the depot in Iron Ridge. Nothing much. A SB train stops down there daily to switch crew. So hoping I can get another GP40 to add to my collection I head down to the depot thinking nothing much about it. But When I turn the corner into Bob's Hot Dogs Parking lot it took me my surprise. A former ATSF SD45 was sitting in front of the depot. Now this is Rare, mainly on the Rock Creek Sub it gets the GP40s, or GP7Ms. Behind it was WC 3005.

Now I thought I wouldn't get 3005 so I started to pack up. But then I see the crew get into the locomotive cab. So they take off and I get one more shot of 3005. Not the best in the world but I still go her

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So I quick Grab my camera and run over the Grade Crossing. I get a quick shot of her going across. I sure hope this is a sign that more SD45s are to come

MilwaukeeRoad-Cool! I play hockey too! Greatest sport on earth

WCFan-Thanks for the compliments! I like your roster, especially that ATSF! haha dont feel too bad, I only have 1 locomotive and 1 dummy. Im looking for an ATSF GP30 or 35 to add next.