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O <strong>Scale</strong><br />
<strong>Trains</strong><br />
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O <strong>Scale</strong><br />
<strong>Trains</strong><br />
Features<br />
4 The Chemung Northern Story<br />
Ben Brown’s beautiful railroad will be open for tours during the ’08 SONC.<br />
11 Building Clugston’s Store — Part 2<br />
Martin Brechbiel finishes the second floor and final details.<br />
22 Soo Line Door-and-a-half Boxcar<br />
Bash this distinctive boxcar following Ray Grosser’s directions.<br />
27 Bay Ridge Harbor RR Cab Control<br />
This is Cab Control done the Aussie way, as told by Neville Rossiter.<br />
31 Postwar AAR Boxcars<br />
These are a few “must have” boxcars in O <strong>Scale</strong>, as defined by Larry Kline.<br />
62 OST Volume 6 Index<br />
64 2008 <strong>Scale</strong> O National Convention Preview<br />
Departments<br />
9 Easements – Brian Scace<br />
18 The Art of Finescale – Mike Cougill<br />
20 Traction Action – Roger Parker<br />
25 Confessions of a HiRailer – Hobo D. Hirailer<br />
34 The Modern Image – Gene Clements<br />
39 Reader Feedback<br />
47 Powering Up – Ted Byrne<br />
49 Product News & Reviews<br />
56 Modeler’s Shelf<br />
68 Buy-Sell-Trade Ads<br />
68 Events Listing<br />
69 Advertiser Index<br />
70 Observations – Joe Giannovario<br />
Cover: CN #12 is ready to pick up a loaded cement<br />
hopper at the Chemung Valley Cement plant on<br />
Ben Brown’s Chemung Northern RR, this month’s<br />
featured layout.<br />
Centerspread: Chemung Northern Consolidation #9<br />
gets serviced at the coal dock in Chemung, New<br />
York.<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> •
The<br />
Chemung<br />
Northern<br />
Story<br />
Ben Brown<br />
Photos by<br />
Don Smith<br />
The Chemung Northern is a working railroad built to a scale<br />
ratio of 1/48, better known as O <strong>Scale</strong>. The railroad has been<br />
built around the walls of a 22’ x 34’ basement. The basement<br />
area has been finished and heated, a real benefit on cool New<br />
England evenings.<br />
Construction began some 40 years ago, when we moved<br />
from New York State to our present home. The railroad is built<br />
on a basic grid-style framework of 1x4 pine, topped with a subroadbed<br />
of 5/8” plywood and 1/2” Homosote. Finished cabinetwork<br />
made of 1x6 V-groove pine supports the grid construction,<br />
providing a rigid frame for storage shelving and the forced hot<br />
water heating system.<br />
Above the railroad surface, a lighting valence has been<br />
installed using some of the same 1x6 V-groove pine to provide<br />
visual continuity. Behind the lighting valence, three separate circuits,<br />
each with different colored lamps, provide 24-hour lighting<br />
effects. The lamps are, 40- and 60-watt clear for daylight, 40-<br />
watt amber for sunrise/sunset, and 25-watt blue for moonlight.<br />
The lighting circuits are manually dimmer-controlled; adding<br />
DCC-controlled motors to drive the dimmers is a future project.<br />
The basement is divided into two sections by the stairway<br />
in the middle. One section is home to a staging area and large<br />
modeling bench. The other section contains a lounge, video<br />
library, utility room, a small antique corner, and a milk car and<br />
associated memorabilia collection.<br />
The Chemung Northern, itself, represents an area of the<br />
Southern Tier of New York State. It is a hypothetical railroad, one<br />
that could have existed but never did. The concept of the railroad<br />
was developed after living and working in the vicinity for<br />
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several years. The concept is simple, being point-to-point from<br />
an interchange at Cayuta, NY, to the railroad’s terminus at Chemung,<br />
NY. The towns on the railroad are named for locations in<br />
the actual area modeled. Because of varied modeling interests,<br />
I have found it difficult to stick with just one era and locale.<br />
The late 1940s was initially chosen for the era of the Chemung<br />
Northern. For a successful shortline, the era offered a combination<br />
of hand-me-down steam and first generation Diesel power.<br />
However, after living for four years next to the Erie-Lackawanna<br />
mainline in the 1960s, I could not avoid the desire to build<br />
examples of what was passing by the house. The compromise<br />
has been to operate the railroad in two separate eras, and storing<br />
away whatever is inappropriate.<br />
1
As our four children began to move away from home after<br />
college, some additional space became available for railroad<br />
expansion. My wife first requested that the original laundry area<br />
be moved upstairs to a former bedroom. In its place, a coal-mine<br />
appeared (Photo 1). Then, with the lounge area no longer much<br />
of a family game area, the original mainline (which ran inside<br />
the top of surrounding bookcases) was exposed and the area<br />
expanded by cantilevering outwards from the narrow bookcases.<br />
This provided space for a small paper mill, a creamery, and a<br />
couple of support structures (Photos 2 & 3).<br />
The final expansion came when the computer left its alcove<br />
under the stairs and that area became a seaport (Photo 4). Now I<br />
could have easily modeled a typical lake port so prevalent in the<br />
Finger Lakes region, and that would have fit the theme of the railroad.<br />
But, I grew up on the Massachusetts coast, and had always<br />
been fascinated by rails that came down onto the fish pier, so<br />
2<br />
that’s what we now have. Today, as I look into the windows<br />
framed by cabinets and valence, I see mostly New York State,<br />
but there is also a special view that lets me see all the way to the<br />
Atlantic Ocean.<br />
The railroad itself has hand-laid and detailed trackwork, primarily<br />
using codes 148 and 125 rail. Some switches are electrically<br />
controlled, while others that are within reach are controlled<br />
manually. Power was originally provided by variable-voltage DC<br />
transformers. Today, after several iterations, the railroad uses<br />
digital command control (DCC). When first built there was a<br />
number of operating semaphores in place, moved by heated nichrome<br />
wire. They provided interesting vignettes but, with the<br />
change to DCC, it was realized that additional signals would be<br />
needed. The change was made to searchlight-style signals with<br />
their lower power requirements. Since some of the mainline is<br />
single-track and out of sight, working signals are a must with<br />
DCC due to the fact that two independent locomotives can be<br />
on the same track operating in opposite directions (Photo 5).<br />
Most mainline trackage is out of sight between towns or switch-<br />
5<br />
3<br />
4<br />
ing locations, reflecting the owner’s primary interest in switching.<br />
The railroad begins with the interchange at Cayuta. This is the<br />
location of a staging yard that represents the world outside the<br />
CN. The staging yard consists of five tracks, mounted on a large<br />
swivel sector-plate (Photo 6). The sector plate is eight feet long<br />
and is built above my workbench. The five tracks on the plate<br />
can be moved to align with either of two wye-tracks at Cayuta<br />
Junction, as necessary. This arrangement offers quite a bit of flexibility<br />
in preparing and removing trains during operating sessions.<br />
Cabinets provide additional rolling stock storage, serving to limit<br />
6<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> •
that which is on the railroad at any given time. There is also a<br />
smaller sector-plate on the outboard end, allowing locomotives<br />
to escape to be turned for the next trip.<br />
Cayuta is the first town encountered, when entering the<br />
railroad from the interchange. It is home to a coal and lumber<br />
dealer, a small chemical plant, team track, and a barrel factory<br />
or cooperage (Photo 7). The PRR Elmira Branch also appears<br />
behind the Cayuta depot. Heading east, the next location<br />
reached is the Tioga Falls paper mill. The operation here is large<br />
enough to warrant two company-owned 44-tonners to be on<br />
hand (Photo 8). The location of Alpine, and its creamery, are at<br />
the end of the long passing siding. Leaving Alpine, we pass two<br />
branch junctions, one to Keuka Mine and the other to the seaport<br />
town of Truro (Photo 9). Both of these locations have their<br />
own assigned switching power. Keuka Mine has both empty and<br />
loading tracks for eight to ten hoppers. A leased road engine is<br />
usually on hand, to help the coal drags up the grade to the interchange.<br />
Truro is assigned CN #8, which sorts out cars at the pier and<br />
also brings reefers down to the junction at Big Flats (Photo 10).<br />
Big Flats hosts a passing siding and several industrial spurs. The<br />
industries include a cement plant, a feed mill, a shoe factory,<br />
gravel pit and a couple of distributors (Photo 11). Chemung follows<br />
Big Flats, and is the end of the CN line. In addition to a<br />
shop and engine facility, there is a woolen mill, tannery, box factory,<br />
machine rebuilder, feed mill, grape products company and<br />
a farm supply distributor (Photo 12).<br />
Train crews sign in on a white board, and trains are operated<br />
in sequence following audible and visual rules. Switchlists are<br />
7<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
8<br />
12<br />
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provided on small clipboards for each train. The clipboards are hung on hooks provided<br />
under the lighting valence to keep them from being placed on the scenic’d railroad<br />
surface. During operations, the uncoupling of cars is performed either by magnet or<br />
some type of wand.<br />
Most structures are scratchbuilt and freelanced, with the exception of the three<br />
depots. They are models of favorite prototypes located at Hammondsport, NY, Big<br />
Flats, NY, and Walpole, MA. The Chemung enginehouse is patterned after one that<br />
used to be in Claremont, NH. Structures are all lighted, bringing the railroad alive during<br />
night operations.<br />
All locomotives are equipped with sound decoders. There are also several strategically<br />
placed stationary sound modules, producing appropriate sounds such as a waterfall,<br />
shop noise, flange squeal, and harbor background noise. Most of the rolling stock<br />
and locomotive fleet are either kit-built, scratchbuilt, or modified from the original, a<br />
modeling task I really enjoy. I am especially pleased with my unusual milk car display,<br />
which required much of<br />
the artwork to be created<br />
along with the car<br />
bodies.<br />
We plan to be part<br />
of the layout tours during<br />
the 2008 O <strong>Scale</strong><br />
Convention. My wife’s<br />
garden railroad will<br />
also be hosting an open<br />
house. We look forward<br />
to meeting old and new<br />
friends alike during that<br />
time.<br />
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Scace’s Laws<br />
Many of you have asked about Scace’s Laws of O <strong>Scale</strong>,<br />
since they have been mentioned from time to time in this<br />
column. Well, here they are, in one handy package for your<br />
amusement.<br />
1. Scratchbuild it. They will then produce it.<br />
2. Never lay more track than you are willing to clean.<br />
3. The hidden turnout breaks first.<br />
(Eschbach’s Corollary) The most invisible/inaccessible gap<br />
is the one that closed.<br />
4. The quality of the tool is inversely proportional to the<br />
quantity of the blood.<br />
Finally, there’s Scace’s Theory of Relativity. Your relatives<br />
will call it a ”train set”.<br />
All Good Things…<br />
OST #36 marks the beginnings of a transition, hopefully a<br />
healthy one. After five years with OST (four years of which<br />
has been editing) I’m sliding out of the Editor’s chair, and Mike<br />
Cougill is slipping in. It’s been a wonderful ride, but it’s also<br />
time for a new thumbprint to be placed. While I’ll always have<br />
a historian’s perspective, Mike brings an artist’s touch. Mike<br />
is also a relative newcomer to the scale, so he brings a newcomer’s<br />
perspective and enthusiasm. It’s a healthy thing, and I<br />
can’t help but feel strongly that, occasionally, a new perspective<br />
is needed to keep OST fresh.<br />
Now, before the rumors start (I know you guys!), you’ll be<br />
disappointed to know there is no juicy gossip behind this. I<br />
know it’ll be tough for you not to have some learned explanation<br />
that you’re privy to (but nobody else), but be strong.<br />
I’m just ready for something else, the magazine is ready for<br />
someone else, and my boy is no longer a toddler. He and I<br />
have big plans.<br />
Joe, Jaini, and Jeb have been wonderful to work with, and<br />
will always be special friends. All the columnists, past and<br />
present, represent a wide variety of backgrounds and opinions<br />
(some strongly held!), and all have kept me on my toes and<br />
made me appreciate the wide spectrum of pursuits available in<br />
our O <strong>Scale</strong> World, much wider than I would have otherwise<br />
appreciated. We have a great team of authors, here. My only<br />
wish is that more of you will join the ranks of these talented<br />
folks. OST depends on its authors, without whom there really<br />
would be no exchange of ideas, methods, technique. There’d<br />
be no magazine ”celebrating the art of O <strong>Scale</strong> modeling”.<br />
You, the reader, have been wonderful to work for. I’ve<br />
enjoyed all the repartee (whether we’ve agreed or not),<br />
whether by mail, email, or face-to-face at the various meets.<br />
I’ve also been amazed at how much I did not know, even after<br />
some 40 years as an O <strong>Scale</strong>r. I’ll always appreciate the kind<br />
words and, yes, the candor of the last four years. Without that<br />
candor, we’d never know what you think (agreeable or not)<br />
and the magazine would never have grown to what it is. Stay<br />
vocal, and keep Mike honest!<br />
Joe will be going back to his original role of Editor-in-Chief/<br />
Publisher with this issue, and Mike will be taking my place<br />
on the masthead in short order. Please send whatever correspondence<br />
you’d be sending ”to the Editor” to Joe, while<br />
Mike is getting used to his new responsibilities. Mike and I did<br />
this issue together, to make sure the transition is as seamless<br />
as possible. Starting with #37, Mike will be in the driver’s seat.<br />
Once he’s firmly in the saddle, I’ll be ducking out and joining<br />
the rest of you as another subscriber and perhaps an occasional<br />
article author. It’s been an honor to be a part of this.<br />
Meanwhile, the Boy awaits! Let’s go Exploring! u<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> •
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UNPOWERED F “A” Units: Reg. $225, SALE $189.99<br />
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All kits include brass etched grills, appropriate detailed<br />
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These kits include only the parts above the frame.
Building Clugston’s Store – Part 2<br />
by Martin Brechbiel<br />
At the end of Part I, I had stopped<br />
with the first floor basically completed,<br />
minus the doors and windows (to be<br />
installed close to completion). All of the<br />
interior details for the first floor were<br />
installed and the adjacent storage shed<br />
was finished up to the actual sheathing<br />
of the roof.<br />
Before we continue, let’s define the<br />
compass again. You can refer back to<br />
Part I, or just remember that the wall<br />
with the front entrance porch is ”South”.<br />
The opposite deck-side wall is ”North”.<br />
The storage shed is on the ”West” wall,<br />
and the outside stairway to the second<br />
floor is on the ”East” side. Whoops! We<br />
haven’t started to build the outside stairway,<br />
yet. So, with that being said, here’s<br />
how I built the second floor and interior,<br />
the various roof components, and finished<br />
building Clugston’s Store.<br />
Building the Second Floor<br />
I started building the second story<br />
of the main building by installing the<br />
perimeter sills, 1/16” x 3/16” dimensional<br />
lumber, that rest directly on top of the<br />
2x4 caps of the first floor walls flush<br />
with the outside edge (Photo 1). The sills<br />
1<br />
for the East & West walls were extended<br />
out over the front porch. The sill above<br />
the front door was installed flush to the<br />
inner wall, to provide a resting site for<br />
the porch roof rafters. The end sill for<br />
the second floor porch was inserted<br />
between the two extended sidesills to be<br />
supported down to the first-floor porch<br />
through the extended posts. I added a<br />
length of 2x2 on the lower inside edge<br />
of that end sill to provide a support for<br />
the other end of the porch roof rafters.<br />
Floor joists were then inserted to finish<br />
the second-floor support system. Before<br />
inserting the floor joists, I finished installing<br />
the stairway to the second floor,<br />
made from the two merged Gould Company<br />
#1007 stairway sets. I used some<br />
scrap 1/16” x 3/16” dimensional lumber<br />
and a full joist length of the same material,<br />
boxing in the steps and creating a<br />
landing at the top of the steps. Almost<br />
all of the rest of the floor joists were<br />
added, again using 1/16” x 3/16” dimensional<br />
lumber, on two-foot centers with<br />
the exception of a square gap left in the<br />
middle of the floor. I framed in a lift-out<br />
area of joists for access to the lighting<br />
and for access to the first floor.<br />
A finished and accessible interior<br />
needs some lighting. I had the lighting<br />
units from the Berkshire Valley ”Country<br />
Store” detail set in hand, so these were<br />
installed. I glued (with Walthers Goo)<br />
the bulb holders to some 1/32” scrap<br />
spanning three joists from underneath,<br />
soldered up the wire, and ran the leads<br />
through the floor joists over to the shed.<br />
I then dropped the leads down through<br />
the shed for eventual hook-up to power.<br />
The lift-out joist box was used, both for<br />
this installation and to put the bulbs in<br />
place (after a quick test to prove that I<br />
could get my fingers through, around,<br />
and up, to put bulbs in).<br />
The Second-Floor Flooring<br />
The flooring was made from 1/32”<br />
thick, 3/32” scribed siding from Northeastern<br />
<strong>Scale</strong> Lumber. The perimeter of the<br />
floor, say six or eight scale feet in from the<br />
edge, was glued (CA) into place in sections,<br />
including ”wrapping” it around the<br />
stairwell (Photo 2). The remaining center<br />
2<br />
section was assembled by edge-gluing<br />
together two large pieces of scribed siding.<br />
This entire section was planned as a<br />
removable lift-out, populated with the second-floor<br />
interior walls and furniture. These<br />
same features were planned to provide<br />
a ”handle” for lifting this section out for<br />
access to the first floor.<br />
Building the Second-Floor Exterior Walls<br />
I modified my approach used for<br />
building the first-floor walls, and stopped<br />
at the framing stage with the interior<br />
”plaster” walls painted (Polly S Aged<br />
White) and glued down flush to the<br />
perimeter without adding the exterior<br />
clapboards.<br />
All four of these pre-assembled studwalls<br />
were assembled with nine-foot 2x4<br />
studs on two-foot centers with a 4x4 on<br />
each end (Figure 1, page 17 and Photo 3).<br />
The 2x4 studs below the windows were<br />
3<br />
doubled for support, and headers over<br />
the windows were included in all walls<br />
as needed.<br />
Having committed to an interior on<br />
the second floor forced me to include<br />
some sort of access to the attic. The<br />
North wall unit then expanded to<br />
include the interior wall for the secondfloor<br />
stairwell interior wall coming up<br />
from the first floor, and also incorporated<br />
the stairway space directly over that<br />
going up to the ”attic”.<br />
I first built the exterior wall and<br />
framed it for two Grandt Line #3702<br />
windows, ”plastered” the interior with<br />
0.005” styrene, cut out the window<br />
holes, trimmed out the windows with<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> 1x4, and painted the trim and<br />
the walls as described for the first floor.<br />
Then, I built an interior wall using the<br />
same construction style, except it was<br />
sheathed with styrene on both sides, and<br />
connected it to the exterior wall with<br />
similarly sheathed framing for a Grandt<br />
Line #3602 door up to the attic. I also<br />
installed a spliced together and cut-tofit<br />
Grandt Line stairway over a sheet<br />
of 0.005” styrene, closing off this area<br />
from the lower stairwell. The wainscoting<br />
theme (3.5’ high using Kappler 1/16”<br />
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scribed x 1/32” thick siding capped off<br />
with an HO 1x4) was carried over from<br />
the first floor into this space, through<br />
the stairwell space, and around into this<br />
interior hallway area (Photo 4).<br />
The second-story South wall was<br />
4<br />
built up similarly to the first-floor wall,<br />
and was framed for a Grandt Line #3601<br />
door in the center and four Grandt<br />
#3702 windows equally spaced. The<br />
second-story West wall was similar in<br />
dimensions to the first-floor wall, and<br />
was framed for front room and bathroom<br />
Grandt #3702 windows. Some additional<br />
4x4 framing was run out from this wall to<br />
intersect with the planned interior walls.<br />
I had planned a kitchen window, but that<br />
ended up interfering with the chimney<br />
(well, the stove has to exhaust somewhere…).<br />
The second-story East wall<br />
was framed for three Grandt #3702 windows<br />
for the front room, dining room,<br />
and bedroom, and again some 4x4 for<br />
intersecting interior walls. This wall was<br />
also framed out to accommodate a second<br />
story side entrance. I’ll come back to<br />
building that access later (Photo 5). Once<br />
all of the interior window trimming and<br />
painting was completed, the North wall<br />
5<br />
unit was CA’d in place first. Then, the<br />
remaining second-floor walls followed<br />
with all of the ends being glued together<br />
as well (Photo 6).<br />
The exteriors of the second-story walls<br />
6<br />
were finished in individual clapboards<br />
just like the first floor walls (Photo 7). An<br />
HO 2x8 kick-out board was glued at the<br />
base of the South wall, due to the installation<br />
of the joists for the porch. I also<br />
doubled the exterior of the sidesill where<br />
the second-story side entrance platform<br />
7<br />
would be attached. Clapboards, of HO<br />
1” x 16” lumber no more than 12’ long,<br />
with staggered joints were used to finish<br />
these walls. Window openings were cut<br />
out and test fitted with their respective<br />
Grandt Line castings.<br />
Building the Second-Floor Interior Walls<br />
Again, before building any interior<br />
walls, I assembled all of the furniture I<br />
had collected together (Berkshire Valley,<br />
Karen Cary’s Miniatures, Builders<br />
in <strong>Scale</strong>, BTS, and other ”stuff”) and<br />
laid out floor-plans that would accept it<br />
all on a piece of foam backer-board. I<br />
did remember to take into account the<br />
space occupied by the stairways and the<br />
landing areas in the back of the building.<br />
I laid out a bedroom, dining room,<br />
bathroom, small office/study, a kitchen,<br />
and a meeting room. I decided that,<br />
with Clugston owning and operating a<br />
sizeable store, he should also be a man<br />
of some means and influence within the<br />
community, thereby entitled to a meeting<br />
or ”great” room where town meetings<br />
and such might be held.<br />
The interior walls were constructed<br />
on O <strong>Scale</strong> 4x4 frames and sheathed<br />
with 0.010” styrene. These were initially<br />
set up as two independent sub-structures,<br />
East and West, to form a central<br />
hallway running from the back stairway<br />
with access to the great room in the<br />
front. The walls were painted Polly S<br />
Aged White. After the doorways (Grandt<br />
#3602) were cut out, the baseboard and<br />
door trim (O <strong>Scale</strong> 1x6 and 1x4 respectively)<br />
was painted Polly S Light Green<br />
and installed. The West sub-structure<br />
