Sunday Photo 11-12-06

[envfocus]

And it time for me to get the Polar Express running again at my daughter's house.  Thought you would like to see lights.

How did you do this?  What's the snow?  My wife was looking over my shoulder and now that's the look she wants under our tree.  You can email me directly if its inappropriate to reply in this thread ([e-mail]). Thanks Buckeye Riveter.

 

[Buckeye Riveter]

And it time for me to get the Polar Express running again at my daughter's house.  Thought you would like to see lights.

[FJ and G]

Built my first train; a vat flat. I believe it to be the first ever 7/8n2 car ever built entirely from scratch parts without using any tools except a screwdriver.

Built it from the wheels up using absolutely no railroad parts starting with wheels using washers, nuts and screws.













coupler parts (pin is Arrow Rivet Remaches 1/8" 3mm steel--shows the long one and how it is trimmed to be shorter; link is made from AGR-Test Replacement Links #41 Offset link--shows the link with the pin that comes with it that is taken out by removing the cotter pin. Into that hole goes a screw to hold the link to the body). All parts from Lowe's. Total cost of building entire car is about $3. Used cedar wood, stained with Water Thompson seal. Bearings for the axle are made from cut sections of copper gas tubing (Lowe's) stuck in hole drilled out. Vat is can of Manhattan chowder cut with hacksaw. Casting Resin poured in. These cars simulate water cars or even molasses cars in service on narrow gauge lines.

[envfocus]

If you have not seen the new Lionel dealer display #146, there are some great pictures of one on the OGR tinplate forum.  Follow the link below and be sure to scroll all the way down to the end of the thread for the most recent shots.  Its a work in progress.

http://ogaugerr.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1211056622/m/6231011124

[spankybird]

And the Season has starated. It's time to set up our Christmas Layout.

 

[mitchelr]

Can anyone Identify who made this train? It is not Marx on the bottum is the words trademark and Japan there is a circle  cone3 dots with an M in the circle.

The picture is quite small can you post a larger photo?


Mitch

[CSXect]

Can anyone Identify who made this train? It is not Marx on the bottum is the words trademark and Japan there is a circle  conehttp://ogaugerr.infopop.cc/groupee_files/photo_albums/5/9/8/5981017124/7981017124_B7D71936021C765F2F6E5D727299DBDC.jpg.thumbting 3 dots with an M in the circle.

[nitroboy]

Its my floor layout until the "Big One" is started. Construction is scheduled to start first week of December, and I hope there will be poles on it.......

[Frank53]

nothing like a post war switcher and a string of Lehigh Valley hoppers.

As an aside, I notice teh absence of telegraph poles on this layout.

Stuff that makes you go, hmmmmmmm.

[nitroboy]

A few pics of a recent re-work of a beat up post-war switcher.