Sunday Photo Fun 5/1/11

[bigdogjeff]

I thought i start this up with my brand new PRR Mountain By MTH love the whistle on this thing sounds like a deep fog horn.

 

 

 

[Seayakbill]

 A Coca-Cola special pulls through the yard powered by Atlas Spokane Portland & Seattle F-3's with Kris Model Trains Coca-Cola freight cars.

 

[dsmith]

I built my own logging skeleton cars complete with "real" logs.  The cars are being pulled by my repainted Lionel postwar 2034 and 1615.

 

 

 

[8ntruck]

Dsmith - do you have a picture of one of your scratch built skeleton cars?

[dsmith]

Here is what my homemade skeleton cars look like.  They are made from walnut, with inexpensive necklace chains, chains are attached with cut off straight pins, side braces are cut off nails, the logs are pieces of broken tree branches that are then varnished, and the trucks are from old junk Lionel postwar freight cars.

 

 

[Seayakbill]

Excellant home project with terrific results. I good use of those old truck / coupler assemblies.

[alank]

Dave,

       Nice pictures and I always like what you have to show.  

      Like yourself, I like the smaller trains, and 0-27.   I have a question about your 1022 switch in  the outer loop.   I would think if it were standard, the space to the next track would be greater.   Is that the normal space of things, or is something been done to reduce the space.  

                                                                                                                               Thanks,

                                                                                                                               Alan

[Train-O]

Dave,

As always, GREAT.

Ralph

[dsmith]

alank

Dave,

       Nice pictures and I always like what you have to show.  

      Like yourself, I like the smaller trains, and 0-27.   I have a question about your 1022 switch in  the outer loop.   I would think if it were standard, the space to the next track would be greater.   Is that the normal space of things, or is something been done to reduce the space.  

                                                                                                                               Thanks,

                                                                                                                               Alan

Alan, Yes, on my layout I modified 2 of the Lionel 1022 switches so that the distance between the mainline and the siding would be closer.  If you look at the photos you'll see that I cut down the switches and added pieces of track.  Both switches have worked out great.  The first one does have an S curve, but I haven't had derailment problems as long as I slowly back the freight cars down the siding.

 

 

[hscsltb]

Dave love the skeleton cars.Will have to whip up some.

[lionelnut]

How did you conect the wood to the wheels?

Harold