contains the bathroom, a small office/<br />
study, and the kitchen, while the East<br />
sub-structure contains the bedroom and<br />
dining room. The ends of the walls fit<br />
snugly adjacent to the O <strong>Scale</strong> 4x4 framing<br />
members that I had left exposed in<br />
the exterior wall framing, but the interior<br />
walls were not attached to the exterior<br />
walls. Both sub-structure interior walls<br />
were secured to the central lift-out portion<br />
of the floor, along with the room<br />
contents. The furniture and details<br />
not on the lift-out were secured to the<br />
perimeter flooring or to the exterior<br />
walls (Photo 8).<br />
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The Second-Story Porch<br />
The porch floor was then installed<br />
using Northeastern (1/32” thick x 3/32”<br />
scribed) siding. Railing posts (Grandt<br />
#3537) were spaced above the support<br />
posts from the first-floor porch. Grandt<br />
#3505 railing was cut down or glued up,<br />
as needed, to fill the gaps between the<br />
posts. After the railing and post assembly<br />
was completed, it was painted with<br />
Polly S Aged White. After the decking<br />
had been stained, the railing unit was<br />
secured with CA (Photo 9). I took a<br />
Grandt #3810 screen door, expanded it<br />
with some scrap styrene to fit the doorframe,<br />
then added some brass screening<br />
to the back. After painting it Aged<br />
White, I secured the door in place with<br />
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a thin film of Goo. The last thing I added<br />
were some laser-cut rocking chairs and<br />
benches from B.T.S.<br />
The First-Story Porch<br />
Six support posts for the secondfloor<br />
porch were made from two Gould<br />
Company #1009 square porch-post sets,<br />
extended with a matching square wooden<br />
post to support the second-floor joists<br />
that would overhang the porch. Railings<br />
were made up from Grandt Line #3505<br />
parts, cut to fit in between the posts and<br />
secured in place with Walthers Goo.<br />
The posts and the railing units were prepainted<br />
with Polly S Aged White. These<br />
units were installed after the exterior<br />
painting was completed, to allow access<br />
to the front porch.<br />
The steps leading down from the front<br />
porch were built using a stairway template<br />
that I created. Four stairway stringers<br />
were cut out of 1/32” scrap, attached<br />
to the front sill resting equidistant on a<br />
seven foot long O <strong>Scale</strong> 4x4. The stair<br />
treads were made from O <strong>Scale</strong> cedar<br />
2x10 and glued into place.<br />
I added the produce racks, made<br />
from scrap lumber and scrap 1/32” sheet<br />
basswood, to hold an array of produce<br />
boxes, baskets (Hamm River), and two<br />
barrels of cucumbers left over from Lauthers’<br />
Perfect Pickles. Finally, I added<br />
one of the ”locals” checking out the produce<br />
before going inside, to complete<br />
the scene (Photo 10).<br />
The Second-Story Side Entrance<br />
The second-story entrance started out<br />
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10<br />
by building the platform out of the now<br />
familiar 1/16” x 3/16” dimensional lumber<br />
deck over with the same Northeastern<br />
1/32” thick, 3/32” scribed, siding.<br />
The support legs were made from some<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> 7” x whatever pine-stock from<br />
Kappler, with HO 3” x 12” cross-braces,<br />
all fitted out with Grandt #23 nut-boltwasher<br />
castings. The stairway was the<br />
result of mingling my remaining Grandt<br />
and Gould stairway castings, the result<br />
of which I gave a little twist to make it a<br />
bit more rickety. The footing was made<br />
from some foundation stones; the ”twist”<br />
was accommodated with some leftover<br />
chimney bricks. The railing around the<br />
deck was made from HO 8x8 for posts,<br />
with more HO 3” x 12” lumber for the<br />
railing topped with some HO 3” x 18”<br />
stock (Photo 11). I added another Grandt<br />
#3810 screen door, expanded with some<br />
scrap styrene to fit. Again, some brass<br />
screening was added behind, and the<br />
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whole was painted Aged White, before<br />
attaching the assembly to the frame. The<br />
last thing I added was Mrs. Clugston and<br />
her cat (both from Arttista) checking out<br />
the commotion over those new washing<br />
machines on the loading dock and wondering<br />
which one was hers.<br />
Finishing the Shed and the Shed Roof<br />
The shed roof had been gap-sheathed<br />
with HO 1” x 24” planking in preparation<br />
for a metal roof. The East end of the<br />
shed, going up the exterior of the rafter<br />
area, was first closed in with additional<br />
individual HO 1” x 14” clapboards. The<br />
roofing was done with Builders in <strong>Scale</strong><br />
metal ribbed-seam roofing material. The<br />
roofing material was pre-cut to four foot<br />
widths prior to gluing it down. The shed<br />
roof was done in two courses on each<br />
side, using eight-foot long sheets secured<br />
with Goo. This process worked nicely<br />
to hold this material down, working leftto-right<br />
starting from the bottom corner<br />
of the roof. Make sure the seams cleanly<br />
overlap, leaving a small overhang. The<br />
flashing seal to the exterior East wall<br />
of the main building was done using a<br />
small excess of the same roofing material,<br />
folded up and secured onto the framing<br />
prior to installation of the clapboard.<br />
The peak of the metal roof was sealed<br />
with sections of the standing rib, cut<br />
from scrap roofing sections, along with<br />
a small portion of the roofing. These<br />
pieces were very carefully hand-formed<br />
to conform to the standing seams of the<br />
roofing, then secured with Goo.<br />
Trim Boards<br />
All of the corners of the building’s<br />
clapboard sheathing were trimmed out<br />
with O <strong>Scale</strong> 1x6. The trim boards were<br />
added after the walls were assembled,<br />
the shed and porch roof framing completed,<br />
and all of the clapboard had<br />
been installed. I also built up some trim<br />
for the exposed sills for the second-floor<br />
porch using some quarter-round and<br />
some other wooden ”special shapes” out<br />
of my scrap box.<br />
The Main Roof<br />
The rafters, made of 1/16” x 3/16”<br />
dimensional lumber (Figure 2, page 17<br />
and Photo 12), were all built in place and<br />
test-fitted into their specific locations to<br />
insure a proper fit. Then, I assembled<br />
the entire roof in place on the building,<br />
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to ensure a tight fit on top of the second<br />
floor wall framing, so it would be removable<br />
with minimal gaps or warping. Soffit<br />
boards, of 1/16” x 5/16 dimensional<br />
lumber, were glued in between and to<br />
the rafters. This serves to fill the gaps<br />
between the rafters and to lock them<br />
into place making a single solid unit.<br />
Scraps of 1/32” sheet basswood were<br />
glued into the interior corners, above the<br />
two end-rafters of the roof, to stabilize<br />
the corners. Lead weighting was Goo’d<br />
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onto these scraps to hold the entire assembly down and to<br />
stabilize the shape. The entire roof was gap-sheathed with<br />
HO 2” x 20” material, leaving a gap for the chimney to pass<br />
through on the West side. The North and South ends of the<br />
main roof were closed in with board-and-batten made from<br />
individual HO 1” x 24” and 1” x 3” boards (Photo 13).<br />
Concurrent with building rafters, sheathing the roof, and<br />
then putting on the metal roof, the chimney (Photo 14) was<br />
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14<br />
extended up the side of the second story to the base of the<br />
soffit board running between the rafters. I made a break in the<br />
actual chimney, then glued the portion of the chimney (from<br />
the soffit board up) to the soffit itself. This method made the<br />
roof removable without breaking the flashing seal around the<br />
chimney and the metal roofing. See Part I for more details on<br />
how I made the chimney partly removable with the roof.<br />
Roofing<br />
The roofing for the main building was done with more<br />
Builders in <strong>Scale</strong> metal ribbed-seam roofing material, precut<br />
to four-foot widths. The roof was done in two courses of<br />
12’ roofing and one course of eight-foot long sheets on each<br />
side, carefully fitted around the chimney. Again, I used Goo<br />
to secure this roofing material, working right-to-left starting<br />
from the bottom corner of the roof leaving a small overhang.<br />
The peak of the roof was sealed over using sections of just<br />
the standing rib cut from scrap roofing sections. These pieces<br />
were carefully formed by hand to conform to the standing<br />
seams of the roofing and secured with Goo.<br />
All of the metal roofing was painted with two coats of a<br />
one-to-one mixture of Polly S Mineral Red and Special Tan,<br />
to simulate an older red-oxide painted roof that has been oxidized<br />
and faded by the sun. The characteristic brown staining<br />
of old rust breaking through was added, using three applications<br />
of Minwax stain mixture that was ”dropped” into seams<br />
with a small brush and allowed to wander about on the roof.<br />
After drying, these areas were drybrushed with Polly S Roof<br />
Brown and Rust. All of the joints, such as where the shed roof<br />
butts up against the building, around the chimney, or where<br />
the boiler house roof meets the exterior wall, were also sealed<br />
with ”tar” using Polly S Steam Black. The entire roofing array<br />
was then airbrushed with an overspray of dilute Floquil Grimy<br />
Black to seal this effect. The entire interior framing of the roof<br />
was also stained with Pecan Minwax.<br />
Painting & Finishing<br />
All of the exposed wood, the baseboard and stone foundation<br />
were stained with my Minwax mystery mix (I still don’t<br />
know what’s in it.) After this dried, all of the weather-exposed<br />
siding of the building was hand-painted with an undercoat of<br />
Floquil Wisconsin Central Gold. This undercoating was done<br />
very quickly and unevenly, with a fairly large stiff brush, to<br />
work it into the clapboards. While this might sound sloppily<br />
done, care is required to ensure that the color doesn’t get on<br />
anything else. Then, all of the exterior sheathing was given a<br />
top-coating of a one-to-one mixture of Polly S Mineral Red<br />
and French Earth Brown. Those portions given the Floquil<br />
undercoat were top-coated after no more than an hour (and<br />
most likely much sooner than that) after application of the<br />
undercoat. This causes all of the Polly S painted surfaces with<br />
the tacky Floquil paint undercoat to actually glaze and crack,<br />
giving the appearance of peeling paint of one color revealing<br />
the prior color underneath, while the more ”sheltered from<br />
weather” surfaces retain a more evenly painted surface. By<br />
the way, while Wisconsin Central Gold may seem very bright,<br />
after this technique was completed it took on a more cream<br />
color. This paint is also completely unlike any other Floquil<br />
paint that I have used. It was very thick and appeared to have<br />
gloss added, as well.<br />
Some of the final details to be added were the signs for<br />
Clugston’s Store, on the second-floor porch railing, and the<br />
collection of advertising signs on the East and North walls.<br />
I made the front signs (”Clugston’s” and ”Post Office”) using<br />
a laser-printer. The paper was trimmed, glued to some 1/32”<br />
sheet basswood, and framed with some Northeastern 1/32”<br />
wooden angle. Afterwards, the signs were stained with<br />
Minwax and painted in the same scheme as the rest of the<br />
exterior. The two signs were strung together using 2mm stanchions<br />
(from Precision <strong>Scale</strong>) and some 0.019” brass wire.<br />
They were then hung from the front of the second-floor porch<br />
with another pair of stanchions. The advertising signs for the<br />
exterior were first printed in a variety of sizes, using an ink-jet<br />
printer, so I could pick the ones that fit the areas best. The<br />
selected signs were then thinned with some 220-grit sandpaper,<br />
positioned onto the clapboard, and pre-creased to fit the<br />
contours of the wall. They were then soaked in water to soften<br />
the paper fiber, as well as to let the ink leach out to fade and
age the signs. The backs of the signs<br />
were sprayed with a thin application of<br />
3M Spray Mount Artist’s Adhesive and<br />
pressed into place.<br />
The smoke jack for the pot-belly<br />
stove on the first floor is a Turner Model<br />
Works casting. I managed to locate the<br />
stove piping from the inside to align<br />
the smoke jack, and cut a round hole<br />
in the clapboards. I made a bracket to<br />
support the casting, connected that to<br />
two brass anchors that I mounted to the<br />
wall with some 0.010” wire, slipped a<br />
small washer over the end as a gasket,<br />
and mounted the casting in place. Some<br />
painting with various blacks, browns,<br />
and rust, followed by some Bragdon rust<br />
powders, finished the smoke jack.<br />
Window and Doors<br />
All of the doors and windows were<br />
pre-painted with two coats of Polly S<br />
Aged White, glazed with polyacetate,<br />
and inserted after the building was<br />
painted. Some light dry-brushing with<br />
the Aged White, to simulate streaks from<br />
water running off of the windows, was<br />
added after the exterior building painting<br />
was completed.<br />
To finish this building off, I dusted it<br />
with a lot of my own ground-up pastel<br />
chalks and also played a bit with some<br />
of the Bragdon powders. I then lightly<br />
Figure 1: Framing plans for the East, West, North and South 2nd floor walls.<br />
Figure 2: Pattern for the Roof Rafters<br />
over-sprayed the whole building, using<br />
an airbrush, with Floquil Grimy Black. I<br />
added a heavier pattern on and around<br />
the chimney. The West wall and roof<br />
adjacent to the chimney were heavily<br />
blackened, to complete the exterior.<br />
Some final touches were to cap the<br />
chimney with some crows from Arttista.<br />
Then, I just had to load up the back<br />
deck with a selection of barrels, crates,<br />
and assorted debris. I had just gotten a<br />
jib-crane casting from Model Tech Studios,<br />
so I decided to add that, as well. I<br />
modified the mounting mechanism with<br />
strip styrene and a bunch of Grandt #23<br />
nut-bolt-washer castings, used some<br />
Evergreen channel to mount<br />
it to the wall with more<br />
”nbw’s”, some surgical silk<br />
for a cable, and a hook from<br />
Precision <strong>Scale</strong>. I tossed the<br />
wire supplied for making the<br />
cranks into the scrap box, and<br />
soldered my own up from<br />
some brass bar-stock. I even<br />
added some more foundation<br />
stones under the porch to<br />
support the base of the crane.<br />
Just when I thought I had this<br />
detail finished and swiveling<br />
nicely I realized that, if it ever<br />
had ever carried any weight,<br />
it would come right off the<br />
wall. So, more channel stock<br />
with nbw’s pre-painted Aged<br />
White just had to go on the<br />
inside of the stairwell walls to<br />
support this crane. So much<br />
for planning ahead, and thank<br />
goodness for long thin tweezers.<br />
Well, with all this stuff<br />
on the back deck, I had to<br />
keep adding more people and<br />
a dog from Arttista, and those<br />
new washing machines that<br />
just got delivered.<br />
So, that just about wraps up how I<br />
built Clugston’s Store. All I have to do<br />
now is to install this new building into<br />
my layout, and add the scenery and surrounding<br />
details, before moving on to<br />
my next building project.<br />
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The Art of Finescale<br />
Michael Cougill<br />
Keeping Track<br />
With the New Year upon us, some<br />
of you might be first time readers of O<br />
<strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong>. Maybe you’ve thought of<br />
moving from another scale or converting<br />
from 3-rail to 2-rail. Perhaps you’re<br />
switching from standard O <strong>Scale</strong> (1-1/4”<br />
gauge) to P48. Regardless of where<br />
you’ve come from, let me extend a warm<br />
welcome to you.<br />
If you enjoy prototype fidelity and<br />
accurate modeling, then P48 will be a<br />
comfortable home for you. You might<br />
have the impression that P48 modeling<br />
is all about scratchbuilding everything,<br />
locomotives, cars, etc. Nothing could be<br />
further from the truth. While many P48<br />
modelers are accomplished scratchbuilders,<br />
we also convert many cars from<br />
the worlds of Hi-Rail and Standard O<br />
that are dimensionally accurate. With a<br />
simple change of trucks or replacement<br />
wheelsets, they make great looking models.<br />
We’ll often sweeten up the detailing<br />
a bit too, such as adding separate grab<br />
irons, ladders, or new couplers, to further<br />
refine the car’s appearance. You can<br />
have a satisfying P48 layout using off-theshelf<br />
components.<br />
However, there are always new skills<br />
to master in model railroading. One such<br />
skill is handlaying track. I don’t know<br />
why so many find this process intimidating.<br />
I can assure you it isn’t as frightening<br />
as it seems. Once you dive in and get<br />
your feet wet, you’ll wonder why you<br />
waited so long to try it.<br />
I do agree that well detailed P48<br />
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trackwork can make one<br />
think twice about trying<br />
it. All that detailing can be<br />
scary. And spiking each<br />
and every tie? Here’s the<br />
secret. Break the task<br />
down into small manageable<br />
pieces. If you’ve<br />
never handlaid a piece<br />
of track in your life, start<br />
with a short section of<br />
display track. The investment<br />
in time and materials will be minor<br />
but the knowledge gained will pay huge<br />
rewards.<br />
I’ve handlaid track in different scales,<br />
but had never worked with individual tieplates.<br />
I knew there’d be a learning curve<br />
and the test section helped. Spiking the<br />
rails every third or fourth tie, as you normally<br />
do, makes it hard to slip the adjacent<br />
tieplates in place. I found that, with<br />
a nice heavy track gauge to hold the rails<br />
steady, you can place several tieplates<br />
under a length of rail before spiking<br />
things down. By placing several tieplates<br />
at a time, you can put in enough spikes<br />
to hold the rails in gauge (every tenth tie<br />
for example). Then go back and slide in<br />
the missing tieplates, align the rails, and<br />
spike every tie if you wish.<br />
A visitor once observed that I didn’t<br />
pre-paint the gray plastic tieplates before<br />
installation. I said that I merely painted<br />
the rail sides and the tieplates in one pass<br />
with a small brush. With the right size<br />
brush, it’s fairly simple to keep the paint<br />
off the ties. Like so many things, all it<br />
takes is a little practice.<br />
If you’re serious about working in P48,<br />
then handlaying track is a skill worth<br />
cultivating since there are no ready-torun<br />
commercial P48 track components<br />
at present. House of Duddy used to offer<br />
P48 flextrack in a variety of rail sizes, but<br />
I believe it has been dropped from their<br />
line. As for turnouts, they’re definitely a<br />
handlaid project. Thanks to companies<br />
like American Switch and Signal (1945 N.<br />
Highway 300 West Winamac, IN 46996),<br />
the hard work is done for you. Their<br />
frog, point, and guardrail castings are just<br />
superb. Right-O’-Way Products (23682<br />
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an amazing variety of tieplates, joint<br />
bars, and other track components. Be<br />
aware that R-O-W’s turnout and crossing<br />
parts are for Standard O, not P48.<br />
Like so many aspects of the hobby,<br />
learning a new skill like laying track takes<br />
time. It involves making some mistakes,<br />
learning from them and trying again.<br />
I encourage you, whatever your level<br />
of skill, to give something new a try in<br />
2008. I’ll be practicing what I preach as<br />
I move to the Editor’s chair to succeed<br />
Brian. Best wishes and good luck, Brian.<br />
Your influence on these pages will be<br />
sorely missed.<br />
Best regards.<br />
Mike<br />
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Inspiration for new models can come from anywhere,<br />
including books you may have owned for decades, as well as<br />
rolling stock you encounter while visiting trolley museums. I’d<br />
like to share the story behind three of my recent acquisitions<br />
that illustrate the value of one-of-a-kind models.<br />
Piedmont and Northern #5600<br />
For close to 20 years, I’ve enjoyed my copy of Piedmont<br />
and Northern: The Great Electric System of the South, written<br />
by Thomas T. Fetters and Peter W. Swanson, Jr. The book was<br />
published by Golden West Books in 1974 for the then mighty<br />
sum of $19.95, and has long been a favorite of mine. (Note: a<br />
limited number of used copies are available from [www.alibris.<br />
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for the book.)<br />
The Piedmont and Northern was a 128-mile electric railroad<br />
built to steam railroad standards with lots of private right-ofway.<br />
There were two separate divisions, one in North Carolina<br />
and the other in South Carolina. The two lines were separated<br />
by a gap of 51 miles. The Piedmont and Northern was characterized<br />
by multi-car passenger trains, numerous atmospheric<br />
terminals, high level platforms, and several observation cars.<br />
During World War I, the line’s growing interchange freight<br />
traffic was severely taxing their existing freight engines. Needing<br />
an immediate solution, the line built four unique engines<br />
in their own shops by placing unused freight and express bodies<br />
on articulated platforms. Each chassis contained a pair of<br />
two-axle trucks. The resulting power was more than enough to<br />
handle 40-car freight trains.<br />
Talking to Gene Deschenes about the line’s unique engines,<br />
he mentioned that he also found both the engines and the<br />
book fascinating. The result of that conversation is a large,<br />
powerful model that dwarfs other models in the same way the<br />
prototype<br />
engines<br />
dwarfed<br />
the line’s<br />
other rolling<br />
stock.<br />
Aroostook Valley #70<br />
Aroostook Valley combine #70 is an elegantly-lined car<br />
that currently resides at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport,<br />
Maine [http://www.trolleymuseum.org]. My<br />
favorite memories of it were when the museum used it for their<br />
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Photos by Gene Paltrineri<br />
Haunted<br />
Trolley rides<br />
each Halloween.<br />
Typically,<br />
these rides<br />
took place<br />
on the coldest<br />
nights<br />
of the year,<br />
but the hot<br />
cider made up for the temporary discomfort.<br />
One of the reasons for its use at Halloween, of course, was<br />
the car’s dilapidated condition at the time. The car has recently<br />
been restored to ”as-built” condition, and that’s the way Gene<br />
Deschenes modeled it.<br />
Montreal & Southern Counties #504<br />
Many years ago, Arthur Ford measured the Montreal &<br />
Southern Counties combine and coach, also on display at<br />
the Seashore Trolley Museum. It had always bugged me that,<br />
although my sons and I had often explored the matching freight<br />
motor in the Highland Barn at Kennebunk, I didn’t have a<br />
model of one to pair up with the matching combine and coach.<br />
Again, Gene Deschenes to the rescue! The lines of #504<br />
perfectly match the coach and combine when coupled<br />
together, as they often were. This three-car lash-up will make<br />
a perfect complement to my planned model of the Montreal<br />
& Southern<br />
County’s<br />
perfectlyproportioned<br />
Montreal<br />
terminal,<br />
described in<br />
one of my<br />
early “Traction<br />
Action”<br />
columns, OST 26 (May/Jun 2006).<br />
Conclusion<br />
So, what are your favorite prototypes? What photographs<br />
in books fascinate you, year after year? Which museum rolling<br />
