Monthly Archives: July 2007

We built this city… Part 2

After I built the industrial center and posted it here I was talking to Scace and we both agreed that a row of small houses behind and above the center would look appropriate.

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We built this city…revised

A while back I visited Brian Scace’s layout and came home both impressed and pumped to work on my layout. (BTW, you’ll get a chance to see Brian’s layout in the September issue of OST.) So, I started thinking. How … Continue reading

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Confessions of a HiRailer #33

The Top 10 Coolest O Scale Things I Saw at York “HiRailer Heaven” is probably the best way to describe the TCA Eastern Division’s York train show. Nowhere on Earth can one spend a couple of days simply seeing more … Continue reading

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Easements #33

Ahhhh, civility. I’m sitting here in the library, a snifter on the end-table, pipe in hand, and cat in lap, comfortably reflecting back on the track and benchwork exercise now completed (The scars are pretty well healed now, thank you.)

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Narrow Minded #33

Bachmann Forney With DCC & Sound If you attended any of the recent National Narrow-Gauge Conventions, you are probably aware that On3 is still very prominent, but On30 has become much more popular over the past ten years.

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The Art of Finescale #33

On The Level I like shelf-style layouts. They’re easy to build; things are easy to reach and maintain. The focus tends to be on the right-of-way and the trains, and you can pack plenty of useful storage underneath. Yes, shelf-style … Continue reading

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The Modern Image #33

Heavy Lifting As mentioned in the previous column, the lifting and moving of heavy objects is an everyday part of railroad life. During the 1970s, when I started railroading, most Class 1 railroads maintained a recovery or wreck train at … Continue reading

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Observations #33

2007 Convention News I goofed! I neglected to update the Convention ad to reflect the latest room rates. Jim Canter sent me new flyers a couple months ago and I did not notice the room rates had changed from previous … Continue reading

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Fixing The Ride Height on GGD Heavyweights

I picked up a set of the

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2007 Convention Car Now Available

The 2007 O Scale National Convention cars have arrived (see photos) and I will start shipping them on Monday, June 18th. If you have not placed your order yet, go here and dowload the order form. Thanks

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