John, sounds like a good idea for a post this week for Blackstones "soundbytes" blog.....hopefully they are out there listening(or should i say reading) i have...
Hi Guys: I am looking for some log-bunks for my railroad log cars. I rather like the HO Kadee style, but they are too small for my rather small On30 log cars....
The interior structure is not entirely black, I've uploaded 5 photos of Como's interior to give you a better idea of the coloration variation. Basically, the...
Re Mark's response re roundhouse interiors, I thought the Durango Roundhouse burned in Feb., 1988, and then owner Charles Bradshaw took the big insurance...
Yeah, I forgot about the fire taking out the older (west) part of the RH. The paint info isn't necessarily original but still may be similar to the original. ...
... Check out the Grandt Line, PSC, McKenzie Iron & Steel, and McLoed Western lines of O scale parts. I know that Grandt has an HO Westside Lumber flat car...
Below, I am updating the info I compiled on photos of roundhouses, especially interiors. I also made a correction to Dorman's Rocky Mountain RR Vol II D&RGW...
Jim, I have looked at the picture in the advert for the Banta kit more closely and now believe that it IS painted, boxcar red I think. I think that is more...
There was an article in Scale Rails magazine some time in 2008 about this. I believe the author used #11 or #1 exacto knives to do the cutting. He used two...
I have come to the conclusion also, that no matter what there were always exceptions to any rule you can find. There were round houses with painted interiors,...
Hello All, I'm wondering if anyone might know where I can get some decals for the Flying Rio Grande lettering that went on the 50,000 Gal water tanks the D&RGW...
Just to throw a little more in the mix: I dug up some old color photos of the Como RH just as it was being rehabilitated. The rock interior walls look...
I built a 2'x4' Z Scale module and used mat board and/or bristol boaqrd on about 30% of the structures. once yuou get the hang of it, it's a very easy medium...
Hi, This is a question for those with actual experience working on Westside Models Shays.... I have a couple shays here (two different styles, both Westside...
All, I get my matt board as off cuts from a local picture framing bussiness who also suppliies varios size sheets at a reasopnable price. Used to be free but...
See Westside shays at the bottom of the page _http://roundbell.com/hon3conversions.html_ (http://roundbell.com/hon3conversions.html) Look at the photo to...
Hi Craig, Â How old are these Shays? How much wear is on each engine? Have they been run regularly? Have they been lubricated on a regular basis especially...
Craig, Â Late at night...too many questions I asked...simply...what are the engines history? Their history will provide the clues to call the problem. Given...
In the 1960's and 70's, prior to Alan Armitage's popularization of sheet styrene as a modeling medium, there was considerable use of Bristol hot press paper...
... As Wayne states, the early Westside Shay's twisting truck problem is intrinsic to using a vertical drive shaft when one end is mounted on the body and the...
All: My records show that the roundhouse fire, which also damaged at least two engines, occurred on February 10, 1989. In July 1960, during my honeymoon, I...