stock brings back favorite memories? It’s never too late to<br />
model your favorite prototype! Having a one-of-a-kind model<br />
of your favorite prototype is a great way to keep your interest<br />
in traction modeling alive.<br />
u
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Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> • 21
2<br />
Soo Line<br />
Door-and-a-half<br />
Boxcar<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
General<br />
I saw a photo of this unique Soo Line<br />
door-and-a-half car in “Focus on Boxcars”<br />
at the 2007 Chicago O <strong>Scale</strong> meet.<br />
I was looking at a Rails Unlimited CB&Q<br />
outside-braced boxcar model, which<br />
has four more braces on the sides, and<br />
I asked Ted Schnepf if he thought this<br />
might work. He indicated that it might be<br />
close enough, if I reconfigured the side<br />
braces. The more I thought about it the<br />
more appealing the idea was, so I had<br />
Ted send me one (Photo 1).<br />
The car is molded in a medium-soft<br />
urethane resin plastic, similar to several<br />
other car kits I have built in both HO and<br />
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1<br />
Ray Grosser<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong>s. I enjoy these kits since doing<br />
something different with the model is not<br />
difficult and the results are very pleasing.<br />
Modeling in O <strong>Scale</strong> is relatively new to<br />
me, but I am enjoying it. As I get older<br />
my hands shake more, and the larger<br />
models are easier for me to put together.<br />
Some of the kits available will work for<br />
the Soo Line that I love to model. This kit<br />
is an example of those possibilities.<br />
I started my model by removing the<br />
unneeded cast-on braces with a chisel<br />
blade in an X-acto knife. I tried to be<br />
careful and not let it slip, but I am finding<br />
in my older years that careful isn’t what<br />
it used to be, if it ever was. I did nick the<br />
adjacent braces in a few places (Photo 2).<br />
Stuff happens!<br />
After removing the bracing, I filed and<br />
sanded the areas flush with the wood<br />
siding. This operation does remove some<br />
of the very nice original wood-grain<br />
detail on the model (Photo 3). When<br />
6<br />
7
everything looked smooth and reasonably<br />
flat, I used a regular #11 blade in<br />
the knife to scribe new board lines into<br />
the urethane body using a rule as a guide<br />
(Photo 4). When the lines were cut, I<br />
reworked the wood grain by pulling a<br />
razor saw over the surface (Photo 5) until<br />
the wood grain details stood out again.<br />
Although the result was not equal to the<br />
original, it was acceptable to me.<br />
The boards all looked alike. I pushed<br />
the flat end of a mill file over all of them<br />
to add variation in the grain patterns.<br />
You cannot really see the old bracing<br />
locations, but you can see a difference<br />
between my work and the original (professional)<br />
modeling work done on the<br />
car side. Except for my marring the adjacent<br />
bracing, the whole thing turned out<br />
nicely (Photo 6). I then replaced the bracing<br />
plate with 0.010” x 0.115” Evergreen<br />
styrene strips. I was not up to making the<br />
rivet details for the piece, and it really<br />
does not show all that much. Once this<br />
was CA’d in place, I glued a 0.060” x<br />
0.060” square piece of styrene on top of<br />
it, using Plastruct solvent glue, to resemble<br />
the existing car fabrication. Again,<br />
close enough for my needs (Photo 7).<br />
Brake Rigging<br />
I have come to the conclusion that<br />
one can go on for hundreds of hours,<br />
adding every nut and bolt to one of these<br />
models. The brake rigging on a boxcar<br />
is only slightly noticeable on a moving<br />
model train, and if you are talking to visitors,<br />
no one asks if it has an underframe<br />
detailed like an imported brass model. I<br />
have modeled only a facsimile of the real<br />
thing, with the usual air reservoir, cylinder,<br />
brake valve, some piping, and air<br />
hoses on the end (Photo 8).<br />
Car Body Details<br />
There are no real instructions supplied<br />
with the Rails Unlimited kit, but<br />
there are some very nice photos showing<br />
some details that I copied for my model.<br />
I had only one photo of the Soo Line<br />
car I wanted to model, from the Guy N.<br />
Kieckhefer collection and appearing in<br />
the Fall 1994 issue of the Soo magazine<br />
8<br />
(published by the Soo Line Historical &<br />
Technical Society). The page appears just<br />
above my model in the photos.<br />
When I started drilling holes for the<br />
ladder rungs on the sides and ends of<br />
the car, I discovered that the car had a<br />
bolted-on ladder on the upper parts of<br />
the ends. I used a Chooch ladder, which<br />
is a close match to the prototype. The<br />
photo shows individual grab irons on the<br />
lower two rungs. The sides have individual<br />
rungs, so I made them of 0.019” wire.<br />
Nut-bolt-washer castings would improve<br />
the detail if one wanted to go to the time<br />
and effort of installing them (Photo 9). I<br />
made the stirrup steps from Detail Associates<br />
0.015” x 0.040” flat brass stock.<br />
The brass steps hold up to handling better<br />
than plastic glue-on types. I drilled<br />
some holes in the sill, installed the stirrups<br />
with CA and, when it cured, I bent<br />
the steps out slightly as they appear in<br />
the photo. I could have just glued them<br />
onto the outside of the sill, but I wanted<br />
them to stay on the car. The brake wheel<br />
is from Precision <strong>Scale</strong> and I soldered it<br />
to a straight wire that is seated in a piece<br />
of flat brass stock at the bottom.<br />
Roof Details<br />
The roofwalk is made of Evergreen<br />
0.020”x 0.125” strip styrene. I used my<br />
razor saw to scribe in some wood grain<br />
before installing it on the car. I used some<br />
end walks from Chooch (they have some<br />
fantastic plastic detail parts for boxcars); I<br />
then installed some grabs using bent wire.<br />
I decided to not bother with the bolt and<br />
washer details, even though they would<br />
add a great deal to the end result. The<br />
doors are cast into the urethane carbody<br />
and the detailing is sufficient for me, so I<br />
left them as they were.<br />
Trucks and Couplers<br />
I found a pair of Athearn plastic<br />
Andrews trucks, perfect for this car even<br />
up to the 1960s when the cars were<br />
scrapped. These are nicely done and,<br />
with metal wheels from NWSL, they<br />
9<br />
are perfect. Unfortunately, I have been<br />
unable to find any more. Apparently,<br />
they are on back-order according to<br />
several dealers. I am not really particular<br />
about the couplers or cut lever details, so<br />
I fabricated some cut levers from brass<br />
wire and made the hangers out of flat<br />
brass stock from Detail Associates. I use<br />
Kadee couplers on almost everything,<br />
and installed #805 on this model.<br />
Painting, Decals, Finishing, and<br />
Weathering<br />
I rarely prime a model when using<br />
<strong>Scale</strong>coat paint. I painted the car with<br />
<strong>Scale</strong>coat Oxide Red, which is very close<br />
to the original Soo Line color (Photo 10).<br />
A spray booth and airbrush are absolute<br />
necessities for this work.<br />
10<br />
Some of the decals are not difficult to<br />
come by. I used Champ N-74 with OD-2<br />
data sets. The end numbers and lettering<br />
came from a leftover set of Mullet River<br />
caboose decals I had in my drawer. I am<br />
satisfied with the results, even if they are<br />
not a perfect match to the lettering in<br />
the photos. I am looking for something<br />
that gives the finished car a Soo identity,<br />
rather than a perfect model of a particular<br />
car.<br />
With the decals applied, I weathered<br />
the car with Floquil paints by spraying an<br />
overcoat of a diluted oxide color. I wanted<br />
to get the weathering similar to that<br />
shown in the lead photo. I applied some<br />
rust colored chalk on the truck springs,<br />
couplers, draftgear boxes, and underframe<br />
edges. I used a charcoal stick to<br />
get the effect of the paint coming off the<br />
wood siding. The results are varying and<br />
subjective but, in time, a “that’s good<br />
enough” effect comes to the surface.<br />
When I was satisfied with the weathering,<br />
I sprayed on a protective coat of<br />
dull lacquer. The finished car is a magnificent<br />
model and it is “Soo” enough in<br />
character for me.<br />
u<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> • 23
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24 • O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> - Jan/Feb ’08
Sticky Business<br />
As a 3-Rail operator, my model railroading was pretty basic<br />
and straightforward. I started with some sectional track, a<br />
transformer, two wires with a lock-on, an engine, some cars,<br />
and I was ready to roll. As a Hi-Railer I learned to add details,<br />
scale scenery and realistic structures, but everything still had<br />
a basic simplicity (which, by the way, was not bad at that level<br />
of my interest). As my interest grew and my passion deepened,<br />
I got this bug for 2-Rail and off I went down the tracks<br />
like some hobo on an adventurous journey.<br />
Those same basic concepts apply with glues and adhesives.<br />
For over 50 years of Hi-Rail modeling, I thought that the only<br />
glues I would ever need could be found in a tube of plastic<br />
model cement and a bottle of white glue. Boy, was I wrong.<br />
Venturing on my journey into 2-Rail, I soon learned that a lot<br />
of things are more complicated and sophisticated over here.<br />
One of those elements is the glues and adhesives used in<br />
scale model railroading. While there are many kinds of glues<br />
available, each is designed for a particular purpose and each<br />
provides a unique bond. Now that’s not to say you couldn’t<br />
use some of them for other than their intended purpose, but<br />
the lesson initially is to follow directions and specifications. As<br />
every serious modeler has their list of favorite glues, this list is<br />
my own and is offered in the hope that it helps a fellow modeler<br />
on the same journey.<br />
Plastic model cement is generally what you find in the<br />
orange and white tube at most retailers. Made by Testors, it is<br />
used for several purposes, including model airplane building<br />
and plastic construction with styrene. It is okay for building<br />
plastic kits, but has a long curing time.<br />
The next step up that I began using is Testors Model Master<br />
Professional Model Cement. It comes in a triangular black<br />
plastic applicator with a long pointed metal tip. This is great<br />
for applying just a drop or two. It dries relatively fast and it is<br />
easy to use. Styrene seems to love this stuff. Now, I use it all of<br />
the time with kit building and projects. Just remember not to<br />
inhale the fumes.<br />
Getting back to white glue, Elmer’s has been around since<br />
my grade school days. It works on the model railroad for a<br />
variety of purposes. Diluting it down to a 50/50 mix with<br />
water and adding a drop of dish detergent certainly works<br />
for bonding track ballast. It, too, has a slow drying time but is<br />
great for general purposes.<br />
Stepping up from white glue is yellow or brown Carpenter’s<br />
Wood Glue. Elmer’s makes Probond that works pretty well.<br />
Another brand is Titebond. These glues are much thicker, but<br />
adhere very well to most surfaces. They set up faster than the<br />
white glue. I have found them great for laying track underlayment,<br />
Styrofoam, and roadbed. They also work great for most<br />
wood structure kits because they can be applied with a toothpick<br />
and will stay in place.<br />
I have learned to appreciate some specialty glues. Ross<br />
makes white glue called Weldbond. This is great glue for<br />
attaching signs and lettering to buildings. It has great adhesion<br />
and strength and can be applied in very thin coats. Also, it has<br />
a fast drying time, which is great if you are working with signs.<br />
It dries clear, a positive characteristic.<br />
Aleene’s Tacky Glue really surprised me. A modeling friend<br />
suggested that I try this glue. I had seen it at my local arts-andcrafts<br />
store but never seriously considered using it. Did I learn<br />
something? Yes. This stuff is great because it is thick, goes on<br />
easy, and becomes tacky very quickly. That is great for assembling<br />
detail parts on buildings. It dries clear and can even be<br />
used to fill in cracks. It even can be painted over. This is great<br />
glue and is becoming one of my most used adhesives.<br />
Now, the next level of glues. They are more dangerous<br />
to use, not water soluble like most of those previously mentioned,<br />
and require equal amounts of caution and common<br />
sense when working with them. Tenax 7R is advertised as ”a<br />
space-age plastic welder” and that is exactly what it does.<br />
You can apply it with a toothpick and it instantly melts both<br />
edges of the plastic. It bonds in 10 seconds! It is great for joining<br />
walls and sections of buildings and is very valuable for<br />
kitbashing. Keep the cover on the bottle as it evaporates very<br />
quickly. Also, avoid the fumes since it carries the warning,<br />
”Harmful if swallowed or inhaled”<br />
”Super Glue” or CA is a type of mender for most materials.<br />
A little drop goes a long way. It dries quickly and is good for<br />
gluing wood, plastic, and metal. It will hold chimneys in place<br />
on buildings, so it is a favorite among structure modelers.<br />
You can even get an accelerator (”kicker”) to make CA bond<br />
instantly. One word of caution, be careful not to get this glue<br />
on your fingers or other body parts [especially the eyes! –ed].<br />
Once glued, it will be very difficult to get them separated.<br />
This hobo speaks from his ”hands-on experience!” Keep some<br />
acetone (nail polish remover) on hand for those emergencies.<br />
If you work with CA, sooner or later you will need it.<br />
Two-part epoxy is the next step up to gluing materials on<br />
the model railroad. When all else fails, epoxy comes to the<br />
rescue. Follow the directions by mixing Part 1 in a small container.<br />
Then add the second part (the hardener) to the first,<br />
mix, and apply to the materials. It will join most surfaces permanently.<br />
Some clamping is suggested. When dry, it will hold<br />
up under most conditions.<br />
continued on next page<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> • 25
A relatively new adhesive, Gorilla<br />
Glue, is promoted as ”the strongest glue<br />
in the world”. In all of my applications<br />
with the product, I would have to agree.<br />
Follow directions by coating both sides<br />
with a light coating of glue, then clamp.<br />
You have to clamp it. It may appear not<br />
to be adhering at first but when it sets<br />
up, it will provide a super strong bond.<br />
When dry, it will hold up and you will<br />
not need to glue the project again.<br />
Contact cement comes in a little<br />
brown bottle with a handy brush in<br />
the cap. It has the consistency of thick<br />
honey. It is a matter of brushing on both<br />
edges of the project and clamping it for<br />
a time, usually overnight. This glue is<br />
especially helpful with benchwork and<br />
layout building. It also provides a strong,<br />
permanent bond.<br />
Those are my notes and observations.<br />
Everything is clamped down and this<br />
hobo is ready to pack it in for the night.<br />
Check back next time for more highlights<br />
as my great adventure continues. u<br />
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Bay Ridge Harbor Rail Road<br />
Cab Control System<br />
During the course of the many layout changes that have<br />
taken place on the BRHRR over the last few years, there have<br />
been as many, if not even more, changes to wiring and methods<br />
of conventional electrical control.<br />
Once the dust had settled after the first round of layout<br />
changes, we rewired the operation for standard cab-control<br />
between yards. Although this is a well-proven system, we<br />
quickly found it to be limiting in the context of BRHRR operations.<br />
With the wisdom of hindsight, we decided to make a<br />
number of alterations to create a series of independent running<br />
tracks between each yard and the float terminal at Bay Ridge.<br />
This arrangement enables each operator to continue switching,<br />
without interruption from passing traffic to and from the<br />
float terminal. However, we still needed an electrical system to<br />
interconnect nominated yards and select which cab has control.<br />
I will let Bruce continue to explain how it all works.<br />
The system now in operation uses a dedicated power wire<br />
or, as I prefer to call it, an interlock bus-bar. This runs side-byside<br />
with a light-duty eight-core cable between each control<br />
panel along the full length of the layout. Behind each panel,<br />
these wires hook up to an interlock module, which in turn is<br />
connected to the cab display panel and power control unit<br />
(Photos 1 and 2). Each module comprises a control relay, a<br />
same wire then returns for parallel connection to the normally-open<br />
contacts of the ‘Command’ push-button of each<br />
interlock module. From the same positive feed, a connection<br />
is also made to normally-open relay contacts in each module.<br />
The description makes it seem more complicated than it is,<br />
and wiring is straightforward by virtue of the different colors<br />
used in multi-core cables. The circuit diagram shows how it<br />
all comes together, with switches and relay contacts set for a<br />
train to be pulled out of Bay Ridge under the control of Pier 31<br />
(Figure 1, page 28).<br />
Only one yard can have control at a time. If none of the<br />
indicators are illuminated, any yard can take control of the<br />
interlock bus-bar by pressing their respective ‘Command’<br />
push-button. Upon being energized, the module control relay<br />
(A) holds itself in through its own contacts and energizes the<br />
interlock module power relay (B). Contacts in the power relay<br />
then change over, blocking supply to all other modules and,<br />
at the same time, connecting the respective yard power control<br />
unit to the interlock bus-bar. These same contacts also<br />
complete a circuit to illuminate an LED on each panel to show<br />
which cab has control of the mainline. Locomotive control<br />
from or to another yard, however, is not conferred until the<br />
other yard relinquishes control by flicking the ”Local/ Mainline”<br />
switch on their panel to the ”Mainline” position. Okay,<br />
perhaps I’m not using the most appropriate terminology, but<br />
that was all I could think of at the time. Once the command<br />
button has been activated, the interlock safeguards against<br />
other cabs gaining control at the same time. Upon completion<br />
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LED indicator on each panel (Photo 3).<br />
power relay, and four resistors in series with the respective<br />
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A positive feed from an independent 12VDC regulated<br />
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A spin-off with this circuit is, by selecting ”Mainline” on all<br />
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Postwar AAR Boxcars<br />
Larry Kline<br />
I have been accurately modeling freight cars in O <strong>Scale</strong> for<br />
more than 20 years. Prototypically accurate freight cars have<br />
been available in O <strong>Scale</strong> for much longer. The Rail Craft<br />
models, introduced in the late 1930s, are based on specific<br />
prototypes. The Athearn 40’ boxcar, introduced just after<br />
World War II, is an accurate model of the 1937 Association of<br />
American Railroads (AAR) 40’ boxcar. The Atlas sliding door<br />
car, introduced in 1972, is an accurate model of the AAR 40’<br />
boxcars that were built between 1948 and 1957. Atlas-O has<br />
reissued this car (with a few modifications) in their Trainman<br />
line and the original models are available on eBay and at O<br />
<strong>Scale</strong> meets. This article shows how the Atlas boxcar can be<br />
used to model several versions of the AAR cars built after<br />
World War II with varying degrees of accuracy. Modifications<br />
resulting in more accurate models are also discussed. Except<br />
for the new Atlas-O car, the models shown were built around<br />
1980 when much less prototype information was available.<br />
More than 330,000 ARA/AAR all-steel boxcars with an<br />
inside length of 40’-6” were built between 1933 and 1961. The<br />
design was developed by the Car Design and Construction<br />
Committee of the American Railway Association’s Mechanical<br />
Division and was approved by the member railroads in 1932.<br />
In 1936 the ARA was reorganized as the Association of American<br />
Railroads. The boxcar design evolved in several ways as<br />
time went on. The approved inside height was increased two<br />
times, first to ten feet in 1936 and then to ten feet six inches<br />
in 1941. Most AAR standard boxcars built for US railroads<br />
used roof and end components supplied by the Standard Railway<br />
Equipment Manufacturing Co. (SREM). However, over<br />
time, the appearance of the SREM components changed with<br />
designs for cars with several different inside heights.<br />
Roofs and ends from a number of manufacturers were also<br />
used, resulting in cars that looked different from those using<br />
SREM components. Additionally, a number of different door<br />
designs and sizes, along with a variety of different handbrakes<br />
and running boards, were used. All of these combinations led<br />
to considerable variation in the appearance of the AAR cars.<br />
Ed Hawkins has complied rosters for most of the ARA and<br />
AAR boxcars. These rosters include detailed information about<br />
the appearance of the cars and are currently available on the<br />
Steam Era Freightcars website [www.steamerafreightcars.com].<br />
The book, Freightcar Models Vol. II, Boxcars Book 1, by Robert<br />
Schleicher, includes reprints of many articles, photos of the<br />
different car types, and descriptions of the nomenclature that<br />
freight car modeler-historians and model manufacturers have<br />
developed for the components of AAR boxcars.<br />
More than half of the AAR steel boxcars were built using the<br />
SREM Improved Dreadnaught end. Freight car modeler-historians<br />
use the term ”postwar AAR boxcars” for these cars. The<br />
first postwar cars were built by the Chicago Burlington & Quincy<br />
in August 1945. These cars used the same rectangular panel<br />
roof used on earlier cars. Most of the doors were manufactured<br />
by the Youngstown Steel Door Company and the Superior Car<br />
Photo 1: SP&S #11000 built in January 1946 by the Pullman-Standard Car and<br />
Manufacturing Co. Lemoyne, PA, August 11, 1946. (NMRA Kalmbach Memorial<br />
Library Robert W. Charles Collection)<br />
Photo 2: P&WV #1200 built in December, 1946 by American Car and Foundry<br />
Co. (ACF photo from American Car & Foundry by Edward S. Kaminski<br />
Signature Press, 1999)<br />
Photo 3: Rectangular Panel (left) and Diagonal Panel (right) Roofs.<br />
Door Company, using designs that evolved over time in widths<br />
of six, seven and eight feet. Photo 1, of SP&S #11100, illustrates<br />
the original Improved Dreadnaught end (IDE) and six-foot<br />
Superior doors. Photo 2, of P&WV #1200 built in January<br />
1946, shows a slightly different version of the original IDE with<br />
a shorter top rib and eight-foot Youngstown doors. This version<br />
was used on cars with an inside height of ten feet four inches,<br />
such as those built for the CB&Q and Canadian railroads. Cars<br />
with a ten-foot inside height used a third version of the IDE<br />
with only three ribs in the top section of the end.<br />
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Photo 4: PRR Class X43C built in September, 1951, by Mt. Vernon Division of<br />
Pressed Steel Car Company. (PSC photo, Bob Johnson collection)<br />
Photo 5: Atlas factory paint job in the PRR plain keystone scheme<br />
Photo 6: PRR ”circle keystone” paint scheme. Paint and decals by Larry Kline.<br />
In 1948, SREM introduced a new design for the Improved<br />
Dreadnaught end and a new diagonal panel roof. The first<br />
cars that used the diagonal panel roof were built by the Illinois<br />
Central in April, 1948. The first cars that used both the new<br />
Improved Dreadnaught end and diagonal panel roof were<br />
built by the IC in July, 1948. Photo 3 shows the differences in<br />
appearance between the SREM rectangular panel and diagonal<br />
panel roofs on an Intermountain 1937 AAR boxcar (left)<br />
and a new Atlas-O Trainman boxcar respectively. Photo 4, of<br />
PRR class X43C #71064, shows the 1948 IDE with an eightfoot<br />
Youngstown door, reflecting a later design. A good model<br />
of this car has been available in O <strong>Scale</strong> since 1972, when<br />
Atlas introduced a new line of O <strong>Scale</strong> models. The Atlas car<br />
is an accurate model of the Pennsylvania Railroad X43C boxcar,<br />
of which 1,500 were built for the PRR in 1951 by The Mt.<br />
Vernon Division of the Pressed Steel Car Company.<br />
Photo 5, of #71064, shows one of the four paint schemes<br />
used by Atlas when these cars were first released. This is the<br />
plain keystone scheme, which was the last paint scheme used<br />
by the PRR. Photo 6, of PRR #71398, shows the as-delivered<br />
”circle keystone” paint scheme for the X43C cars. This car was<br />
painted with <strong>Scale</strong>coat II Oxide Red and lettered with Champ<br />
decals. The roof was repainted using a mix of Polyscale Steam<br />
Era Black and White to represent Dupont F1 car cement. The<br />
trucks were painted with Polyscale Roof Brown to represent<br />
road grime.<br />
Atlas-O has recently released a new version of this car in<br />
their Trainman line. It has a see-through running board, the<br />
new Atlas-O cast steel trucks, and a simplified underbody.<br />
The new Atlas-O car, lettered PRR #60211, is shown in Photo<br />
7. Atlas-O lettered the car for class X43A. The prototype X43A<br />
cars are similar to the X43C class, with seven-foot Youngstown<br />
doors and six-panel welded sides.<br />
Photo 8, of P&WV #1265, shows one of the original Atlas<br />
cars painted for P&WV with no modifications. This car was<br />
painted with <strong>Scale</strong>coat II Boxcar Red and lettered with Champ<br />
decals. A more accurate model could be built by removing<br />
the diagonal panel roof and replacing it with an Intermountain<br />
rectangular panel plastic roof or an Athearn metal roof, and<br />
by replacing the top rib on the Improved Dreadnaught end<br />
with a new rib using the prototype photo as a guide.<br />
Photo 9, of B&O #468379, shows one of the original Atlas<br />
cars painted as a B&O class M-62 car with no modifications.<br />
This car was also painted with <strong>Scale</strong>coat II Oxide Red and lettered<br />
with Champ decals. The B&O M-62 cars were built in<br />
1956, and have a third version of the IDE. The version of this<br />
end, used on ten-foot inside height cars like the B&O M-62, is<br />
shown in Photo 10 (B&O #468399). Note that the shape of the<br />
ribs is different. The placard board has not been lowered on<br />
the model, but this would be an easy modification.<br />
Most cars that used this style of car end had an inside<br />
height of ten feet six inches, and used a different version of<br />
the IDE with a rectangular rib above the three ribs in the top<br />
half of the end. The Hawkins article, on final 50-ton, AARstandard<br />
40’-6” boxcars, is a more detailed reference. Accurately<br />
modeling this end would require scratchbuilding. u<br />
Photo 7: Atlas-O factory paint job in the PRR ”circle keystone” scheme<br />
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References<br />
Rosters complied by Ed Hawkins for 1932 ARA boxcars, 1937<br />
AAR boxcars, modified 1937 AAR boxcars, and postwar AAR<br />
boxcars can be found at: [www.steamfreightcars.com/prototype/<br />
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The book Freightcar Models Vol. II, Boxcars Book 1, by Robert<br />
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[www.railmodeljournal.com/mainsite/Pages/subscribe.html]<br />
Ed Hawkins, 10’ 0” Inside Height Postwar 40’ 6” AAR Boxcars,<br />
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Specialty <strong>Trains</strong><br />
Take a second and look at the train shown in Photo 1,<br />
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for local commuter service. If you haven’t figured it out, here<br />
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The rear car is BNSF<br />
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1<br />
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Having operated this train several times over the years,<br />
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the supervision of the crew operating the test car. Usually<br />
the Roadmaster, and Road Foreman of the territory being<br />
checked, also ride along. Once the technicians on the test<br />
car have their equipment under the car set up to start testing<br />
and checked for correct alignment, we’re ready to start. Once<br />
cleared to move by the test car, the train operates at maximum<br />
authorized speed for any and all track on the territory,<br />
up to 60 MPH in our case.<br />
Track testing for the territory is usually done over a round<br />
trip. The mainline will usually be tested on one leg of the trip,<br />
while sidings are tested on the return trip. Depending on the<br />
flow of traffic and ability to access sidings, this can always<br />
vary. The geometry test car not only checks track alignment,<br />
but also curve super-elevation, grade alignment, and both<br />
narrow and wide rail gauge. The Roadmaster, on board the<br />
car, has the ability to notify a maintenance crew or the dispatcher<br />
to immediately protect a segment of track that may<br />
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After the completion of a test run over a territory, the<br />
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All this information aids in the assignment of resources and<br />
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The creation of<br />
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other major railroads<br />
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or similar technology.<br />
To create models<br />
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A scratchbuilding<br />
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“Styrene to Streamliner”, published in the January, 2004, edition<br />
of Model Railroader, explains how to use styrene to build<br />
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search, and more detailed photographs of these cars can be<br />
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K-line..NYC, Amtk, RG, NH, SF, UP, more ..call<br />
Box Cars - 2 rail<br />
Pecos River..SF, WAB, NYC, WM, NKP, SP..$35-$40<br />
Atlas..40' Wood..B&M, B&O, C&O, CNJ, D&H, NYC, NW<br />
PRR, P&R, RDG, SP, UP, WAG, WM, more..$45-$55<br />
40' Steel..Erie, NH, PRR, NYC, CNW, GN, more..$47-$55<br />
40' Trainman..B&M, MEC, LN, NYC, PRR, UP, more..$37<br />
X-29's..PRR, MEC, Erie, RDG, CNJ, more..$55-$62<br />
HyCubes..60'..SF, WP, NS, SOU..$75; 40' ers..$37<br />
50'..MILW, DH, NYC, BAR, MKT, SAL, SF, LN, NH..$49-$55<br />
53'..Aloha, Purina, B&M, IC, CNW, FEC..more..$35-$47<br />
60'..C&O, MKT, B&O, EL, RG, Sou, NW, WM..$40-$55<br />
Weaver.. ACY, BAR, B&O, B&M, CBQ, CIM, CR, D&H<br />
PHD, EL, GN, BLE, PC, MP, NYC, NW, NH,more $20-$30<br />
Refrigerator Cars - 2 rail<br />
Weaver/Crown..B&M, BN, CV, CN, NYC, REA,<br />
Dubuque, Nrn Refrig, WIF, PRR..25+ roads..$20-$30<br />
57' Mech..PFE, BN, WFE, Trop..10+ roads..$35-$45<br />
Atlas..36' & 40' wood..Erie, NYC, CNW, SF, PFE,<br />
Meats, beers, foods..25+ billboards..$45-$75<br />
40' steel..IC, NYC, ART, DLW, FGE, more..$45-$55<br />
40' plug door..NH, PRR, WM, WP, BAR, REA<br />
FGE, CNJ, NP, ATSF, NYC, SSW, ART, more....$37<br />
53' express..REA, ARE, WP, MP, SOO..$69<br />
K-line..PFE, MDT, CNW, 15+ billboards..$35-$40<br />
Covered Hoppers - 2 rail<br />
Weaver PS-2 and AC-2..BN, CBQ, CNW, CP, PRR,<br />
D&M, DLW, B&M, C&O, EL, L&N, NH, NYC, ++..$20-$30<br />
50' Centerflow or Grain..CR, CP, LV, NYC, PRR, RI,<br />
EnJay, Dupont, ADM, Amoco, Arco, UP, more..$20-$25<br />
Atlas..3 bay..UP, CBQ, BN, Jack Frost..$37<br />
ACF..Erie, DLW, GN, SP, WM, UP, SF, SSW..$55<br />
New Panel Side..PRR, NYC, NH, RI, D&H, RI..CV..$52<br />
Airslide..LV, D&H, UP, SP, LV, Erie, SF, RG..$40-$50<br />
Hopper Cars - 2 rail<br />
Atlas..3 bay..WM, SOU, BN, NH, Rdg, RG..$37<br />
Ore cars..CN, UP, DMIR..$27; H21..PRR, VGN..$50-$58<br />
2 bay..PRR, NYC, P&S, CNJ, Berwind, Rdg, D&H..$45-$52<br />
Weaver..2 bay, 3 bay, and 4 bay..20+ roads..$20-$30<br />
Tank Cars - 2 rail<br />
Weaver...40' & 50', new & old, 20+ roads...$30-$35<br />
Atlas..33K..CNTX, ACFX, GLNX,, Sub Propane..$49<br />
17K..Diamond, Hooker, Stauffer, ACFX, SHPX..$55-$60<br />
8K..Bakelite, NE Alcohol, Phila Qtz, 10 more..$50-$55<br />
11K..SHPX, UTLX, Hooker, Solvay, Spencer, 10+ roads..$55<br />
Flat Cars, Stock Cars<br />
Atlas..Double stacks..$125-$169. Front runners..$47<br />
Containers..40/45'..$25. Wvr 20'..$12/pr K-line..$10<br />
40' Stock cars..CNW, RG, B&O, GN, MKT, more..$37<br />
Wvr..flats..LV, Erie, BN, SF, CR, TTX, more..$20-$30<br />
Gondolas - 2 rail<br />
Atlas..40' composite..PRR, NYC, C&O, SP..$52<br />
50'..B&O, CNJ, GN, NW, NYC, PRR, Rdg, UP, LV..$37<br />
Wvr..CNJ, PRR, LV, RI, SF, UP, Rdg, NW, SOU..$27<br />
Cabeese - 2 rail, 3 rail scale<br />
Wvr..CR, Rdg, D&H, Erie, PRR, Monon, more..$$25-$45<br />
K-line..B&O, EL, NYC, SOU, SF, UP, more..$48<br />
MTH..PRR, EL, NYC, C&O, SP, CP, NH, more..$45-$60<br />
Atlas..RFP, Rut, RG, NH, SF, 15+ roads..$37-$70<br />
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In response to Mr. Seaman’s question<br />
from the ”Reader’s Feedback” in #34,<br />
about the photo specs for Warner’s Maumee<br />
Lines article, I used a Canon AE-1<br />
with a 28mm lens stopped down to f32.<br />
Scenes were lit with one, sometimes two,<br />
3200 Kelvin photofloods. I used regular<br />
one-hour processing and scanned the<br />
prints into my computer with an HP Scanjet<br />
4670 scanner, where the images were<br />
cropped and converted to JPEG files for<br />
you. Really old school for the most part.<br />
I’m planning on going digital as soon as<br />
funds allow for a Nikon D80 (maybe in<br />
’08.)<br />
Richard Bourgerie uses a digital camera<br />
and manipulates his images with a software<br />
package that allows for tremendous<br />
depth of field. Here is his description.<br />
”For the last year I’ve been using a Casio<br />
EX-Z750 with 7.2 megapixels. The camera<br />
has manual capability, so I can set it for<br />
aperture priority, and then stop it down to<br />
the highest number F-stop for maximum<br />
depth of field. It also has manual focus<br />
capability.”<br />
”Recently, I’ve been using software I<br />
purchased online called Helicon Focus.<br />
I’ll take ten to 14 photos of the same<br />
scene, each one with a different focal<br />
length from ten centimeters to one meter.<br />
The software then takes all the photos<br />
and combines them seamlessly into one<br />
photo with excellent depth of field. Other<br />
software I use are Microsoft Digital Image<br />
Pro 9 and Adobe Photoshop for post processing,<br />
adding effects such as the sky, or<br />
smoke and lights on the locomotives.”<br />
Mike Cougill, Indiana<br />
CTRRA #1<br />
I see from the photographs that Brian<br />
Scace left the basement walls painted but<br />
uninsulated. This is contrary to much current<br />
wisdom of many building standards,<br />
but I am in agreement with Brian on this<br />
one in his decision not to finish the basement<br />
walls.<br />
Twenty-five years ago, my basement<br />
was finished with tar paper, 2x4’s,<br />
fiberglass insulation and plastic vapour<br />
barrier. This was done according to Canadian<br />
Mortgage and Housing Standards<br />
(CMHC). But, there’s a problem in this<br />
because, although moisture entry is very<br />
slow it is insidious, and what enters as<br />
a gas (moisture) condenses against the<br />
cold concrete wall and migrates into the<br />
wood framing. CMHC is also the people<br />
who approved urea formaldehyde foam<br />
insulation back in the ’60s and then had it<br />
declared unsafe in the ’70s to everyone’s<br />
great expense. Now we have black mould,<br />
rotten studs, and a messy tedious job<br />
removing that insulation, not to mention<br />
the disruption to the layout.<br />
In my humble opinion insulation<br />
belongs on the outside of the concrete<br />
such that the concrete rises to the temperature<br />
of the living space and does not<br />
get condensation dripping down it. I am<br />
now digging a trench around the house<br />
and putting in foam as deep as possible<br />
and then covering the exposed area with<br />
cement parging for protection.<br />
In the 1600s, early settlers built their<br />
homes out of field stones covered by<br />
wood because the stones absorbed the<br />
heat from the fireplace during the day and<br />
slowly released it at night. The wood insulated<br />
the stones from the cold outside, but<br />
had to be replaced every so often because<br />
wood decays. Later occupants removed<br />
the rotting wood and, because the stones<br />
were pretty, insulated from the inside.<br />
A finished insulated wood wall inside a<br />
basement may be pretty but it’s a bad<br />
idea.<br />
Robert Langlois (via email)<br />
CTRRA #2<br />
Hi Brian,<br />
Really good article on your model<br />
railroad. I appreciate the fact that it isn’t<br />
finished nor perfectionistic. There are a<br />
whole lot more like yours than the few<br />
that actually arrive at a finished state,<br />
including my own MSRY (Middlesex and<br />
Saraburg Railway) which is loosely modeled<br />
after the Attica and Arcade. It is<br />
mostly a switching layout in the shape of a<br />
U with a switchback at one end connecting<br />
it to a Pennsy branchline at one end<br />
and a bridge connecting it to the Erie at<br />
the other end.<br />
Your unorthodox use of the old Atlas<br />
2.5 switches and Roco flex track also was<br />
reassuring. Given the space requirements<br />
for the MSRY and the deliberate use of a<br />
24” radius curve at one corner of the U,<br />
I too had to use the old Atlas switches,<br />
Roco and AHM track. Seems we have<br />
both been around awhile to even know<br />
that those things existed.<br />
I used hollow core doors and insulating<br />
foamboard for a foundation, set on the<br />
remnants of an earlier layout framework.<br />
So far so good. The MSRY runs two PRR<br />
A-5’s and a B-6 plus a gas electric car for<br />
passenger service during the 1940s and<br />
early fifties, and towards the end of the<br />
’50s first generation Diesels, two 44-tonners,<br />
an Alco HH600, and an SW-1. On<br />
the Pennsy branch you will see an H-6,<br />
H-10, an E-6 (strayed a bit from its usual<br />
haunts) and two RS-3’s, an RS-1, a VO-<br />
1000 and a GE 44T. At the other end of<br />
the line, the Erie serves the connection<br />
with a VO-1000 and an ex Reading Camelback<br />
0-6-0.<br />
Middlesex is a small industrial city with<br />
a power plant, feed processing company,<br />
furniture plant, a produce terminal, an<br />
electrical supply company, an oil terminal<br />
and a cement plant, plus a passenger station<br />
and separate freight house, engine<br />
house and an adjoining caboose and<br />
service track. It’s a pretty busy place.<br />
Between Middlesex and Saraburg (PRR<br />
junction) lies the village of Johannasville.<br />
A rural station, team track and a Bordens<br />
milk plant provide more traffic for the<br />
MSRY. Overall, the layout is about 12’<br />
wide and 16’ long. No continuous runs<br />
here obviously, but plenty to do to keep<br />
one or two operators busy.<br />
I started on it about two years ago<br />
when we moved to Burlington, Vermont,<br />
after I retired. I was torn between doing<br />
a B&M/NH connecting shortline and<br />
over the years had collected quite a bit of<br />
equipment for that. But I finally decided<br />
to sell off all that stuff and stick with the<br />
A&A analog. As you know, anything more<br />
recent than the 1950s creates problems in<br />
terms of car length. As it is, I have a few<br />
50’ cars of the Tuscan red era that have to<br />
be gently coaxed through that 24” radius.<br />
The limitation provides a good financial<br />
discipline on the tendency to want to buy<br />
more and more. While that undoubtedly<br />
is good for the hobby, what it tends to do<br />
is overwhelm the owners who can never<br />
find space for a layout to accommodate<br />
all this equipment nor time to build it<br />
either.<br />
I am a ways from having it scenic’d or<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> • 39
properly wired or the buildings finished.<br />
Nearly all of the latter are in need of<br />
work. But once I get a little further along<br />
I will send you some photos and possibly<br />
an article based on the above info which<br />
should give you some idea of what I am<br />
attempting to do. Like I said, your article<br />
inspired me to think I might be able to<br />
send you something worth publishing<br />
without waiting for a finished product.<br />
which may never arrive anyway.<br />
Sarah Flynn, Burlington, VT<br />
Brian writes: Thank you both for<br />
your kind words. Robert, you also put<br />
me in mind of a friend who, after taking<br />
his beautifully finished railroad down in<br />
preparation for a move, discovered that a<br />
slow water leak between his drywall and<br />
cinder block had caused enough mold<br />
growth such that the entire basement had<br />
to be gutted and redone before he could<br />
market the house. While certainly this is<br />
climate dependent to a degree (he lived<br />
in Virginia), it has made me choose carefully<br />
between a fully finished cellar space<br />
(my house is an older structure) and freestanding<br />
backdrops as a perfectly viable<br />
alternative. It’s worth thinking about your<br />
climate, age of that cellar and how it was<br />
built, and how the house or building is<br />
heated/air conditioned when considering<br />
fully finished spaces versus free-standing<br />
or modular railroad construction.<br />
Sarah, and everyone else who has ever<br />
felt this way, I strongly encourage you to<br />
share some views of your work in progress.<br />
Don’t be afraid of it just because it<br />
isn’t finished. We are here to help folks<br />
(especially those in the generations<br />
behind us) to see what we build and how<br />
we build. What we have built is all well<br />
and good, but the most informative stages<br />
of ”how it’s done” are often with the skin<br />
off. You might not think about it, but one<br />
of the biggest reasons for an article NOT<br />
getting in print is because there are few,<br />
if any, photos taken during the building,<br />
rather than after it’s finished. My advice<br />
to all is that we have more to teach about<br />
the process than just showing off the<br />
product. Everyone, write it up and take<br />
some images.<br />
Prototype Modelers<br />
I went to the Prototype Modelers Meet<br />
in Naperville, Illinois this past weekend.<br />
There are a number of these meets around<br />
40 • O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> - Jan/Feb ’08<br />
the country and I think this meet is the<br />
largest. These meets are primarily HO<br />
<strong>Scale</strong> meets, however there are S and O<br />
<strong>Scale</strong> modelers who attend and display<br />
models. The people who attend are active<br />
modelers and bring models for display. The<br />
display room is roughly the size of a twocar<br />
garage and is full of display models.<br />
I had a table, as did Mike McConnell<br />
from Chooch, Ted Schneff from<br />
Rails Unlimited, and Merlyn Lauber from<br />
Caboose Stop Hobbies. The HO <strong>Scale</strong><br />
modelers are very impressed with the<br />
quantity and quality of O <strong>Scale</strong> models<br />
that are available.<br />
I think these shows are fertile ground<br />
for bringing new people into O <strong>Scale</strong>.<br />
These people study the prototype and<br />
their knowledge of the prototype exceeds<br />
the limitations of HO scale. The larger<br />
size of O <strong>Scale</strong> appeals to them. The<br />
drawbacks are the perceived size requirements<br />
for a layout, the cost, and the availability<br />
of product. We can refute all these<br />
concerns. At the Indy National we talked<br />
at the O <strong>Scale</strong> Kings meeting about promoting<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong>. I would suggest that we<br />
make a concerted effort to have a display<br />
at these types of meets and address these<br />
concerns. Also the O <strong>Scale</strong> magazines<br />
should have a table to sign up new subscribers.<br />
We see many very good small O <strong>Scale</strong><br />
layouts, the rest of the hobby does not see<br />
them. The cost of O <strong>Scale</strong> equipment is<br />
more, but you don’t need as much of it.<br />
Lastly there is a lot of product available.<br />
The problem is that hobby stores will not<br />
stock O <strong>Scale</strong> product due to the limited<br />
market and advertising in non-O <strong>Scale</strong><br />
magazines (MR) is prohibitively expensive.<br />
As a manufacturer I would be willing to<br />
send $50-$100 per year to O <strong>Scale</strong> Kings<br />
for support of a traveling display highlighting<br />
what O <strong>Scale</strong> is and a list of O <strong>Scale</strong><br />
manufacturers. Current advertising reaches<br />
people already in O <strong>Scale</strong>, but I would<br />
be willing to try to reach non-O <strong>Scale</strong>rs. If<br />
all other O <strong>Scale</strong> manufacturers would do<br />
the same, O <strong>Scale</strong> Kings could support a<br />
nice display and have it manned. I think it<br />
would be good for all of us.<br />
Glenn Guerra, Mullet River Model<br />
Works<br />
Brian writes: I, myself, concur. I’d also<br />
add that it would be an excellent idea<br />
for those folks putting on the Prototype<br />
Modelers Meet, and also those folks who<br />
are hooked up with the Prototype Modelers<br />
SIG, to get the word to us regarding<br />
meet info. I’d love to see this in the<br />
”Schedules” section in OST. Many, many,<br />
of us here are pretty rabid on the subject,<br />
but haven’t been privy to the meet info<br />
beforehand. The result could be increased<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> participation in these meets on a<br />
personal level, increasing the meet popularity<br />
itself, as well as spreading the O<br />
word on a one-to-one basis between folks<br />
of common interest, yet different scale.<br />
Can you get the word out to the meet<br />
organizers that we’d love to get their event<br />
info printed here?<br />
The City Mail Pouch<br />
[I] always enjoy the magazine! A<br />
couple of years (five?) ago, I found that<br />
it was getting progressively harder to see<br />
what I was doing in HO, and scratchbuilt<br />
a couple of boxcars in O, which came<br />
out acceptably and got me started back<br />
into the ”king of gauges”. I expected to<br />
find almost nothing available in O, but<br />
have been pleasantly surprised at the cornucopia<br />
we’ve had in recent years. One<br />
change. In HO, I had an impossible mix of<br />
everything attractive. In O I’ve restricted<br />
myself to New Haven in the ’40s, and<br />
again am surprised at how much has been<br />
available.<br />
Anyway, to the subject. The Mail<br />
Pouch barn was a universal feature of<br />
rural scenes, but there was also an urban<br />
version. Anyone who rode the Long<br />
Island in the ’30s or ’40s will remember<br />
an urban version of the Mail Pouch barn<br />
described in the Nov/Dec issue. The New<br />
York Frame & Picture Company, of 110<br />
Fulton Street, NY, had very similar ads,<br />
also in white and yellow lettering on a<br />
black background, on the back of every<br />
garage that backed up against the LIRR<br />
tracks. You saw the signs so frequently<br />
that you couldn’t forget the name! I think<br />
the last time I noticed one of these was<br />
in the 1970s, but there might still be one<br />
or two. Anyone modeling LIRR should<br />
include at least one of these.<br />
Hank Raudenbush, via email<br />
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My copy of OST #35 just arrived today<br />
and I read your review of the SP caboose<br />
and your comments on trouble finding<br />
info. I understand your problem. I had
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Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> • 41
much the same grief years ago when trying<br />
to scratchbuild a C-30 and this was<br />
before Google. Anyway, besides what you<br />
turned up, there is the following:<br />
• RMC July ’61, very nice O scale<br />
drawing of a CA class caboose.<br />
• How To Build Model Railroads and<br />
Equipment, Barton K. Davis, Crown Pub.,<br />
HO <strong>Scale</strong> drawing of a C-30-1 caboose<br />
and construction article.<br />
• Southern Pacific Freight Cars Vol. 2:<br />
Cabooses, Anthony W. Thompson, Signature<br />
Press, THE book on SP cabooses with<br />
drawings and lots of photos.<br />
Regarding dimensional questions,<br />
the carbody should be 30’-2” long, 35’-<br />
5” over platforms, and 37’ over running<br />
boards. The edge of the first window<br />
frame should be about 37” to 38” (variations<br />
in trim wood) from the corner. The<br />
window space under the cupola is 9’ from<br />
frame to frame. The cupola should be<br />
centered over that space.<br />
I did see the model at the O National,<br />
but did not get to examine it closely. It<br />
looked very good from what I could see<br />
of it a distance. I noted that the presence<br />
of the tie bolts on the bottom of the sides<br />
mark O it <strong>Scale</strong> as Mag a car Ad - built 7.4 x 4.9, by 07/12 the - full Sacramento<br />
color, v3.1.<br />
shops. Two questions, does it have Vulcan<br />
caboose trucks and is there a boot (toolbox)<br />
underneath? I can’t tell this in the<br />
magazine photo.<br />
Regards, Charlie Morrill<br />
Joe G. replies: I blew up the photo of the<br />
model and I can see the ”ears” and unique<br />
cutout shape of the Vulcan caboose truck.<br />
The photo of the cab at the Sunset website<br />
shows a toolbox.<br />
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Jerry White, formerly of Menlo Park, CA,<br />
passed away October 26 in Napa, CA. Jerry<br />
was one of the giants of model railroading.<br />
He was known for his scratchbuilt-to-order<br />
steam locomotives in scales ranging from<br />
TT to O. He scratchbuilt-to-order numerous<br />
complete passenger trains. He re-powered<br />
and re-geared (he called it customizing) dozens<br />
if not hundreds of imported brass steam<br />
locomotives. He developed and produced<br />
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a reefer, both of which had free-standing<br />
molded ladders and grabs. He had a lifelong<br />
passion for trains and for building models<br />
of them, and was a tireless promoter of the<br />
model railroading hobby.<br />
Jerry began model railroading in the<br />
1930s, before the advent of the NMRA. His<br />
experiences with incompatible model railroads<br />
made him a staunch advocate of standards<br />
and, as an NMRA member, he worked<br />
hard on standards to all of our benefit.<br />
He was fun loving, personable, and<br />
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that touches on his many contributions<br />
and accomplishments can be found at [http://<br />
www.rodmiller.com/jerry_white_obituary].<br />
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with Jerry.<br />
Rod Miller<br />
Indy Contest Photo Correction<br />
I enjoyed the recent issue covering the<br />
Indy show. There were a few problems with<br />
some of the photo captions. The most glaring<br />
one is the Cotton Belt drover’s caboose. The<br />
builder is Jim Zwernemann and I believe he<br />
won first place with it, not the B&O wagontop<br />
caboose listed in the text.<br />
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3-Rail <strong>Scale</strong> Diesel<br />
Atlas<br />
GN SW8 Green/Orange $325<br />
AMTK DASH 8 #509 $395<br />
C&O RS-1 $375<br />
N&W SD-35 $375<br />
UP SW-9 $350<br />
WT (Wash. Terminal) RS-1 $400<br />
LIONEL<br />
EL Alco PA A-A w/fact. sound $575<br />
MTH<br />
ATSF F-3 A-B-A $700<br />
ATSF DL-109A/B custom fixed closed pilot $650<br />
B&O E-6 A-B custom fixed closed pilot $750<br />
B&O E-8 A-B-A $650<br />
C&O F-3 A-B $450<br />
C&NW DASH 9 $275<br />
FEC BL-2 $350<br />
GM&O GP-38 $300<br />
NYC E-8 A-A custom l/s $700<br />
MILW DL-109 $300<br />
NH DL-109/110-Custom pilot scale cplr $650<br />
PRR Centipedes-5 Stripe $1000<br />
PRR E-8 A-A custom Bruns 5 Stripe $700<br />
PRR E-8 A-A custom Tuscan 5 Stripe $700<br />
PRSL AS-616 custom #6000 $475<br />
SAL E-8 A-B-A Citrus Scheme $650<br />
SAL E-6 A-B custom fixed closed pilot $750<br />
SOU DL109/110-cust. ptd fixed pilot $700<br />
RDG GP7 cust pt 1st scheme #600 $475<br />
RDG GP7 cust. pt no dynam. #660 $525<br />
RDG Trainmaster 1st scheme #860 $550<br />
RI E-8 A-B-A $695<br />
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C&O RS-3 $250<br />
C&O RSD5 $250<br />
C&O GP-38 $275<br />
UP E-8 AA $375<br />
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ACL AB $550<br />
B&M A unit, custom single headlight $300<br />
CB&Q AB $550<br />
L&N AA $450<br />
Sou AA Custom Painted $650<br />
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Included are 4 exterior and 2 interior<br />
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A Short Story about Short Circuits<br />
Many of us O <strong>Scale</strong> modelers begin by using the less<br />
expensive plastic train cars with plastic trucks and wheels.<br />
Whatever other good or bad features these cars have, they do<br />
have one major advantage. They don’t conduct electricity, so<br />
they can’t cause electrical problems.<br />
But, along the way changes happen. Perhaps we accumulate<br />
some old cars or we upgrade to new ones with metal<br />
center-sills, trucks, and wheels. Maybe we replace the plastic<br />
trucks with metal ones because we prefer them. I am convinced<br />
that metal wheels work better, although I have no<br />
proof for that. They certainly sound better. I have even sawed<br />
notches in my rails every 39’ (scale) to provide the clicketyclack<br />
sound of the bolted joint days. Any of these changes can<br />
cause electrical problems, ranging from a short circuit that<br />
shuts you down but is easy to find, to an intermittent short<br />
that can drive you crazy.<br />
It all starts with the metal wheels. Almost all metallic 2-rail<br />
wheelsets (I’m sure there is an exception someplace) have one<br />
wheel on each axle insulated from the axle and everything<br />
else. The non-insulated wheel connects the truck to whatever<br />
metal might be in the car and that leads to the first problem.<br />
Metal cars with metal trucks and wheels create an electrical<br />
path between the two bolsters. If one truck gets rotated<br />
180 degrees, there can be a short circuit through the car. Of<br />
course, the solution is to reverse one truck.<br />
Some cars use track voltage to power their lights, such as<br />
passenger cars and cabooses. Here, the trucks are connected<br />
to the interior circuit. Rotating one truck will keep the lights<br />
from working.<br />
Whether a car uses or does not use electricity, it may<br />
still have a temporary short circuit. An insulated wheel rim<br />
may touch part of the car, a stirrup, or a coupler box, when<br />
going around a curve or on a grade. You can grind away the<br />
affected area and inspect the car to be assured there are no<br />
accidental contacts. Painting the area will just postpone the<br />
problem until the paint wears through.<br />
Then there are cases where individual cars are fine, but a<br />
pair of cars causes a short circuit. Many modelers use Kadee<br />
#805 couplers. These are metal couplers with a metal box.<br />
Installing them on a metal car electrically connects the coupler<br />
to the carbody and to the wheels on one side. If the next<br />
car happens to be similar, and is connected to the opposite<br />
rail, then the two cars will short out via the couplers. Any<br />
metal car with metal couplers can be a culprit. Diesel locomotives<br />
and steam locomotive tenders are always live and<br />
always a potential problem source; so you have to break the<br />
circuit someplace.<br />
You could insulate the coupler from the car by insulating<br />
the mounting screws from the coupler box as Kadee suggests.<br />
I have found that very difficult (An easier way might be to<br />
insulate the trucks from the car with a non-metallic machine<br />
screw and non-metallic washer.) Remember that neither the<br />
screw head nor the screw shank can touch the coupler box,<br />
and the coupler box cannot touch the carbody. A better<br />
approach might be to try this. Digi-Key sells nylon #2-56 and<br />
#4-40 machine screws in various lengths (for example #2-<br />
56 by 3/4” nylon machine screw, H-538-ND, 100 for $9.26<br />
and #4-40 by 3/4” nylon machine screw, H-550-ND, 100 for<br />
$9.19). Then you should insulate between the coupler box and<br />
the car with a small piece of paper.<br />
You could also use Kadee #800, #801 or #804 couplers,<br />
which are made of plastic in different colors and fit into a<br />
standard-sized Kadee coupler box, or #806 couplers which<br />
are also plastic and come with a shorter coupler box. These<br />
are not as strong as the metal ones (You may recall that I tested<br />
a Kadee #805 coupler to destruction at 74 pounds load.)<br />
You can even put metal couplers into plastic coupler boxes<br />
and vice-versa.<br />
You can test for sneak electrical paths with an ohmmeter or<br />
a battery and small light bulb. I have a test track with the battery<br />
hookups already in place. I just set the car down, wiggle<br />
the wheels and trucks, and look for red lights.<br />
The photo shows an example of a ”time bomb car”, an old<br />
NYC Pacemaker<br />
40’<br />
boxcar. At first<br />
glance it looks<br />
harmless. It<br />
is a kit with<br />
a wood floor<br />
and ceiling<br />
and pressed<br />
board sides,<br />
over which is<br />
a thin pressedmetal<br />
shell with the detail and the paint. There is a metal center-sill<br />
that secures the trucks, so they are connected together.<br />
The center-sill does not go as far as the coupler boxes, but the<br />
metal cross braces touch the center-sill to the metal shell and<br />
the coupler box lips also touch the metal shell. In effect, all<br />
the metal in the car is connected to one rail. Moreover, when<br />
the trucks turn, the wheel rims can touch the metal cross<br />
brace and the metal coupler box, thus shorting out the track.<br />
See if you can find any cars like this on your layout.<br />
[More recent readers may not have heard this tip, so I’ll<br />
repeat it here with Ted’s indulgence. If you are having problems<br />
figuring out where that sneaky intermittent short is, wait<br />
until it’s dark out, turn out the room lights, and look for the<br />
sparks. There it is! –ed]<br />
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News: Depot Kits, MSRP: see text<br />
American Model Builders, Inc., 8229 Brentwood Industrial<br />
Drive, St. Louis, MO 63144<br />
314-646-8588 • www.laserkit.com<br />
Kit #450 Southern Pacific Combination Type 23 Depot,<br />
MSRP $279.95.<br />
AMB announces the release of kit #450, a Southern Pacific<br />
Combination Type 23 Depot. Between 1877 and 1894,<br />
the Southern Pacific developed a series of 26 standard depot<br />
plans. Of these designs, the One Story Combination Depot<br />
Number 23 was used as the basis for over 30 station structures.<br />
Built between the years of 1896 and 1918, examples<br />
of the Type 23 could be found in both California and Oregon.<br />
Although not as numerous as its two-story cousin, the<br />
Type 22 with its upstairs living area, the one-story building<br />
featured a passenger waiting room, operator’s office, agent’s<br />
quarters, separate express room, and freight room.<br />
Our O <strong>Scale</strong> rendering of this classic 80’ x 25’ Southern<br />
Pacific design follows the company’s 1911 revised plans.<br />
As modeled, the O <strong>Scale</strong> building has a 42’ freight room<br />
with a 60’ x 33’ freight dock on the freight end. Photos<br />
of depots built to this plan show a multitude of variations<br />
from building to building in the number and placement<br />
of windows and doors, as well as in the style of doors.<br />
This later version of the Type 23, for example, is denoted<br />
by its two adjacent windows on the end wall of the waiting<br />
room. Earlier Type 23 depots utilized three windows<br />
spaced across the end. While we have modeled the dock<br />
and housetrack location at the front of the building with a<br />
“right hand” bay window, many had the housetrack located<br />
on the back side of the building.<br />
This latest O <strong>Scale</strong> LASERKIT features 100% laser-cut<br />
parts with tab-and-slotted wall and roof construction, premilled<br />
siding,<br />
peel-and-stick<br />
windows, doors,<br />
and trims, peeland-stick<br />
threetab<br />
style shingle<br />
strips, white metal<br />
smokejacks,<br />
interior floor<br />
and wall partitions,<br />
exposed<br />
rafter tails, properly<br />
shaped roof<br />
brackets, and a<br />
separate wood<br />
loading dock with<br />
both stairs and<br />
ramp access. The<br />
assembled structure<br />
itself measures<br />
20” x 6.25”<br />
x 6”. With the<br />
addition of the<br />
dock, the facility stretches almost 30” in length, making it<br />
not only the longest 1/48 scale structure cataloged by American<br />
Model Builders to date, but a true visual centerpiece for<br />
any O Gauge layout.<br />
Kit #470 Northern Pacific Class C Depot, MSRP $159.95.<br />
Over the years, the Northern Pacific used several different<br />
series of standard plans for various types of depots. Most of<br />
the plans were of combination depots containing passenger<br />
and freight facilities. Each series had several different sizes of<br />
depots and included both one-story and two-story structures.<br />
In the years 1889 through 1899, Chief Engineer J. W. Kendrick<br />
directed the preparation of a group of plans referred to<br />
as the S-26 drawing series. The series included plans for three<br />
different lengths of one-story depots with each length having<br />
two versions. One version had a low platform and the other<br />
had a high platform. The longest one-story frame combination<br />
depot in the S-26 series was 75’ 8” x 24’. The smallest<br />
version with a low platform, the Class C Combination Depot<br />
and the subject of this new O <strong>Scale</strong> kit release, was 55’ x 24’.<br />
The Class C prototype basically saw the elimination of the<br />
waiting room found on the larger classes, as well as utilized a<br />
smaller operator’s bay with several changes in door and window<br />
positions.<br />
Our O <strong>Scale</strong> rendering of the NP Class C Combination<br />
Depot features 100% laser-cut parts including tab-and-slotted<br />
wall and roof components, peel-and-stick windows,<br />
doors, and trim, authentic roof and gable brackets, interior<br />
floor with wall partitions, white metal chimney, peeland-stick<br />
three-tab style shingles, and color signage. The<br />
assembled structure measures 16.5” x 8.75” (including roof<br />
overhang) x 5”.<br />
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News: Structure Components and Castings<br />
Westport Model Works, 24 Cob Drive, Westport, CT<br />
06880<br />
203-226-2798 • www.westportmodelworks.com<br />
Westport Model Works displayed, at the TCA meet in<br />
York, their new resin castings for building panels and interior<br />
and exterior details. An example is the combination USPS<br />
and Railway Express facility created from their Resin Building<br />
Casting Set #1. These are not kits, but individual resin-cast<br />
wall panels that enable you to choose from a variety of panel<br />
designs to create a building to your custom size and configuration.<br />
Among the many buildings that can be created from<br />
this set are row houses, a railroad station, warehouse, LCL<br />
facility, or small manufacturing plant. The only limitation is<br />
your imagination.<br />
Shown above is an interior photo of the USPS portion of<br />
the building, showing a few of the 130+ interior and exterior<br />
resin castings that can be used to detail your structures. Specific<br />
to this building are the postal letter sorting table, hanging<br />
mail bags and stands, and assorted mail sacks. Another<br />
specific example is, for their firehouse, they offer castings for<br />
a rolled hose, fireman’s boots, helmet, and coats. General<br />
interior items shown are roll-top and plain wood desks, swivel<br />
chairs and clothes locker. Contact Westport Model Works<br />
for availability and prices.<br />
Review: SpecCast 1:50 White WC22 Dump Truck, MSRP:<br />
$37.95<br />
Available from Diecast Direct, 3005 Old Lawrenceburg Rd,<br />
Frankfort KY 40601<br />
502-227-8697 • www.diecastdirect.com<br />
Reviewed by Joe Giannovario<br />
I started looking for a dump truck to fit in with my late<br />
40’s-early 50’s theme. I wanted it to haul cinders out of the<br />
branchline locomotive servicing area. I searched all over<br />
and could not find anything suitable for a reasonable price.<br />
Brooklin makes a 1:43 1947 International dump truck, but<br />
it costs $99.50 and seems to always be out of<br />
stock. Then I saw an ad for the SpecCast 1:50<br />
WC 22 dump truck.<br />
I checked around and found that Diecast<br />
Direct would let me pre-order the truck which<br />
was due, according to the ad, in January<br />
2008. So, imagine my surprise when the truck<br />
showed up in early November.<br />
I can’t really do a ”proper” review since I<br />
don’t have any plans or specs for the prototype.<br />
What I can tell you is that this is a very<br />
nice model of an early 1950s dump truck and<br />
it is perfect for my needs.<br />
The model has working doors and hoods<br />
with a nicely detailed engine. The dump bed<br />
lifts and the tailgate swings free with chains.<br />
The color is a bit bright but I can weather that down. This<br />
model also comes in a ”John Deere” version that is bright<br />
yellow. As for the scale, I’d much rather have a 1:50 model<br />
then a 1:43.<br />
Overall, this is a really nice dump truck and the price is<br />
not too expensive. After all, I don’t need a fleet of them and<br />
this will be in the foreground.<br />
SpecCast makes other 1:50 construction equipment<br />
including a White WC22 tractor with lowboy trailer and an<br />
International TD-24 bulldozer. Check them all out at Diecast<br />
Direct online or call SpecCast at 800-844-8067, ext. 245,<br />
and ask for a catalog. Tell them you saw their dump truck in<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>.<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> • 51
Review: QSI Quantum PnP Sound Decoder, MSRP $179.95;<br />
QSI Quantum Programmer, MSRP $ 99.95<br />
QSI Solutions, 57 River Road Suite 1023, Essex Junction, VT<br />
05452<br />
800-671-0641 • www.qsisolutions.com<br />
Reviewed by Gene Clements<br />
The Quantum Magnum decoder, shown on page 49 of Issue<br />
#35, is available and ready for installation. The Quantum Programmer<br />
is also available and ready to upgrade any QSI decoder<br />
equipped with Version 7 chips. We will cover each item separately<br />
and finalize with an overall evaluation. First, the Quantum<br />
Magnum.<br />
Quantum PnP Sound Decoder<br />
While the Quantum Aristo is also available (intended for G<br />
<strong>Scale</strong>), the O <strong>Scale</strong> modeler will want to initially look at the<br />
Quantum Magnum for O <strong>Scale</strong>, which includes a plug-in power<br />
board with screw-down terminals for the wiring connections.<br />
Included with the decoder were printed instructions showing a G<br />
<strong>Scale</strong> installation, as well as drawing showing the wiring and plug<br />
connections.<br />
If you have done decoder installations in the past, you will<br />
have no problem with this decoder. The O <strong>Scale</strong> installer will<br />
need to follow the connection diagram for board #670-0153-01.<br />
The connections are pickup positive and negative, motor positive<br />
and negative, and both unregulated and forward-and-reverse<br />
headlight connections. The board will require either an 8-ohm or<br />
16-ohm speaker. A volume reed switch and plugs for the speaker<br />
and chuff switch were included with the reviewed unit.<br />
I did a temporary installation into a Weaver U-25b that was<br />
sitting on the shelf waiting for a decoder. Installation was quick.<br />
Next, it was off to the program track to activate the address.<br />
Activating the short address and programming the long address<br />
worked fine with my NCE Power-Pro cab. Then, it was on to the<br />
mainline, dial in the address, set the direction, and advance the<br />
throttle.<br />
The speaker came to life with the announcement of the software<br />
and chip version, then S-O-U-N-D. Whoops! It was the sound of<br />
a steam locomotive. The sound was great though, the whistle fantastic,<br />
and my first thought was, “I could have a ball with this!” At<br />
this time I am not that much into steam, so the question was how<br />
do we make this U-25b sound like a GE Diesel locomotive? The<br />
Quantum Programmer corrects this situation.<br />
Quantum Programmer<br />
As reviewed, the programmer package consists of the installation<br />
and instructions guides for both the programmer and ”CV<br />
Manage”, the programmer, power supply, a USB cable that connects<br />
the programmer to a USB port on your computer, and two<br />
software CD’s.<br />
I took a couple of days to read through the instruction and<br />
installation manuals to get a feel for the programs and how they<br />
work. As a note to all, this software is designed for use with Windows<br />
XP or Vista operating systems. I installed the software onto<br />
my laptop following the instruction manual and the Windows<br />
”Installation Wizard” prompts. You will need to make a powered<br />
program track, separate from the layout, that will connect to the<br />
programmer. A piece of flextrack mounted to a 1x4 with 18<br />
gauge wire soldered<br />
to the rail and attached to<br />
the screw terminals on the<br />
programmer completed<br />
the preparations.<br />
Operating the programs,<br />
to shorten a long<br />
story, I encounter a couple<br />
of minor problems (due<br />
in part to not following<br />
instructions) that resulted<br />
in a telephone call and<br />
e-mail to QSI. The people<br />
at QSI were very helpful,<br />
I found that some of the<br />
software on the installation<br />
disks has been upgraded<br />
by QSI and was available<br />
as a download, and necessary<br />
to operate the programmer<br />
with the Q2 firmware.<br />
After updating, it was time to make the U-25b sound like a GE<br />
engine. I loaded the Q2 “- 9” firmware. I retrieved the locomotive<br />
information from the U-25 on the program track, verified it<br />
would work, performed a compatibility check confirming we<br />
were ready to update. Upgrading the locomotive took about five<br />
minutes. Once complete, the laptop displayed a message that the<br />
update was finished. I reprogramming the short and long address<br />
of the decoder, and it was back to the main track. Again, dial in<br />
the address, set the direction and advance the throttle. The voice<br />
responded again with the firmware and chip number and then S-<br />
O-U-N-D, GE locomotive sound, not U-25b sound but rather a<br />
GE - 9-44 sound. I know what a prototype GE - 9 sounds like.<br />
Summary<br />
I am not a computer expert by any means. If I can install<br />
this and make it work, so can the average modeler. It is not an<br />
extremely complicated system and, from what I have seen it can<br />
do, it will set the standard for a long time to come.<br />
Having not dealt with sound since my exit from TMCC, I<br />
did set up the system and take an Atlas O TMCC 8-40-B out of<br />
storage to compare the sound between the two systems. In my<br />
opinion, QSI sound is superior in quality, correctness and detail<br />
in comparison to TMCC sound.<br />
For the O <strong>Scale</strong> modelers who have been waiting for an aftermarket<br />
upgrade for your Silver Series Atlas O Engines, your wait<br />
should now be only for the correct sound file to be released by<br />
QSI. In my conversations with the people at QSI, I was told that<br />
software, as well as new sound files, are in the works and will be<br />
released for download as soon as possible. Those modelers who<br />
decide to purchase and operate this system should keep checking<br />
the QSI website for new upgrades. I was also told by QSI that<br />
the power supply furnished with this review sample was rated at<br />
300mA and has since been found to be insufficient for the O and<br />
G decoders. QSI now recommends a 500-800 mA power supply<br />
be used for O and G <strong>Scale</strong>s. Check out these items at [www.qsisolutions.com]<br />
to see what these products will do, since what I have<br />
covered in this review is only a quick look at the possibilities.<br />
52 • O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> - Jan/Feb ’08
Review: Boxcar Interior Kits for Atlas/Intermountain<br />
boxcars, MSRP: $19.50 plus $2.50 shipping.<br />
Canter Rail Services, 1203 Rotherham Lane, Beech Grove,<br />
IN 46107-3323 • 317-782-3322<br />
Reviewed by Mike Cougill<br />
We don’t often see the insides of many boxcars. Railroads<br />
prefer to have the doors closed and secured, while the car is<br />
in transit, to keep cargo and loose debris in and unwanted<br />
passengers out. Occasionally, you might see an empty car<br />
with the doors open. Representing this on a model involves<br />
scratchbuilding an interior of some sort, or putting up with<br />
the bare plastic insides.<br />
Jim Canter has produced a line of interior kits designed to<br />
fit most Atlas 40’ transition-era boxcars. He has a separate set<br />
for the Atlas X29 boxcar, along with floor inserts for the Atlas<br />
and Lionel gondola cars (MSRP: $12), plus a deck for the Red<br />
Caboose flat cars (MSRP: $10). Two varieties of wall panels<br />
are available, one representing individual board walls and<br />
one with plywood sheathing for later-era construction. Both<br />
sets consist of five pieces, a floor, and right- and left-hand<br />
wall pieces of 1/16” thick laser-cut and scribed basswood<br />
(Photo 1). The parts are cleanly scribed, fuzz-free and feature<br />
a complete nailing pattern, along with the load level marks<br />
on the walls for grain loading of corn, barley, rye, wheat and<br />
so on. The laser-cut lettering is miniscule, but readable. It’s<br />
amazing what this technology can do.<br />
I had a 1970s vintage Atlas boxcar that I fitted with a set<br />
of plywood sheathing inserts. Removing the body from the<br />
underframe is the easiest route to go. Once I had the body<br />
off, I found a pair of cast-on ridges on each side of the door<br />
that prevented the wall inserts from laying flat. I chose to cut<br />
these ridges off to make a flat interior wall surface. A couple<br />
of minutes with a cut-off disk in my Dremel tool made short<br />
work of things. A little touch up with an emory board, and<br />
the panels laid nice and flat. Another issue with my car was<br />
Review: Lionel PS-4 TOFC Flat Conversion MSRP: $95.00<br />
Norm’s O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong>, PO Box 147, South Casco, ME 04077<br />
207-655-2550 • www.normsoscale.com<br />
Reviewed by Brian Scace<br />
Although Lionel appears to be firmly committed to the three-rail<br />
marketplace, several of their offerings are worth considering for<br />
two-rail applications. To this end, we have a new player in town,<br />
Norm’s O <strong>Scale</strong>.<br />
Norm was showing his conversions of Lionel’s PS-4 flatcars,<br />
with trailers, at the 2007 Indianapolis O <strong>Scale</strong> National, and they<br />
were extremely popular. Our sample arrived ready to plunk down<br />
on the track, with Kadees and Intermountain wheelsets very<br />
elegantly installed. A quick once-over with the ever-present Kadee<br />
and NMRA gages showed all critical interchange dimensions to<br />
be just fine. The workmanship of the conversion is first-rate. Everything<br />
was neatly done.<br />
the cast-on lugs that the upper door tracks fit into (They can<br />
be seen above the door in Photo 2.) These also interfered<br />
with the fit of the panels. I simply notched the wall panels<br />
around these lugs, rather than try to remove them and<br />
remount the tracks. This didn’t take any time at all and was a<br />
lot easier.<br />
There was a slight hiccup with the fit of the floor panel<br />
too. Even though it doesn’t run the whole length of the car,<br />
I had to trim it around the truck mounting lugs or screws.<br />
Once past these little snags, things went together without<br />
a hitch, and the results look great. I used thick gel-type CA<br />
adhesive<br />
to secure<br />
the wall<br />
panels<br />
in place.<br />
You<br />
could<br />
also try<br />
doublesided<br />
tape or<br />
an epoxy.<br />
Watch<br />
out for rubber cement or<br />
similar adhesives, as they<br />
tend to warp plastic when<br />
used in large quantities.<br />
These inserts make<br />
a nice interior detail for<br />
rolling stock, whether it’s<br />
Standard O, P48, or Hi-<br />
Rail, and would be useful<br />
to scratchbuilders too.<br />
The car, as it comes from Lionel, isn’t a bad candidate for this<br />
type of attention. About the only thing I would do at this point<br />
would be to fill in the end-beams (notched for three-rail Talgo<br />
couplers), add a gubitz here and there, and give the whole thing a<br />
good weathering up. By the way, for you ’40s/’50s folks, the trailers<br />
are actually very nice models of the 20’ round-nose boxes typical<br />
of the era. I’d love to find more of these separately! They are quite<br />
good.<br />
Anyway, these cars are very nicely converted; the workmanship<br />
is quite good. Roadnames, subject to availability from Lionel, currently<br />
include UP, C&O (with REA trailers), CNW, Milwaukee, PRR,<br />
NP, DL&W, and NYC (with Pacemaker trailers). I hope Norm and<br />
his minions are in the car converting business for the long haul.<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> • 53
Review: Kohs & Co., N&W/VGN Wood and Steel Cabooses,<br />
MSRP: $525 Wood, $495 Steel<br />
Kohs & Company, PO Box 689, Clarkston, Michigan 48347<br />
248-625-6396 • www.kohs.com<br />
the plan view in the Bowers and Brewer book. The toilet<br />
area is occupied by the lighting circuit which is adjustable<br />
Reviewed by Joe Giannovario<br />
The Prototype<br />
George Kohs has done a great service to N&W and Virginian<br />
modelers by importing models of the N&W CF and C2 cabooses.<br />
Some historical details can be found in my article ”Scratchbuilding<br />
an N&W Steam-Era Caboose” in OST #20 (May/June<br />
2005). I also recommend “Cabooses of the Norfolk and Western”,<br />
by Robert G. Bowers and James F. Brewer, published by<br />
the Norfolk & Western Historical Society [www.nwhs.org], PO<br />
Box 13908, Roanoke, VA 24038.<br />
The N&W CF wood caboose is a classic N&W design which<br />
had a lengthy service life. The construction of the 381 cabs<br />
started in 1914 and they served well into the Diesel era undergoing<br />
many changes and modifications along the way. Kohs has<br />
offered the CF in several paint and lettering variations to cover<br />
operations from 1940 through 1966. The C2 steel caboose is<br />
offered in paint and lettering variations covering 1949 through<br />
1971. The N&W C2 was also used as class C-10 on the Virginian.<br />
The Virginian cab paint and lettering offered covers the<br />
period 1949 to 1959.<br />
The Model<br />
I am focusing here on the CF wood caboose. The model<br />
comes painted, lettered and lighted. I chose to order the earliest<br />
wood version which covers the period October 1940 through<br />
December 1947. This is the paint scheme that uses the ”&” rather<br />
than the word ”and” between Norfolk and Western.<br />
The body sides are actually made of laser-scribed wood,<br />
both inside and out. The body is painted bright red. The roof is a<br />
muddy-brown. Lettering is white. The end platforms, frame and<br />
trucks are black. This is all correct per N&W specifications.<br />
Every window and door that would open on the prototype,<br />
opens on the model. If you look closely at the model photo, you<br />
will see that the front and rear cupola windows are open. They<br />
have tiny latches that work, too.<br />
The roof is removeable, but be careful if you decide to peek<br />
inside. The cupola windows will fall out when you remove<br />
the roof. I almost had a heart attack when this happened, but I<br />
found it was quite easy to get the windows back in place when I<br />
replaced the roof. Just be prepared.<br />
The interior is nicely detailed and lighted. The layout matches<br />
for intensity. I liked the dimly lit appearance from the factory<br />
setting and the bulbs will last longer that way.<br />
The model comes with removable marker lamps. Instructions<br />
included with my model said the lamp housings were a tight fit<br />
in the brackets, so I decided to test fit them before attempting<br />
to install the bulbs. I found the fit quite loose and actually lost<br />
one housing during the course of the review photography. I have<br />
since applied a dab of white glue to the bottom of the housing<br />
and bracket to keep them in place.<br />
The marker lamps may be installed at either end of the cab,<br />
and electrical fittings are provided under each roof overhang. I<br />
used a tweezer to install the fittings first, then threaded the bulbs<br />
up to the marker lamps. Both bulbs must be plugged in for the<br />
lamps to light. Getting the housings with bulbs installed takes<br />
some patience and care but the end result is worth the effort.<br />
The underframe is the most detailed I have seen yet on an<br />
N&W caboose model. It represents the steel underframe used<br />
on these cabs, and includes complete brake rigging and piping.<br />
These cabs come with true-to-scale couplers which open with a<br />
working cut lever.<br />
Fidelity<br />
Several plans have been published (including our own) of<br />
N&W cabooses, but Kohs used official N&W drawings received<br />
through the N&W Historical Society. I can find no significant<br />
differences in any major dimensions. The paint and lettering on<br />
my CF and C2 samples were extremely well done. The lettering<br />
is nice and sharp. If there is a flaw here someone more intimately<br />
familiar with these cabs needs to let me know.<br />
Compatibility<br />
continued next page<br />
54 • O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> - Jan/Feb ’08
The wheelsets passed muster on the NMRA Standards<br />
gage and rolled just fine on my Code 148 track. If there is<br />
going to be a problem it will be on sharp curves. While<br />
handling the cabs I noted the trucks hung up on part of the<br />
brake rigging if they were rotated too far off the centerline. I had<br />
no trouble on a 40” radius curve, which is the tightest on my<br />
layout. I suspect some modification may be necessary if your<br />
curves are tighter.<br />
These cabs comes with true-to-scale couplers. I checked<br />
them with my Kadee height gage and they matched perfectly.<br />
These scale couplers mated nicely with Kadee’s and Weaver’s<br />
couplers, but did not work or play well with stock Atlas couplers.<br />
Review: ”Savings Bond” EMD SD40 (2-Rail Gold) MSRP:<br />
$479.95<br />
AtlasO LLC 378 Florence Ave, Hillside, NJ 07205<br />
908-687-0880 • www.atlaso.com<br />
Reviewed by Brian Scace<br />
When Atlas sent us one of the new SD40s to review, I was<br />
actually curious to know why, since we looked at the previous<br />
run of these units equipped with QSI DCC several issues ago.<br />
Well, here’s a unit with a different twist to it. Atlas has picked<br />
a couple of the icons from the 1970s and 1980s to model as<br />
”Special Runs”, the Conrail ”Savings Bond” SD40, and the<br />
CNJ ”Red Baron”. Both of these engines were unique, the former<br />
was a one-of-a-kind rolling ad for US Savings Bonds, and<br />
the latter was the only large CNJ unit to receive their flashy<br />
red scheme. Railfans in the Northeast regularly exchanged<br />
information about the whereabouts of these units for as long<br />
as they wore their unique dress.<br />
The ”Savings Bond” SD40 has an interesting history outside<br />
of mere dress, just by virtue of the unit’s longevity. Built<br />
by EMD back in early 1966, she wore the DGLE (”Brunswick<br />
Green”) and keystones of original owner PRR. As PC entered<br />
the picture, she was painted black, but retained her original<br />
road number, 6047. Upon the creation of Conrail, 6047<br />
became 6300, and eventually wore the scheme that made<br />
the unit famous in the railfan community. In 1993, 6300<br />
was rebuilt to Dash-2 standards, emerging as SD40-2r 6982.<br />
Conveyed to Norfolk Southern during the Conrail breakup,<br />
the unit survives today as 3437. At forty-plus years, this survivor<br />
is older than many of the folks who run it today.<br />
Fidelity<br />
As with the previous runs of these engines, the basic<br />
dimensions are where they should be, and the fit, finish, and<br />
detailing are as we<br />
have come to expect<br />
from Atlas. The story<br />
this time around is in<br />
the graphics, of course.<br />
This is a complex lettering<br />
exercise, what<br />
with all sorts of stars<br />
and extra slogans<br />
Conclusions<br />
On first blush, you may think these models are too pricey.<br />
However, I spent upwards of 25 hours scratchbuilding a CF<br />
without an interior, which could easily double that effort. For 50<br />
hours labor you cannot find a custom-builder who would touch<br />
a project like this for less than a $1000, probably more. With all<br />
the fine detail, paint and lettering, plus the 11 different variations<br />
offered, you can’t match the value.<br />
George Kohs has raised the bar once again, at least for N&W<br />
modelers. These cabs make a fine complement to his N&W Y6a<br />
and Y6b offerings.<br />
adorning a modified Conrail blue background scheme. Our<br />
sample was neatly executed and matches up with my photos<br />
of this unit nicely, a good reproduction of a very complicated<br />
set of graphics.<br />
Compatibility<br />
Everything applicable checked out with the on-hand<br />
NMRA and Kadee gages. About the only compatibility issue<br />
I can find, testing the unit with conventional DC, DCC, and<br />
with an MRC ”Black Box” occurs in straight DC cab control.<br />
Because the QSI system doesn’t allow the unit to start<br />
moving until about half of the available voltage is applied,<br />
MU’ing with other manufacturer’s Diesel power isn’t practical<br />
using conventional DC control. I wonder if it would be<br />
worth Atlas’ time to look into putting a slide-switch underneath<br />
future offerings that would allow the DC cab control<br />
guy to bypass the QSI system entirely, so he could MU the<br />
newer Atlas Gold offerings with previous Atlas (not to mention<br />
other manufacturers) units already on his roster. Might<br />
be an extra sale or two in this idea.<br />
Performance<br />
The lighting used for the headlights is the yellow-white<br />
LED’s used in Atlas’ previous run of SD-40. The sound is rich<br />
and clear. It sounds like an SD40. Operations in DCC are<br />
quite similar to those QSI-equipped units already reviewed.<br />
Using default settings, the top speed is higher than I care for,<br />
low end is a little jerky getting going, and the usable speed<br />
range is proportionally reduced thereby. Some thoughtful<br />
time spent with speed table CV’s will reduce the top speed,<br />
gaining controllability in the process.<br />
All in all, a decent model of a Northeastern railfan icon,<br />
and an interesting new twist from Atlas in making ”Special<br />
Run” models of some of the units that many folks, armed with<br />
camera and scanner, remember as high points of the hunt.<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> • 55
Modelers Shelf<br />
Bill Nesbitt sent this photo of<br />
his latest model. The privy is a<br />
Paper Creek free download with<br />
added detail — a roll of paper<br />
and an O <strong>Scale</strong> copy of O <strong>Scale</strong><br />
<strong>Trains</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> on the seat!<br />
Gerald Brothers sent a photo of a<br />
Crane Car fashioned after a car on<br />
the Quebec Railway Light & Power Co.<br />
The crane is a Crow River Products<br />
pewter model. The car is almost all<br />
styrene with metal details. Trucks are<br />
CLM Peckham 40 sideframes powered<br />
by Q-Car Co. The car is shown on the<br />
RCBH&W third rail division in the town<br />
of Mystic. The crane does clear a 21’<br />
overhead wire.<br />
Daniel LePage sent a couple<br />
pictures of his conversion of a<br />
K-Line 3-rail Diesel to 2-rail.<br />
This is stage one. He says he<br />
needs to do some more detail<br />
work on this when he get the<br />
chance (he is moving) and will<br />
send more photos then.<br />
56 • O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> - Jan/Feb ’08
Juerg Luetscher sent us these photos<br />
from his home in Switzerland. They<br />
were shot on a friend’s modular layout<br />
in natural light.<br />
SP’s famous Daylight streamliner<br />
makes a brief stop at the station. The<br />
cars were scratchbuilt in styrene by<br />
Juerg.<br />
SP GS-4 #4447 has come<br />
to a stop just outside of the<br />
station shed, while on the<br />
track behind a second Daylight<br />
train waits for its departure.<br />
SP GS-3 4-8-4 #4421 speeds<br />
a fast mail train into the<br />
evening. The low sun gives the<br />
locomotive a realistic look.<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> • 57
Modelers Shelf<br />
This is one of OST Publisher Joe<br />
Giannovario’s personal projects.<br />
It’s a conversion of an MTH PRR<br />
H3 into N&W G1 #6. The cab is<br />
a resin casting by Ed Reutling<br />
that Joe modified to fit the H3.<br />
The cylinders and running boards<br />
still need to be lowered and other<br />
details added. These locos were<br />
built in 1897 and ran into the<br />
mid-1950s.<br />
Frank Miller is scratchbuilding<br />
this N&W M2 for Joe from<br />
plans acquired through the N&W<br />
Historical Society. The tender is<br />
from a PSC N&W Z1a.<br />
This traction item is<br />
a scratchbuilt line car<br />
lettered for Martin<br />
Brechbiel’s Chambersburg,<br />
Greencastle & Waynesboro<br />
line. Martin worked from<br />
a prototype photo of a<br />
similar line car.<br />
58 • O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> - Jan/Feb ’08
The locomotive is an old<br />
Locomotive Workshop kit of a<br />
PRR H1 2-8-0 built as #52 of the<br />
Cumberland Valley RR. Martin<br />
Brechbiel worked from photos<br />
in History of the Cumberland<br />
Valley Railroad 1835-1919,<br />
by Paul J. Westhaeffer.<br />
This is a scene from Bob Boelter’s<br />
Great Western RR which was<br />
the featured layout is OST #24.<br />
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Modelers Shelf<br />
In the magazine biz we call this a ”teaser”.<br />
We received these photos from master<br />
locomotive builder Tom Mix with this note:<br />
“I have experimented with means to shift<br />
the valve gear on a steamer. The sample<br />
attached photos show one engine (a 4-8-2)<br />
under construction that shifts pretty well,<br />
although it needs some improvement. There<br />
is a slightly different method on a 2-10-4<br />
that also works. I have several projects in<br />
motion and I will try to set them aside and<br />
get something written up.” Oh, yeah! Look<br />
for Tom’s article in OST later this year.<br />
Here’s another teaser.<br />
Ed Reutling and Martin<br />
Brechbiel will tell us how<br />
Ed built this trestle in the<br />
next issue of OST (#37).<br />
60 • O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> - Jan/Feb ’08
Conley Wallace sent along these<br />
photos from his recent open house.<br />
Conley is an N&W/VGN modeler.<br />
The first scene is a work-inprogress.<br />
The two brick buildings are<br />
kits. Everything else is scratchbuilt.<br />
The N&W tracks in the foreground<br />
pass before a model of the Coaldale<br />
tower.<br />
A pair of VGN Trainmasters with<br />
a string of empties. The locos are<br />
reworked and detailed Williams<br />
shells with Central Locomotive<br />
Works drives. All of the houses are<br />
models of specific prototypes from<br />
southern West Virginia.<br />
A VGN “battleship” gon<br />
scratchbuilt in brass by Conley.<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> • 61
Volume 5 INDEX<br />
Sorted by Title Name Issue # Pg<br />
Across the Pond Molinaro, Jacky OST #26 25<br />
Art of Finescale (col)<br />
Introduction Cougill, Michael OST #24 26<br />
Long and Short of It (Turnout selection) Cougill, Michael OST #25 26<br />
A Riveting Hobby Cougill, Michael OST #26 26<br />
Little Things Cougill, Michael OST #27 26<br />
Standards-Pt 1 Cougill, Michael OST #28 39<br />
Standards-Pt 2 Cougill, Michael OST #29 35<br />
Bay Ridge Harbor Revisited Rossiter, Neville OST #25 4<br />
Branchline Engine Shed Houle, Tom OST #26 40<br />
Building a Small O <strong>Scale</strong> Layout:<br />
Part 7 - Road & Fence Culham, Michael OST #24 17<br />
Part 8 - Structures & Signs Culham, Michael OST #25 16<br />
Part 9 - Structures & Signs Culham, Michael OST #26 18<br />
Part 10 - Plumbing Supply Store Interior Culham, Michael OST #27 23<br />
Part 11 - Structure from DPM Wall Modules Pt 1 Culham, Michael OST #28 31<br />
Part 12 - Structure from DPM Wall Modules Pt 2 Culham, Michael OST #29 31<br />
Building Lauther’s Perfect Pickles - Pt 1 Brechbiel, Martin OST #27 40<br />
Building Lauther’s Perfect Pickles - Pt 2 Brechbiel, Martin OST #28 4<br />
Building Trucks for Cars and Locomotives Mix, Tom OST #24 29<br />
Canadian Pacific Ice House Houle, Tom OST #27 13<br />
Cedar Grove Feed Mill Cougill, Michael OST #28 17<br />
Confessions of a HiRailer (col):<br />
Changes in Hobby Hirailer, Hobo D OST #24 22<br />
Going Around & Around… Hirailer, Hobo D OST #25 31<br />
Check Your Baggage Hirailer, Hobo D OST #26 23<br />
Adapting to Change Hirailer, Hobo D OST #27 29<br />
2-Rail Track Hirailer, Hobo D OST #28 15<br />
Laying Flextrack Hirailer, Hobo D OST #29 23<br />
Converting K-Line Hoppers to 2-Rail Morse, Ron OST #26 15<br />
Courageous Cuts: A KTM GP35-Based GP38-3 Marx, Roland OST #24 38<br />
Creating Work at Lancaster on the Great Western Boelter, Bob OST #24 4<br />
Creation of a Cam-Liner Fryant, John OST #27 60<br />
Easements for the Learning Curve (col):<br />
Neurotic’s Guide to Moving Scace, Brian OST #24 13<br />
Sound & Control System Discussion Scace, Brian OST #25 11<br />
Pros & Cons of Basement Preparation Scace, Brian OST #26 11<br />
Car Thing Scace, Brian OST #27 9<br />
Control Thing Scace, Brian OST #27 9<br />
Backdrops Scace, Brian OST #28 13<br />
RR Structure Common Architectural Styles Scace, Brian OST #29 9<br />
From the Forest to the Sawmill Templar, Paul OST #26 4<br />
Good Old Days (col):<br />
Hawk Model Co Kahn, Jace OST #24 15<br />
Structure Mfrs Kahn, Jace OST #25 13<br />
Baldwin Model Locomotive Works Culliton, Bill OST #26 13<br />
Growing Up O <strong>Scale</strong> Brusgard/Lavezzi OST #25 35<br />
Idea File: Grain Elevators Cougill, Michael OST #27 48<br />
Latest Stop on My O Gauge Journey Charbonneau, Norm OST #29 4<br />
Lenses & Portholes Iftody, Marty OST #25 21<br />
Lionel, Atlas and Very Cheap Motive Power Stilgoe, John OST #24 10<br />
Manual Turnout Horvath, Ted OST #24 9<br />
Modeling Ground Cover Cougill, Michael OST #26 48<br />
Modern Image (col):<br />
Modern Utilities Hinch, Carey OST #25 47<br />
Modern Accountability Hinch, Carey OST #27 50<br />
Modern Order Hinch, Carey OST #28 43<br />
Work <strong>Trains</strong> - Storm Cleanup Clemens, Gene OST #29 12<br />
Narrow Minded (col):<br />
On30 History Gibbs, Bobber OST #24 32<br />
Simulating Working Hopper Car Doors Gibbs, Bobber OST #25 33<br />
Bachmann Product Reviews Gibbs, Bobber OST #26 33<br />
Thoughts on DCC Gibbs, Bobber OST #27 33<br />
Comments re Digital Camera Gibbs, Bobber OST #28 41<br />
D&RGW #50 (ex-SV 101) Gibbs, Bobber OST #28 41<br />
Miscellaneous Activities & Comments Gibbs, Bobber OST #29 41<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> Coaches Fischer, Joe OST #26 61<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> Indianapolis Meet 2005: Winners OST #24 60<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> Influences: Joe Fischer Scace, Brian OST #26 60<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>: 2006 Digital Photo Contest Winners OST #29 63<br />
O SCALE TRAINS; Index Vol 3; 2004 OST #25 64<br />
Observations (col) Giannovario, Joe OST #24 70<br />
Giannovario, Joe OST #25 70<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> Generations Scace, Brian OST #26 70<br />
Giannovario, Joe OST #27 70<br />
Report on the 2006 O <strong>Scale</strong> National Giannovario, Joe OST #28 70<br />
Giannovario, Joe OST #29 70<br />
Photos from 2006 O <strong>Scale</strong> West Ferreira, Jim OST #26 58<br />
Photos from the 2006 O <strong>Scale</strong> National Convention OST #28 58<br />
Planning the New Cascade Northern RR Robart, C Victor OST #24 46<br />
Powering Up (col):<br />
Build an O scale Pwr Supply - Pt 2 Byrne, Ted OST #24 64<br />
Light Illusions Byrne, Ted OST #27 34<br />
Sound Illusions Byrne, Ted OST #27 34<br />
Running O <strong>Scale</strong> 2R <strong>Trains</strong> from a 3R Controller Byrne, Ted OST #29 62<br />
Progressive Sandcast Recasting Pulskamp, Nick OST #24 42<br />
Quench Your Loco’s Thirst Robart, C Victor OST #25 49<br />
Reviews:<br />
Rail Cam Onboard Video System by ATS Hinch, Carey OST #24 53<br />
N&W Wood and Steel Cabooses by Weaver Models Giannovario, Joe OST #24 54<br />
PRR 2-10-4 by MTH Electric <strong>Trains</strong> Giannovario, Joe OST #24 52<br />
Trainman Series Freight Cars by Atlas O Scace, Brian OST #24 59<br />
Berwick 60’ Hy-cube Boxcar by Atlas O Hinch, Carey OST #25 56<br />
On30 Annual, ISBN 0-9655365-7-2 Giannovario, Joe OST #25 56<br />
PRR P70 Coach by Golden Gate Depot Scace, Brian OST #25 57<br />
NYC S-motor Conversion by Baldwin Forge & Machine<br />
Scace, Brian OST #25 55<br />
DM&IR Yellowstone w/Caboose by Sunset/3rdRail Scace/Giannovario OST #25 54<br />
Southern Ry 41’6 Composite Gondola Kit by Smoky Mountain Model Works<br />
McFall, Don OST #25 58<br />
Alco RSD-4/5 Trainman Series by Atlas O Scace, Brian OST #26 54<br />
EMD SD-40 Master Series by Atlas O Scace, Brian OST #26 54<br />
NKP 4-6-4 by Weaver Models Giannovario, Joe OST #26 56<br />
RGS Galloping Goose by Precision Craft Models Giannovario, Joe OST #26 57<br />
Baldwin Catalog On30 2-8-0 by Bachmann Gibbs, Bobber OST #27 56<br />
Battery-Powered Motor Tool by Dremel Scace, Brian OST #27 55<br />
C&O 2-6-6-6 by Sunset/3rdRail Giannovario, Joe OST #27 54<br />
Proto-Switch Stand (non-working) by Motiveworks Hobbies<br />
Giannovario, Joe OST #27 57<br />
Trackside on the Pennsylvania Vol 2, by Highlands Station<br />
Giannovario, Joe OST #27 56<br />
Work Station by Dremel Scace, Brian OST #27 55<br />
NYC J3a 20th Cntry Ltd Hudson by MTH Scace, Brian OST #28 55<br />
Display Cases by Greenway Products Scace, Brian OST #28 57<br />
X29 Boxcar by Atlas O/Middle Division Scace, Brian OST #28 57<br />
EMD GP15-1 & T Trainman Series Diesels by Atlas O<br />
Clemens, Gene OST #29 55<br />
Alco Century 628 Diesel by Atlas O Scace, Brian OST #29 54<br />
Battery-Powered Radio Control System by RCS NE Eschbach, George OST #29 57<br />
Coalveyor Bathtub Gondola by Atlas O LLC Clemens, Gene OST #29 55<br />
Track & Signal Components by Irish Tracklayer Scace, Brian OST #29 56<br />
Running <strong>Trains</strong> With Their Own Fuel Boelter, Bob OST #25 29<br />
Saran Wrap Adventures Schwartz, Stan OST #25 45<br />
Scratchbuild a Gas Station Houle, Tom OST #29 42<br />
Snap-on HiRail to <strong>Scale</strong> Coupler Adapter Pulskamp, Nick OST #27 58<br />
Steel Crankpins from Scratch Pulskamp, Nick OST #28 45<br />
Track as Scenery Cougill, Michael OST #25 40<br />
Traction Action (col):<br />
Small Interchange Jnct between Interurban & Steam Parker, Roger C OST #24 34<br />
Small City Terminal Based on IT at Decatur IL Parker, Roger C OST #25 39<br />
Modeling the Montreal & Southern Counties Terminal Parker, Roger C OST #26 38<br />
Baltimore Terminal of the WB&A Parker, Roger C OST #27 38<br />
DC Terminal of the WBA Parker, Roger C OST #28 27<br />
Cultivating the Next Generation Parker, Roger C OST #29 60<br />
Turntable for the Cincinnati & West Virginia Gribler, Ron OST #29 14<br />
Working Water Scoop Hieke Jr, Harry A OST #27 4<br />
Workshop (col):<br />
Scenery Tricks with Figures Rossiter, Neville OST #25 25<br />
Scrap Tire Pile Rossiter, Neville OST #24 25<br />
62 • O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> - Jan/Feb ’08
Sorted by Author Title Issue # Pg<br />
Boelter, Bob Creating Work at Lancaster on the Great Western OST #24 4<br />
Boelter, Bob Running <strong>Trains</strong> With Their Own Fuel OST #25 29<br />
Brechbiel, Martin Building Lauther’s Perfect Pickles - Pt 1 OST #27 40<br />
Brechbiel, Martin Building Lauther’s Perfect Pickles - Pt 2 OST #28 4<br />
Brusgard/Lavezzi Growing Up O <strong>Scale</strong> OST #25 35<br />
Byrne, Ted PowerUp (col): Build an O <strong>Scale</strong> Power Supply - Pt 2 OST #24 64<br />
Byrne, Ted PowerUp (col): Light Illusions OST #27 34<br />
Byrne, Ted PowerUp (col): Sound Illusions OST #27 34<br />
Byrne, Ted<br />
PowerUp (col): Running O <strong>Scale</strong> 2R <strong>Trains</strong> from a 3R Controller<br />
OST #29 62<br />
Charbonneau, Norm Latest Stop on My O Gauge Journey OST #29 4<br />
Clemens, Gene Modern Image (col): Work <strong>Trains</strong> - Storm Cleanup OST #29 12<br />
Clemens, Gene Review: Coalveyor Bathtub Gondola by Atlas O LLC OST #29 55<br />
Clemens, Gene Review: EMD GP15-1 & T Trainman Series Diesels OST #29 55<br />
Cougill, Michael Art of Finescale (col): Introduction OST #24 26<br />
Cougill, Michael Art of Finescale (col): Long and Short of It OST #25 26<br />
Cougill, Michael Track as Scenery OST #25 40<br />
Cougill, Michael Art of Finescale (col): A Riveting Hobby OST #26 26<br />
Cougill, Michael Modeling Ground Cover OST #26 48<br />
Cougill, Michael Art of Finescale (col): Little Things OST #27 26<br />
Cougill, Michael Idea File: Grain Elevators OST #27 48<br />
Cougill, Michael Art of Finescale (col): Standards-Pt 1 OST #28 39<br />
Cougill, Michael Cedar Grove Feed Mill OST #28 17<br />
Cougill, Michael Art of Finescale (col): Standards-Pt 2 OST #29 35<br />
Culham, Michael Bldg. a Small O <strong>Scale</strong> Layout - Part 7 - Road & Fence OST #24 17<br />
Culham, Michael Part 8 - Structures & Signs OST #25 16<br />
Culham, Michael Part 9 - Structures & Signs OST #26 18<br />
Culham, Michael Part 10 - Plumbing Supply Store Interior OST #27 23<br />
Culham, Michael Part 11 - Structure from DPM Wall Modules Pt 1 OST #28 31<br />
Culham, Michael Part 12 - Structure from DPM Wall Modules Pt 2 OST #29 31<br />
Culliton, Bill Good Old Days (col): Baldwin Model Locomotive Works<br />
OST #26 13<br />
Eschbach, George Review: Battery-Powered RCS by RCS NE OST #29 57<br />
Ferreira, Jim Photos from 2006 O <strong>Scale</strong> West OST #26 58<br />
Fischer, Joe O <strong>Scale</strong> Coaches OST #26 61<br />
Fryant, John Creation of a Cam-Liner OST #27 60<br />
Giannovario, Joe Observations (col) OST #24 70<br />
Giannovario, Joe Review: N&W Wood and Steel Cabooses by Weaver OST #24 54<br />
Giannovario, Joe Review: PRR 2-10-4 by MTH Electric <strong>Trains</strong> OST #24 52<br />
Giannovario, Joe Observations (col) OST #25 70<br />
Giannovario, Joe Review: On30 Annual, ISBN 0-9655365-7-2 OST #25 56<br />
Giannovario, Joe Review: NKP 4-6-4 by Weaver Models OST #26 56<br />
Giannovario, Joe Review: RGS Galloping Goose by Precision Craft OST #26 57<br />
Giannovario, Joe Observations (col) OST #27 70<br />
Giannovario, Joe Review: C&O 2-6-6-6 by Sunset/3rdRail OST #27 54<br />
Giannovario, Joe<br />
Giannovario, Joe<br />
Review: Proto-Switch Stand (non-working) by Motiveworks Hobbies<br />
OST #27 57<br />
Review: Trackside on the Pennsylvania Vol 2, by Highlands Station<br />
OST #27 56<br />
Giannovario, Joe Observations (col): Report on the 2006 O <strong>Scale</strong> Natl OST #28 70<br />
Giannovario, Joe Observations (col) OST #29 70<br />
Gibbs, Bobber Narrow Minded (col): On30 History OST #24 32<br />
Gibbs, Bobber Narrow Minded (col): Simulating Working Hopper Car Drs OST #25 33<br />
Gibbs, Bobber Narrow Minded (col): Bachmann Product Reviews OST #26 33<br />
Gibbs, Bobber Narrow Minded (col): Thoughts on DCC OST #27 33<br />
Gibbs, Bobber Review: Baldwin Catalog On30 2-8-0 by Bachmann OST #27 56<br />
Gibbs, Bobber Narrow Minded (col): Comments re Digital Camera OST #28 41<br />
Gibbs, Bobber Narrow Minded (col): D&RGW #50 (ex-SV 101) OST #28 41<br />
Gibbs, Bobber Narrow Minded (col): Misc Activities & Comments OST #29 41<br />
Gribler, Ron Turntable for the Cincinnati & West Virginia OST #29 14<br />
Hieke Jr, Harry A Working Water Scoop OST #27 4<br />
Hinch, Carey Review: Rail Cam Onboard Video System by ATS OST #24 53<br />
Hinch, Carey Modern Image (col): Modern Utilities OST #25 47<br />
Hinch, Carey Review: Berwick 60’ Hy-cube Boxcar by Atlas O OST #25 56<br />
Hinch, Carey Modern Image (col): Modern Accountability OST #27 50<br />
Hinch, Carey Modern Image (col): Modern Order OST #28 43<br />
Hirailer, Hobo D Confessions of a HiRailer (col): Changes in Hobby OST #24 22<br />
Hirailer, Hobo D<br />
Confessions of a HiRailer (col): Going Around & Around...<br />
OST #25 31<br />
Hirailer, Hobo D Confessions of a HiRailer (col): Check Your Baggage OST #26 23<br />
Hirailer, Hobo D Confessions of a HiRailer (col): Adapting to Change OST #27 29<br />
Hirailer, Hobo D Confessions of a HiRailer (col): 2-Rail Track OST #28 15<br />
Hirailer, Hobo D Confessions of a HiRailer (col): Laying Flextrack OST #29 23<br />
Horvath, Ted Manual Turnout OST #24 9<br />
Houle, Tom Branchline Engine Shed OST #26 40<br />
Houle, Tom Canadian Pacific Ice House OST #27 13<br />
Houle, Tom Scratchbuild a Gas Station OST #29 42<br />
Iftody, Marty Lenses & Portholes OST #25 21<br />
Kahn, Jace Good Old Days (col): Hawk Model Co OST #24 15<br />
Kahn, Jace Good Old Days (col): Structure Mfrs OST #25 13<br />
Marx, Roland Courageous Cuts: A KTM GP35-Based GP38-3 OST #24 38<br />
McFall, Don Southern Ry 41'6" Composite Gondola Kit by Smoky<br />
Mountain Model Works OST #25 58<br />
Mix, Tom Building Trucks for Cars and Locomotives OST #24 29<br />
Molinaro, Jacky Across the Pond OST #26 25<br />
Morse, Ron Converting K-Line Hoppers to 2-Rail OST #26 15<br />
Parker, Roger C Traction Action (col): Small Interchange Jnct between<br />
Interurban & Steam OST #24 34<br />
Parker, Roger C Traction Action (col): Small City Terminal Based on IT at Decatur IL<br />
OST #25 39<br />
Parker, Roger C Traction Action (col): Modeling the Montreal & Southern<br />
Counties Terminal OST #26 38<br />
Parker, Roger C Traction Action (col): Baltimore Terminal of the WB&A OST #27 38<br />
Parker, Roger C<br />
Book Reviews: Cincinnati on the Go and Cincinnati Subway<br />
by Arcadia Publishing OST #28 54<br />
Parker, Roger C Traction Action (col): DC Terminal of the WBA OST #28 27<br />
Parker, Roger C Traction Action (col): Cultivating the Next Generation OST #29 60<br />
Pulskamp, Nick Progressive Sandcast Recasting OST #24 42<br />
Pulskamp, Nick Snap-on HiRail to <strong>Scale</strong> Coupler Adapter OST #27 58<br />
Pulskamp, Nick Steel Crankpins from Scratch OST #28 45<br />
Robart, C Victor Planning the New Cascade Northern Railroad OST #24 46<br />
Robart, C Victor Quench Your Loco’s Thirst OST #25 49<br />
Rossiter, Neville Workshop (col): Scrap Tire Pile OST #24 25<br />
Rossiter, Neville Bay Ridge Harbor Revisited OST #25 4<br />
Rossiter, Neville Workshop (col): Scenery Tricks with Figures OST #25 25<br />
Scace, Brian Easements for the Learning Curve (col): Neurotic’s Guide to Moving<br />
OST #24 13<br />
Scace, Brian Review: Trainman Series Freight Cars by Atlas O OST #24 59<br />
Scace, Brian Easements (col): Sound & Control System Discussion OST #25 11<br />
Scace, Brian Review: NYC S-motor Conversion by Baldwin Forge & Machine<br />
OST #25 55<br />
Scace, Brian Review: PRR P70 Coach by Golden Gate Depot OST #25 57<br />
Scace, Brian<br />
Easements (col): Pros & Cons of Basement Preparation<br />
OST #26 11<br />
Scace, Brian O <strong>Scale</strong> Influences: Joe Fischer OST #26 60<br />
Scace, Brian Observations (col): O <strong>Scale</strong> Generations OST #26 70<br />
Scace, Brian Review: Alco RSD-4/5 Trainman Series by Atlas O OST #26 54<br />
Scace, Brian Review: EMD SD-40 Master Series by Atlas O OST #26 54<br />
Scace, Brian Easements (col): Car Thing OST #27 9<br />
Scace, Brian Easements (col): Control Thing OST #27 9<br />
Scace, Brian Review: Battery-Powered Motor Tool by Dremel OST #27 55<br />
Scace, Brian Review: Work Station by Dremel OST #27 55<br />
Scace, Brian Easements (col): Backdrops OST #28 13<br />
Scace, Brian Review: Display Cases by Greenway Products OST #28 57<br />
Scace, Brian Review: NYC J3a 20th Century Ltd Hudson by MTH Electric <strong>Trains</strong><br />
OST #28 55<br />
Scace, Brian Review: X29 Boxcar by Atlas O/Middle Division OST #28 57<br />
Scace, Brian Easements (col): RR Structure Common Architectural Styles<br />
OST #29 9<br />
Scace, Brian Review: Alco Century 628 Diesel by Atlas O OST #29 54<br />
Scace, Brian<br />
Scace/Giannovario<br />
Review: Track & Signal Components by Irish Tracklayer<br />
OST #29 56<br />
Review: DM&IR Yellowstone with Caboose by Sunset/3rdRail<br />
OST #25 54<br />
Schwartz, Stan Saran Wrap Adventures OST #25 45<br />
Stilgoe, John Lionel, Atlas and Very Cheap Motive Power OST #24 10<br />
Templar, Paul From the Forest to the Sawmill OST #26 4<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> • 63
Layouts at East Wind ’08, The 2008<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> National Convention<br />
By John Roberts<br />
At the 2008 O <strong>Scale</strong> National<br />
Convention, we are planning to<br />
have a variety of modular layouts<br />
to go along with the home layout<br />
tour. In this article, we will provide a brief description of some of the<br />
modular layouts you will see at the Convention.<br />
The Southern New England Model Railroad Club began as an<br />
informal group of O <strong>Scale</strong> modelers, known as The Southern New<br />
England “O” <strong>Scale</strong>rs. The group was organized by John Roberts, at<br />
the request of Robert Buck (then the Show Director for the Amherst<br />
“Big” Railroad Hobby Show). Bob was interested in giving O <strong>Scale</strong> a<br />
larger presence at the upcoming show in February of 1991. The original<br />
layout built for the 1991 show was 45’ x 21’. Over the years the<br />
SNEOS has evolved into The Southern New England Model Railroad<br />
Club, with a layout that has grown to 81’ x 33’. Today the layout uses<br />
DCC operation with bi-directional signals and interlocking indications.<br />
Some of the features on the layout include over 200’ of double<br />
track mainline with a scale 475’ double-track mainline bridge scene.<br />
The layout has arrival and departure yards, a large Diesel servicing<br />
facility, and a steam servicing facility including a turntable and<br />
roundhouse. There is an industrial switching area, a freight yard<br />
with a capacity of over 200 cars, and a newly constructed express<br />
and coach yard. The equipment operated on the layout ranges from<br />
steam-era freight and passenger service up to and including the most<br />
modern Diesel power running intermodal service.<br />
The Central Ohio O-<strong>Scale</strong> Engineers was formed in the summer<br />
of 1993. At its first meeting, it was decided that the club would focus<br />
on building a portable modular two-rail O <strong>Scale</strong> layout. Specifications<br />
were developed and work began almost immediately. By the fall<br />
of 1994, the first modules were set up as part of modular layout with<br />
the Indianapolis club at a show in Richmond, IN.<br />
COOSE was established by 22 members of an earlier group that<br />
operated a model railroad display at the Ohio State Fair for 12 years.<br />
Part of that display was a 1,500 square-foot O <strong>Scale</strong> layout. The double-track<br />
mainline features two 25-car passing or storage sidings at<br />
one end. Originally, a shorter trolley loop was planned, but designing<br />
a transportable overhead system proved impossible, so it became the<br />
branchline. In later years, additional spur tracks and 60-car stub-end<br />
storage yard were added inside the squared oval-shaped layout. The<br />
length of the layout can be almost anything, from as little as 40’ to as<br />
much as 100’ with a width of 15’.<br />
The Central Jersey O <strong>Scale</strong>rs’ model railroad modules allow for<br />
big trains running over serious territory. After seeing Bill Driscoll’s<br />
large O <strong>Scale</strong> Ammanoosuc Valley modular layout (as well as others),<br />
complete with double track mainlines and yard trackage, Russ<br />
Kress and Pete Hess each made their own plywood and foam 30” x<br />
72” modules. They were designed and built, complete with scenery<br />
and working Pennsy signals, to be combined with Bill’s layout in New<br />
Hampshire and West Springfield, MA. Then, John Dunn and Buzz<br />
Burnley joined, with their four-foot and six-foot modules including<br />
two very prototypical modules featuring the Absecon, NJ, station.<br />
Chris Bond helped build the Central Jersey O <strong>Scale</strong>rs’ six cornermodules.<br />
Built on lightweight doors, they serve to close the circle and<br />
permit continuous running without long-range visits by Bill Driscoll<br />
and Bill Johnson. Jim Kerner has added new Bachmann-based narrow-gauge<br />
trackage, rolling stock, and vehicles to the layout.<br />
The East Penn Traction Club is a group based in the Delaware<br />
Valley/Philadelphia area, with over 300 members. Members share a<br />
common interest in the history and modeling of electric-powered rail<br />
transit vehicles, known more affectionately as trolleys or streetcars.<br />
The models actually take their operating current from the overhead<br />
wire, just as the prototype does. East Penn is perhaps best known for<br />
its adoption and promotion of modular layouts, having refined the<br />
original standards formulated by the late Everett F. Wood in 1969.<br />
This concept allows for the quick assembly of large layouts capable of<br />
complex operating possibilities. Traction layouts generally, and modular<br />
layouts especially, are well suited to the sharp curves, short trains,<br />
compact and varied scenery typical of real electric transit lines.<br />
Bill Driscoll’s layout started out as a simple 8’ x 16’ double-track<br />
mainline modular layout, originally used to display and sell O <strong>Scale</strong><br />
model trains for his O <strong>Scale</strong> train shop. Bill worked with Jerry White<br />
and other modular groups to help develop the NMRA O <strong>Scale</strong> modular<br />
railroad standards. Bill’s railroad has developed into a 12’ x 36’<br />
modular display, complete with scenery and double-track mainline.<br />
The main-line radii are 68” and 64” respectively, with passing sidings<br />
on one end. All trackage is code 148 Atlas with manually controlled<br />
Roco and Atlas switches. Bill Driscoll and Bill Johnson prefer to run<br />
steam motive power from Weaver and KTM imports as much as<br />
possible, with an array of rolling stock from Walthers, Athearn, All<br />
Nation, and brass imports. All of the rolling stock is equipped with<br />
Athearn trucks and metal wheelsets. Bill Driscoll prefers to model the<br />
SP and Bill Johnson the UP. Between them, they have an impressive<br />
line up of major SP and UP locomotives.<br />
The Moose Creek Railroad and Timber Company is an On30<br />
portable layout. It is a fictional logging railroad with scenes of logging<br />
and woods. It is approximately 23’ long and eight feet wide, made<br />
with ultra light technology. It is operated using North Coast Engineering<br />
digital command control (DCC). The timeframe represented is<br />
from 1920 to 1940, running Shays, Climaxes and other small steam<br />
engines. The layout is the work of four modelers, Roland Marcotte,<br />
Howie McCluskey, Bruce Erickson and Kirk Dyer.<br />
The Connecticut Society of Ferroequinologists and Model Railroad<br />
Engineers has a portable modular O Gauge layout, occupying<br />
a rectangle approximately 12’ x 32’, that has been used for demonstrations<br />
and educational purposes at train events in southern New<br />
England. An O Gauge model railroad club centered in Manchester,<br />
Connecticut, it has had a permanent layout in a retail store since the<br />
1980s. The club had its beginnings in 1952. With a roster approaching<br />
two dozen, the club engages in a number of public service, educational,<br />
and charitable activities. These activities include operation<br />
of portable model train layouts in about half a dozen Connecticut<br />
and Massachusetts events each year.<br />
The current effort, with its New England industrial theme, replaces<br />
the 1990 version of the layout. It is larger, and includes more than just<br />
material and equipment replacements. Some of the upgraded features<br />
include a double-crossover, an operating quarry, an operating<br />
drive-in theater, and a large number of both kitbashed and scratchbuilt<br />
structures. The operating Niantic River bascule bridge has been<br />
replaced by a larger Schzerzer rolling liftbridge.<br />
In the next article, we will feature the home layouts that will be<br />
open on the layout tour. See you at the Convention.<br />
u<br />
64 • O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> - Jan/Feb ’08
O SCALE WEST<br />
18th Annual Meet<br />
Thur. - Sun. February 7-9, 2008<br />
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara<br />
5101 Great America Parkway<br />
Santa Clara, CA 95054<br />
800-233-1234<br />
Thursday Feb. 7: videos, layout visits, clinics<br />
Fri.-Sat Feb. 8-9: sales/exhibits, contests, layout visits, etc.<br />
Sunday Feb. 10: layout visits<br />
Registration: $25 individual or family, $30 after December 31<br />
Table Rentals: $35 each, $45 each after December 31<br />
To receive a newsletter with all the details send an LSSAE to:<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> West, Dept. 2R<br />
876 Boyce Avenue<br />
Palo Alto, CA 94301-3003<br />
See [http://www.oscalewest.com] for the latest on the meet,<br />
and to download the newsletter and the registration form.<br />
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Burlington Zephyr 4-Unit 649<br />
Mark Twain Zephyr 4-Unit 649<br />
Maersk GP-60M Twin-stack 649<br />
NYC J-1e w/PT Passenger 999<br />
CNW E-4 Hudson Passenger 999<br />
SP Cab Forward Freight Set 1399<br />
C&O M-1 Steam Turbine Set 899<br />
PRR <strong>Scale</strong> GG-1 Beer Train 715<br />
East Wing GG-1 Passenger Set 715<br />
PRR Streamline K-4 Passenger 909<br />
SP Black GS-4 Freight Set 1069<br />
PC E-44 Tropicana Reefer Set 475<br />
MTH 2007 Vol II 2 or 3-R<br />
4-12-2 UP 9000, 2# 1065<br />
4-6-2 PRR K-4 809<br />
Modern, Early, Streamline<br />
CNW 4-6-4 E-4 Hudson 809<br />
SP 4-8-4 Daylight 3# 975<br />
SP Auxillary Water Tender 2x 179<br />
N&W Auxillary Water Tender 179<br />
2-8-4 Berkshire 899<br />
Chessie, Erie, NKP, RF&P<br />
PRR <strong>Scale</strong> GG-1 5-S Grn, Tusc 629<br />
E44 Electric Conrail, PRR 385<br />
E33 Electric N&W, VA, NH 385<br />
SD50 3R 385 2R 399 Dmy 137<br />
Chessie, CSX, KCS, MP<br />
ES44AC 3R 385 2R 399 Dmy 142<br />
BNSF, CP, GE Demo, UP<br />
SD70ACe 3R 385 2R 399 Dmy 142<br />
MRL, G.W. Bush<br />
SD70M-2 3R 385 2R 399 Dmy 142<br />
EMD, FEC<br />
AC4400cw 3R 385 2R 399 Dmy 145<br />
BNSF, CP Rail, CSX, UP<br />
Dash 8-40C Narrow 3R 385 2R 402<br />
CNW, CSX, UP, NS Dmy $142<br />
GE U30C Power 3R 385 2R 399<br />
BN, NS, Rdg, UP Dummy $142<br />
Alco S-2 Switcher 3R 352 Dmy 145<br />
NH, NYC, GTW, Southern<br />
F40PH Diesel 3R 352 Dmy 137<br />
VIA, Grand Canyon, Amtrak, Hardware<br />
GP-9 Diesel 3R 352 Dmy 137<br />
B&M, SF, Soo Line, WP<br />
GP38-2 Diesel 3R 352 Dmy 137<br />
Alaska, CN, NS, ON Railway<br />
Z-6 4-6-6-4 Challenger 1299<br />
GN, NP, SP&S<br />
2-8-2 USRA Light Mikado 809<br />
CN, NYC, PRR, Pere Marquette, UP<br />
0-6-0 USRA Switcher 529<br />
CNW, GT, SAL, P&WV, UP, PRR<br />
4-4-0 American CP, UP, NYNE 635<br />
64’ Passenger 3-Pk $209 Coach 75<br />
PRR, NYC, LIRR, NYNE, UP, CP<br />
EF-2 2-Unit GN, NH 875<br />
Diesel Locomotives<br />
BL-2 Powered 355 Dmy 135<br />
BAR, C&O, Monon, RI, WM<br />
Union Pacific #80 oal Turbine 909<br />
Sharknose AB 488 A-Unit 135<br />
PRR, NYC, B&O, EJ&E, D&H<br />
MTH Blow-outs, PS 2.0<br />
Premier<br />
FM Erie-Built AB, 4 motor, PS 2.0 475<br />
SF, PRR, KCS 35” Long<br />
Climax Logging Steam Loco 899<br />
PLC, Climax, W. Forest<br />
20-3245/6-1 PRR 4-4-2 Atlantic 575<br />
4-8-4 T-1 Steam Loco 895<br />
20-3253/4-1 PRR 2-10-0 Decapod 925<br />
20-4053 Sou Crescent 18” 5-Pk 209<br />
20-4074 LIRR 18” Madison 5-Pk 285<br />
20-5560-1 VGN EP-3 Electric 615<br />
FF-1 Electric Locomotives 675<br />
NH x 2, GN, PRR x 2<br />
Premier 0-8-0 Steam Switcher 449<br />
A&S, Erie, NP, Sou<br />
20-65039 KCS Strmline 5-pk 225<br />
Golden Gate Depot<br />
12-1 Sleepers $99<br />
2R: N&W, SP TTG, GN, CB&Q<br />
3R: N&W, SP TT Gray, UP TT<br />
Gray, CB&Q, NP, SP Green<br />
New PRR (P70) 8#<br />
PRSL, Keystones 4-Pk 399<br />
$450<br />
K-Line 2-R Shay PLC, Lack<br />
2111 Reading GP-35, DC 299<br />
2112 SP GP-35, DC 299<br />
2113 Savannah & Atlanta 299<br />
2114 WM GP-35, DC 299<br />
2115 NKP GP-35, DC 299<br />
GP-35 also in PRR, CNW, GA<br />
2234 MR Hiawatha AA Set 549<br />
2235 MR Hiawatha Power B 299<br />
7892 Washington Terminal 339<br />
Other RS-1: NH, RI, C&O<br />
7805 Jersey Central SD-35 315<br />
7807 SP SD-35, DC 315<br />
7822 CSX SD-35, DC 315<br />
7823 Penn Central SD-35, DC 315<br />
Dash 8, DC Und, UP, BC, SP 349<br />
Dummy for above 195<br />
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7848 GE Demo Dash 8, DC 349<br />
GP60M SF, DC 349<br />
GP60M BNSF, DC 349<br />
GP60B BNSF Red/Silver DC 325<br />
GP60B BNSF Red/Sil, Dmy 190<br />
2263 VT Railway GP60, DC 349<br />
Undec, SF 349 Dmy 185<br />
GP-9, DC WM, C&O, SP 339<br />
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304 3-Stall Roundhouse, 30”D 189<br />
304A Xtra Stall or 304B Extender 45<br />
7890 Ann Arbor RS-1, DC 339<br />
20-5566-1 PRR Green GG-1 565<br />
305 Sandhouse, 16 x 6 45<br />
302 One Stall Diesel Shed w/Shop 75<br />
307 3-Stall Trolley Barn 23 x 11 85<br />
315 Grain Silo, 7 x 19 x 22 H 75<br />
320 3-Stall Roundhouse 26” D 135<br />
905 Blackshear Refrig. Transport 59<br />
908 Shanahan Freight 75<br />
917 Gen Lt & Power Sub Station 32<br />
921 JLC Manufacturing 65<br />
950 American Flag Co. 14 x 9 65<br />
953 Joe’s Pickle Factory 14 x 9 65<br />
954 Buck Island Canning 8 x 12 49<br />
955 RJK Tool & Die 9 x 14 65<br />
956 James Company 13 x 8 x 9H 49<br />
958 Mill Works 11 x 7 w/Tower 49<br />
959 Midland Supply 2-Story 8 x 6 32<br />
967 Shoe Co. 7 skylts 20 x 9 x 11 69<br />
968 Jenco Freight 49<br />
969 Gen Lt & Pwr Office 6x13x12 65<br />
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MC VISA DISC. AMEX<br />
Third Rail Brass<br />
PRR Brill Gas Electric 2/3R 675<br />
C&O L-2/L-2a Hudson 1175<br />
CPR D-10 4-6-0 Early or Late 875<br />
UP 4-8-4 FEF, TMCC, EOB 1199<br />
3 types up to $200 free rolling stock<br />
CN U2g, GTW U3b, OC U3b 1175<br />
TMCC, RS 4.0, EOB Cruise<br />
C&O 4-8-4 Greenbrier, EOB 1125<br />
North Shore Electroliner Set 899<br />
Burlington S-4 #4000, EOB 1149<br />
Sante Fe Dash 9 Conv w/Sound 550<br />
Mercury 3-Car Passenger Set 775<br />
PRR Q-1 Skirted, TMCC, EOB 1100<br />
PRR N-1 2-10-2, Conv w/Sound 695<br />
PRR T-1 4-4-4-4 Conv. W/Snd 975<br />
LIRR BB1 Rats (2), Conv w/Snd 575<br />
B&M R-1 4-8-2, TMCC, EOB 925<br />
Y-3 2-8-8-2 TMCC SF, VGN 1050<br />
NYC L3B 4-8-2 Mohawk, EOB 950<br />
P5a Streamline Conv w/Snd 595<br />
Golden Gate Depot<br />
21” Aluminum Passenger 6-pk 489<br />
Full Interior, People, Detailed<br />
NYC, SF 2-Pk 239<br />
21” SP Daylt Alum 5-Pk 525<br />
SP Articulated Diner Set 525<br />
PRR P70 20” Coach 4-Pk 399<br />
PRSL, PRR w/Keystones 12#<br />
PRR B70 Baggage, PB70 Combine,<br />
BM70 Mail RPO 3-Pk 359<br />
REA 54’ Steel Reefer, 4# 65<br />
7 Variations<br />
Heavywt Diner/Obs 2-Pk 259<br />
B&O, C&O, CB&Q, CP, GN, N&W,<br />
NH, NP, NYC, PRR, Pullman, SF,<br />
SP x 3, UP x 2, Unlet<br />
Heavyweight 20” 4-Pk Coaches 399<br />
Undec Green, , CNW, GN Empire,<br />
N&W, C&O, B&O, CN<br />
Custom Runs Reading, DRG, B&M,<br />
MR, LV John Wilkes, Erie, JC<br />
Atlas O<br />
C628/630 Power 415 Dmy 205<br />
LV, Mono, PC, CN, SCL<br />
SW-9 Switcher 2 or 3 Rail 335<br />
Belt Railway, Erie, Frisco, LV, UP<br />
Aliquippa & Southern $345<br />
GP-9 2 or 3 Rail 389 Dmy 182<br />
B&O, Burl, NKP, NP, RG<br />
C424/425 Power 409 Dmy 205<br />
GB&W, M&E, SP&S, Wab, NH, EL<br />
40’ 1937 AAR SD Box 3R 52 2R 56<br />
SP, B&M, C of GA, Monon, T&P +$4<br />
40’ Reblt Wood Reefer 3R 52 2R 56<br />
Can Dry, Lack, Pere Marq, Prairie, SF<br />
55-T Panel-Side 2-Bay 3R 45 2R 49<br />
CV, D&H, NYC, RI, NH/PRR 2-Pk<br />
X-29 Box Car 4# 3R 52 4/$205<br />
B&O, JC, Pere Marq, CGW, W&LE<br />
40’ GATX Airslide 4# 47 4/$185<br />
Corn, LV, NKP, Soo, WM, SP/SSW<br />
17,360 Gal Tank Car 4# 57 4/$225<br />
ACFX, GATX, Occi, Hooker, SHPX<br />
Anniversary Woodside 4-Pk $205<br />
Decker, Eagle Beer, Selecto, Krey’s<br />
40’ Steel Reefer 3R 52 2R 56<br />
Burl, Erie, FGE, MDT/IC, PFE 4#<br />
11K Tank Car 3R 52 Adirondack,<br />
Anchor, Hooker, Texas, Wyandotte<br />
PS 4427 Hopper 45 Any 4/175<br />
Undec, Continental, BNSF, LV, PRR<br />
Producers, ADM, B&M, Transport<br />
ACF 3-Bay Cyl Hopper 45 4/175<br />
EL, CSX, Cumberland, Hercules, USI<br />
40’ Airslide 45 Erie, GN, PC, CGW<br />
Mid Div PRR x 8 types 3R 58 2R 60<br />
Coalveyor 45 DPC, WP, IA, RTPX<br />
50’ PS-1 Box 45 UP, B&M, B&O<br />
PRR War Hopper 8# 49 4/190 8/370<br />
PRR War Bonds 2 # in-stock<br />
H21a Hopper 45 Und, PC, VA PRR 58<br />
89’ Flat 3R 55 4/205 Erie, SF, WP<br />
B&O Fishbelly 4# 49 4/190<br />
70T Covered Hopper 3R 45 4/175<br />
GN, UP, B&M, D&H, Edgar, PM<br />
Trainman<br />
Train Set 305 349 w/Trans<br />
RSD-7/15 Conv 189 TMCC 289<br />
B&LE, PC, SF, Cotton Belt<br />
RSD 4/5 CB, CNW RS-3 D&H, GN<br />
RS-3 Conv. 189 TMCC 289<br />
D&H, Reading, RI, GN<br />
PRR O-1 2-Unit Electric, TMCC 975<br />
GP-15 Conv. 189 TMCC 289<br />
Conrail, Chessie, NS, BN,<br />
Rolling Stock 3R 33 2R 35 RC Uncplr #107 $22 Op. #108 $27<br />
52’ Flat car w/Load CP, Erie, PC, UP Gantry Crane Track $18 Stainless $20<br />
40’ Hycube Box MR, Burl, SF, UP<br />
40’ Plug Dr Box NP, CO, CGW, WM<br />
40’ Sgl Door Box BAR, JC, Lack, GN<br />
3-Bay PS-2 Covered Hopper BN<br />
Jack Frost, N&W, PLE (NYC)<br />
50’ 6” Box Car Apalachicola North<br />
Atl & St. Andrews Bay, CSX, Rail Box<br />
B/W Caboose 3R 36 2R 39<br />
CSX, MP, SP, Frisco/BN<br />
Atlas Track<br />
Remote Switch, Steel or Nickel 48.95<br />
O36 O45 O54 O72 Wye<br />
#5 Double-Slip Switch 125<br />
O72/O54 Curved Switch or #5 63<br />
7.5 (O81) High Speed Switch 66<br />
40” Rigid 12.00 Case (12) $139<br />
40”Flex/Concrete 13.00 CS $149<br />
10” or O54 3.15 Case (48) $145<br />
1 ¾ 4-Pk 6.70 4.5” 2.60 5.5” 2.95<br />
1 ¾ Uncoupler 9.95 Under Table 13.30<br />
Accessory Rails 9.95 Switch Machine 10<br />
O36 Curve 3.15 2 Circles (24) 70<br />
O45 Curve 3.60 2 Circles (24) 82<br />
O63 Curve 4.20 2 Circles (32) 129<br />
O72 Curve 4.75 2 Circles (32) 145<br />
O81 Curve 5.55 1 Circle (16) 85<br />
O90 Curve 6.60 1 Circle (16) 99<br />
O99 Curve 7.45 1 Circle (16) 112<br />
3-Stall Roundhouse 30”L 165<br />
24” Motorized Turntable 139<br />
Deck Bridge 2 or 3 Rail 82<br />
40” Bridge 105 40” Double 129<br />
Atlas 2-Rail<br />
Pulpwood 49 C&O, SF, Frisco, D&H<br />
40’ Airslide 45 RG, PRR, Brach, GN,<br />
Chessie, Erie, PC, Southern<br />
PS-4427 Hopper 52 4 for 200<br />
Und, Cont. Grain, SOO, Producers,<br />
PRR, B&M, Transport Leasing<br />
War Em. Hopper 46 4/165 B&O,<br />
C&O, GA, L&N, Alton, Ann Arbor, SF<br />
40’ Sgl Sheath Box 46 4/165 SP, PRR<br />
JC, CNJ, WM, RFP, Ann Arbor, MKT<br />
40’ Steel Reefer 50 4/175 CNW, MP<br />
Roscoe Snyder&P, C&O, PRR, EJ&E<br />
53’ Evans Plug Door 50 4/175 CNW<br />
UP, BC, WC, MP, Aloha, MN&S<br />
Illum. Caboose $60 2/$110 4/$200<br />
E/V: BN, RG, BN Freedom, CBQ,<br />
DMIR, Chessie Safety x 3, SF, SOO<br />
Rutland, GN, IHB, RF&P, CR<br />
Std Cupola: MRL, NS, N&W<br />
NE-6: NH x 2, Clinch, PL&E, WL&E<br />
N&W, NYS&W, Conrail<br />
40’ Woodside $55 4 for $195 B&M<br />
Grand Union, Ralston Purina, Blatz,<br />
Del Maiz, Silver Edge, WP Ice, ART,<br />
Phenix, Century, Merchant’s, Nash,<br />
Fairmont, Donaldson-Burke<br />
Fishbelly Hopper $46 4 for $165<br />
Und, NS, ACL, D&H, CNJ, ACY<br />
H-21 Hopper 55 4/$195 PC, VGN<br />
89’ Die-Cast Flat 63 4/$225 GN, Sou<br />
Erie-Western, FEC, SF, WP<br />
36’ Woodside $55 4/$195 Und, Swift,<br />
Hormel, Oscar Mayer, Krey’s, Cudahy,<br />
NKP, Pluto, Sou Star, Clicquot, Page,<br />
Pearl Brand, Peter Fox, Wescott, Crown<br />
Kornblum, Rath, Columbus, Noack,<br />
Kahn, Clicquot, Swift Warbonds<br />
11K Tank 55 4/$205 Und, Hooker<br />
Col. Sou, Tank Gas, Warren<br />
17K Tank 60 4/$225 Und, Shamrock,<br />
Hooker, Stauffer, PPG<br />
Dbl Sheath Box 46 4/$165 CNW, BM<br />
TH&B, Rutland, FEC, ACL<br />
USRA 55 Ton Hopper 46 4/$165<br />
NH, NYC, Pitt & Shaw, PRR, Public<br />
Sunset N YC RDC Power 450<br />
Weaver 2-Rail RS-11 225 MEC, Sou<br />
VO-1000 DC WM, GN 219<br />
Hiawatha Morning 5-Car Set 475<br />
Gargraves (USA)<br />
O Gauge<br />
37” Flex Tinplate $5.25 Cs 50 239<br />
37” Flex Stainless Phantom Case 290<br />
42, 72, 100” Tin Switch Man 30 Rem 49<br />
Above w/DZ-2500 TMCC $55<br />
90 Degree Crossing $18 Video $8<br />
Now with Wood Ties<br />
Circle 032/ $37 042/ $43 054/ $57<br />
063/ $60 072/ $65 080/ $83<br />
089/ $88 096/ $90 106/$96<br />
DZ Products<br />
DZ-1010 Crossing Gate Set 79<br />
DZ-1011 Block Signal Detectors 19<br />
DZ-1020 Crossing Signal Set 55<br />
DZ-1030 Wigwag Signal Set 79<br />
DZ-1040 UQ or LQ Semaphore 49<br />
DZ-1050 3-Light Trackside Signal 36<br />
DZ-1060 7-Light Trackside Signal 39<br />
DZ-1200 Station Announcement 85<br />
DZ-1220 Trolley Stop & Control 79<br />
DZ-1240 Auto Stop & Reverse 38<br />
DZ-1260 Water Tower Animator 36<br />
DZ-1265 Fuel Station Animator 38<br />
DZ-2500 TMCC Switch Machine 25<br />
K-Line Blow-outs<br />
VRE 21” Bombardier 4-Pk 250<br />
Lackawanna Alum 15” 4-Pk 199<br />
616-6501 Nestle <strong>Scale</strong> Caboose 40<br />
694-6201 NYPD Autoloader 35<br />
DRG Semi-<strong>Scale</strong> Boxcar 6-Pk 59<br />
Smoking Aluminum Diner, Music 60<br />
PRR, NYC, SF Midnight<br />
Operating Speeder Shed 75<br />
www.justrains.com<br />
Lionel 2007 Vol II<br />
7-11020 Hogwarts Express 235<br />
Friends of Charleston Brass Set 315<br />
TMCC UP SD90 Diesel Freight 425<br />
31956 Thomas & Friends, 80W 129<br />
Expansion Pack x 2 $79 each<br />
31960 Polar Express Set 229<br />
30001 SF El Capitan, Sound 315<br />
30016 NYC Flyer, Sound 209<br />
Expansion Packs x 3 $79 each<br />
30018 PRR Flyer Set, 80W 149<br />
Expansion Pack x 3 $79 each<br />
30034 Great West. Lincoln Log 159<br />
Expansion Pack $79<br />
30020 North Pole Xmas, 80W 165<br />
Expansion Packs x 2 $79 each<br />
30045 Alaska Steam Work Set 202<br />
30047 Northwest Diesel Freight 219<br />
30056 Transylvania Set 165<br />
11004 NASCAR Train Set 219<br />
Expansion Packs x 6 $93 each<br />
31771 Flying Yankee 4-Unit 509<br />
31757 #2289WS Berkshire Frt 619<br />
#101 Trolley & #1100 Trailer 377<br />
UP FEF w/Legacy Grey or Blk 989<br />
Mikado WP, UP, SF, MR 699<br />
Shay Birch Valley, Cass Scenic 699<br />
2-8-0 Rdg, NYC, B&O, WM 377<br />
14265 Sawmill w/Sounds 95<br />
Traditional Product<br />
4-6-4 Hudson w/ Snd 175 Cab 30<br />
NYC, C&O, ATSF, Lionel Lines<br />
30085 MTA M7 Commuter (4) 210<br />
4-6-2 Pacific w/TMCC & RS 258<br />
UP, Erie, Southern, B&M<br />
PRR 4-6-2 K4 w/TMCC & RS 274<br />
PRR N5c Illuminated Caboose 38<br />
50’ Flat w/Piggybacks 63 2-Pk 125<br />
REA, NYC, Lack, Milw. Rd, UP<br />
<strong>Scale</strong> Double Door Box Car 53<br />
UP, NKP, LV<br />
2007 Volume I<br />
18384 Milw. EP-2 BiPolar E-2 775<br />
18385 Milw. Rd BiPolar E-1 775<br />
11127 Sou Pac. GS-4, Legacy 1019<br />
25506 SP Daylight Hvywt 4-Pk 365<br />
18” 2-Pk 192 Stationsnd Diner 215<br />
11117 Sante Fe E6 Atlantic 499<br />
31755 Tex Special E-7 Pass Set 1025<br />
21” 2-Pk or 21” Sound Diner 227<br />
CSX SD40-2 Husky Stack Set 639<br />
2826x UP Heritage SD70ACe 377<br />
MoPac, WP, Katy, UP<br />
U30C MR, Conrail 382 Dmy 145 #990 Legacy Command Set 259<br />
GP-7 Power 335 Non-Power 145 #993 Legacy Expansion Set 219<br />
NYC, GN, RI, UP TMCC Cab-1 55 Command Base 55<br />
E-7AA Power/Dmy 575 B Dmy 145 TMCC Command Set 109<br />
B&O, PRR Pwr B 263 Breakdn 235 TPC 400 147 TPC 300 109 PM-1 62<br />
F-7 ABA Pwr/Dmy/Dmy 725 ARC 73 ASC 67 AMC 73 BPC 67<br />
Pwr B 259 NYC, WP Breakdn 235<br />
NYC Shark AA 519 Dmy B 137<br />
18” Heavyweight 4-Pk 365 2-Pk 195<br />
SF, SP Daylt, MR, PRR, B&O<br />
Traditional Product<br />
51010 #246E O Gauge Pass Set 515<br />
0-4-0 Switcher RG, Army, Rdg 145<br />
Rolling Stock<br />
Husky Stack 63 2-Pk 125<br />
CSX ,BN, A&Z, Greenbrier<br />
Northeastern Caboose 64<br />
Rdg, Chessie, Conrail, Jesey Central<br />
Die-Cast 2-Bay Hopper 48 3-Pk 107<br />
C&EI, Erie, Frisco, Chessie<br />
PS-2 Covered 2-Bay 45 2-Pk 89<br />
UP, Imco, PC, NYC, SF, PRR<br />
3-Bay Die-Cast Hopper 52 2-Pk 102<br />
C&O, PRR Power, SF, C&NW<br />
Dble Sheath Box 48 UP,GN,CB,CNW<br />
Mechanical Reefer Car 53 2-Pk 103<br />
BNSF, SPFE, UPFE, GN<br />
40’ Flat w/Load 47 NYC, GN, SF, GT<br />
Weaver Brass Sale<br />
NKP L1 Hudson TMCC RS 525<br />
K-Line Circus<br />
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey<br />
Die-Cast Porter 89 S-2 Diesel 68<br />
Flats w/ 3 Circus Wagons (2) 38 ea<br />
Flat w/ Load (4) Logs, Crates, Con 38<br />
Flat w/ 2 Tractor Trailers 47<br />
13.5” Passenger 4-Pk 149 2-Pk 79<br />
15” Aluminum Advertising Car 85<br />
Lionel Blow-outs<br />
C&O 4-Pk 250 2-Pk 140 Diner 150<br />
25458 PRR Congressional Diner 150<br />
Operating Hot Box w/RS 60 2/115<br />
MDT, Swift, PFE, SF<br />
Amtrak Acela 3-Pk , TMCC 395<br />
PRR F-7 Pwr B 160 Breakdn B 150<br />
24597 NYC E-7 Breakdown B 150<br />
24593 Sante Fe F-7 Power B-Unit 165<br />
Missile Launcher 205 Snd Car 115<br />
28250 N&W C420 Dummy 99<br />
31747 PRR Ballast Train Set 325<br />
31754 N&W Space Freight Set 699<br />
K-Line Specials<br />
Tank Engine TMCC RS Cruise<br />
CNJ,B&A, Rdg, Tenn 525<br />
W.MD Fireball Plymouth Set 95<br />
Die-Cast Plymouth & 6 Ore Cars<br />
<strong>Scale</strong> State Box NJ, PA, NY, DE 25<br />
Lionel TMCC & Power<br />
OTC 59 AVC 105 SC-2 Controller 74<br />
Weaver Models 2008<br />
CP 4-4-4 Jubilee 939 Cmd 1039<br />
PRR C-1 0-8-0 455 TMCC 545<br />
Freight Sets add $100<br />
CN U4b Royal 4-8-4, Cmd 1045<br />
RPO w/ Celestory Roof 4# 79<br />
B60 Baggage w/Celestory 75<br />
PRR, NYC, CN, NH, N&W, B&M, SF<br />
RPO w/Round Roof 4# 79<br />
B60 w/Round Roof 4# 75<br />
Rdg, NYC, CP, CSS, UP, B&O, NH,<br />
PRR, LIRR, Unlettered,<br />
N&W<br />
New Haven I-5 TMCC/EOB 1049<br />
O-54, 24” L, Script or Block<br />
NH Green Coach 4-Pk 415 6-Pk 615<br />
Transformers<br />
MRC Dual Pure Power 270W 225<br />
Lionel ZW 365 180W Brick 75<br />
Williams 150 Watt 99 Z-1000 75<br />
MTH Z-4000 375 Z-1000 Brick 59<br />
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Buy–Sell–Trade Events<br />
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free ad per subscription cycle . All B-S-T ads are prepaid. You may send ads by postal service with a check or money order. Ads sent by<br />
email or called in must use a credit card. See our contact info on page 2.<br />
WANTED: Custom-built or scratchbuilt<br />
N&W G1, W, V, M, M2, or K1 classes<br />
of steam locomotives. Contact Joe<br />
Giannovario, PO Box 289, Exton PA 19341<br />
or call 610-363-7117.<br />
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS. Area’s<br />
neatest hobby store from Z to O, new<br />
and used. Visit Dave’s Hobby Shop at 600<br />
Main St in the Anhauser Busch Building<br />
or online at [www.daveswebshop.com],<br />
479-471-0750.<br />
LAYOUT FINISHING SERVICES:<br />
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experience will enhance your scenery<br />
and structures on your layout, from<br />
new construction to renovation of your<br />
existing layout. Portfolio/references<br />
available on request. Bonded.<br />
Serving the Northeast. John Schaub,<br />
Railroad Model Scenery Studios. Email<br />
[railroadmodelscenery@yahoo.com],<br />
phone: 516-946-6880.<br />
January 2008<br />
19-20: Allentown, PA<br />
Lehigh Valley Train Meet: two day train<br />
show at Merchant’s Square Mall, 1901<br />
S 12th St., in Allentown. Admission:<br />
$5, children under 12 free. Tables: $15.<br />
Contact Valley Rail Promotions, PO Box<br />
64, Coplay PA 18037, 610-440-0487.<br />
19-20: Plano, Texas<br />
23rd Annual Dallas Area Train Show at<br />
the Plano Center, 2000 E Spring Creek<br />
Parkway. Sat.: 10 AM to 5 PM; Sun.: 10<br />
AM to 4 PM. Admission: $7 per person,<br />
children under 12 free. Contact bbbart@<br />
sbcglobal.net<br />
26: LaCrosse, WI<br />
Great Tri-State Rail Sale: all scales,<br />
equipment and accessories. Railroad<br />
antiques and memorabilia. Books,<br />
magazines, supplies, diecast models and<br />
more. Admission: $4, children under 12<br />
free. Held at the LaCrosse Center, 300<br />
Harborview Plaza, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.<br />
For more info phone<br />
608-582-4761.<br />
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WANTED: Joe Fischer pass. and headend<br />
cars. PSC and Amer. Hvywt 10 sec.<br />
Pullmans. Walthers Erie coach, RTR only.<br />
ATSF double vestibule combine, kit or<br />
RTR. What have you? Mail only please. Jim<br />
Seacrest, PO Box 6397, Lincoln, NE 68506-<br />
0397.<br />
FOR SALE: On30 Bachmann rolling stock,<br />
unused, in original boxes. 2-6-0 (painted<br />
and unlettered), six Colorado & Southern<br />
freight cars, and two Colorado & Southern<br />
coaches. SASE for list. Myles Gray, 11454<br />
Mother Lode Circle, Gold River, CA 95670-<br />
3042.<br />
FOR SALE: O <strong>Scale</strong> craftsman kits, over 20<br />
years old, in original boxes. Freight cars by<br />
Main Line Models, Ambroid, All Nation,<br />
Suncoast, Quality Craft, Korber building<br />
kits. SASE for list. Myles Gray, 11454<br />
Mother Lode Circle, Gold River, CA 95670-<br />
3042.<br />
February 2008<br />
7-10: Santa Clara, CA<br />
18th Annual O <strong>Scale</strong> West. There will be<br />
over 200 tables, Favorite Model and Photo<br />
contests; O and S <strong>Scale</strong> layouts operating<br />
on site, door prizes, clinics, movies and<br />
videos, and self-guided visits to the 30+ O<br />
and S <strong>Scale</strong> home and club layouts in, and<br />
adjacent to, the San Francisco Bay Area.<br />
Cost: Family admission (includes spouse<br />
and children under 16) is $25 for the event<br />
($30 after December 31, 2007); no single<br />
day rate. Selling/display tables are $35 each<br />
($45 after December 31, 2007). For a free 4<br />
page newsletter, send an LSSAE to: O <strong>Scale</strong><br />
West. 876 Boyce Avenue. Palo Alto, CA<br />
94301-3003.<br />
March 2008<br />
14-16: Arlington Heights, IL<br />
Chicago O <strong>Scale</strong> Meet: The Chicago<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> Meet is a 3 day gathering of<br />
vendors, customers, clinics, and fun held<br />
annually on St. Patrick’s Day weekend<br />
in the Chicagoland area. Hundreds of<br />
vendors gather to buy, sell, and trade<br />
their products to the open public. This<br />
is the Chicago O <strong>Scale</strong> train show you’ve<br />
heard of. Anything the O <strong>Scale</strong> enthusiast<br />
FOR SALE: Original Central Locomotive<br />
Works EMD GP-35 all-brass kit. Still in<br />
original cartons, never assembled. Two<br />
Pittman motors, high and low noses. Jim<br />
Frierson, 225 Springwater Dr, Columbia SC<br />
29223, or email [jmfrierson@earthlink.net].<br />
FOR SALE: 2-Rail O <strong>Scale</strong> locomotives.<br />
MTH NYC Hudson $450; C&O 2-6-6-6 $950;<br />
Weaver PRR K4 $450; UP 4-8-4 $750 OBO,<br />
plus shipping. All new TRO. Brian Martin,<br />
330-823-7761.<br />
FOR SALE: Linde-Union tank Liquid Argon<br />
F/P (OMI#80017) $600; PSC SP 4-6-2 F/P<br />
(#2467) $2300; SP GS-3 4-8-4 U/P (OMI TRO<br />
w/new larger Pittman motor) $2500; two<br />
SP 2-8-0 (PFM and Glacier Park); ATSF 4-6-4<br />
May Gray (custom paint & drive by Doug<br />
Cockerham) $2750. Best offers considered.<br />
Contact: bantell@pacbell.net or 650-347-<br />
4402; Bruce Antell, 50 S San Mateo Dr, Ste<br />
105, San Mateo, CA 94401-3857.<br />
could want to find or buy will be found<br />
here. Dealer setup on Friday, 14th, 4:00<br />
to 9:00 PM. Registration fee: $20. Tables:<br />
$55 before 1/31/08, $60 after. Contact:<br />
marchmeet@sbcglobal.net, or call 847-401-<br />
4333 or 847-823-1719.<br />
July 2008<br />
23-26: Worcester, Mass.<br />
The 2008 National O <strong>Scale</strong> Convention will<br />
be held at the DCU Center in Worcester<br />
Massachusetts. The DCU Center will<br />
provide us with over 50,000 square feet of<br />
exhibition space. In this large area we plan<br />
to have a large amount of dealer tables,<br />
wide aisle spacing and many operating<br />
layouts including the Southern New<br />
England Modular Layout that measures<br />
27’ x 81’. The DCU Center is located in<br />
downtown Worcester about 2 blocks from<br />
the newly renovated Union Station. Click<br />
on the Union Station link to see more<br />
about the station. One of the Providence<br />
and Worcester mainlines runs across the<br />
street from the front of the DCU Center.<br />
An all day railfan trip is planned for<br />
convention goers on Wednesday 7/23/08.
2008 O <strong>Scale</strong> Conv. 65<br />
AAA Turntables 44<br />
Allegheny <strong>Scale</strong> Models 41<br />
AM Hobbies 26<br />
AMB/LaserKit 26<br />
Arttista 48<br />
Babbitt Railway Supply Co 34<br />
Bachmann 12<br />
Baldwin Forge & Machine 21<br />
Banta Modelworks 29<br />
Brummy’s Ballast 21<br />
BTS 19<br />
Buffalo Creek Graphics 29<br />
Caboose Hobbies 29<br />
Chicago O <strong>Scale</strong> Meet 59<br />
Crusader Rail Services 21<br />
Custom Signals 65<br />
Deichman’s Depot 8<br />
DM&M Railroad Co. 8<br />
Get Real Productions 69<br />
Golden Gate Depot 46<br />
Hackworth Model <strong>Trains</strong> 35<br />
Irish Tracklayer 43<br />
JAK Tool 33<br />
JD’s <strong>Trains</strong> 24<br />
Just <strong>Trains</strong> 66,67<br />
Kalmbach Publications 30<br />
Key Imports 44<br />
LaBelle Woodworking Co. 38<br />
Mesa Models 50<br />
Model Building Services 21<br />
Mountain Model Imports IFC<br />
M.T.H. Electric <strong>Trains</strong> IBC<br />
Mullett River 29<br />
NCE Corp 35<br />
Norm’s O <strong>Scale</strong> 14<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> Realty 44<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> West 65<br />
QSI Solutions 42<br />
Raggs to Riches 14<br />
Rail Dreams 26<br />
Railroad Collectibles 45<br />
Rails Unlimited 21<br />
RCS of NE 21<br />
San Juan Car Co. 24<br />
Scenic Express 43<br />
SMARTT 50<br />
St. Charles Model Works 21<br />
Steam Era Structures 48<br />
Stevenson Preservation Lines 21<br />
Sumpter Valley Depot 38<br />
Suncoast Models 21<br />
Sunset⁄3rd Rail<br />
BC<br />
Toys for Collectors 24<br />
Turner Model Works 21<br />
Tru-<strong>Scale</strong> 18<br />
Twin Whistle Sign & Kit 44<br />
Advertisers Index<br />
Downtown Deco 44<br />
Old Pullman 48<br />
Valley Model <strong>Trains</strong> 38<br />
Eagles Nest Miniatures 33<br />
PA Heritage Models 14<br />
Weaver 8<br />
East Gary Car Co. 21<br />
P&D Hobby Shop 10<br />
Western Reserve O Meet 41<br />
Evans Design 9<br />
Public Delivery Track 38<br />
Westport Model Works 26<br />
Jan/Feb ’08- O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> • 69
A Changing of the Guard<br />
Welcome to 2008, our seventh year of publishing OST.<br />
Those of you who scrutinize each issue from cover to cover<br />
may have noticed a change in the masthead. That ain’t Scace’s<br />
mug in the Editor’s slot. Starting with this issue (#36), Brian<br />
Scace retires from the Editor’s chair and Mike Cougill (our current<br />
”Fine <strong>Scale</strong>” columnist) succeeds him. Mike and Brian<br />
worked together editing this issue, and I expect Mike to take<br />
on issue #37 solo. Brian will also take a break from his column<br />
duties, but he has assured me he will be available for reviews,<br />
promised to submit articles, and will generally stay in touch.<br />
I hope to coax him back into our regular writers’ fold sooner<br />
rather than later.<br />
No one should read anything into this change that isn’t<br />
there. Brian and I have been talking about this for a while. He<br />
wants more time with his son (and to play with his trains, rather<br />
than just write about them). I agree and I don’t begrudge him<br />
the desire to back off from the magazine<br />
Brian has made an indelible mark on O <strong>Scale</strong> as Editor of<br />
OST. I value not only his contributions to the magazine but,<br />
even more so, his friendship. I learned much from him. We<br />
made some great decisions about what the magazine should<br />
be and where it should go. Thanks, Brian, for all you’ve done<br />
for OST! Mike, you have some large shoes to fill.<br />
There are other changes in this issue as well. We are<br />
dropping Bobber’s “Narrow Minded” column. Bobber has<br />
been with OST from the beginning, and his contributions<br />
have been greatly appreciated. However, I have come to the<br />
conclusion that we have little or no base among O <strong>Scale</strong> narrow-gauge<br />
modelers, not even On30. We never get any mail<br />
about narrow-gauge modeling, nor do we get any articles. I’m<br />
sure the Gazette and other specialty pubs have it well covered.<br />
I thank Bobber for his support when I needed content<br />
to start up OST, and I’ve made sure he has a lifetime subscription<br />
to the magazine.<br />
Which brings me to the next item, traction. I felt the same<br />
way about traction that I do about narrow-gauge; we had little<br />
base in our readership. Then came Gerald Brothers’ letter and<br />
I relented, sorta. Starting with the next issue (#37) Roger Parker<br />
will alternate his “Traction Action” column with in-depth book<br />
reviews. Roger has been cranking out mini-reviews on the OST<br />
Blog for some time now, and I feel he should take a shot at longer<br />
reviews for the magazine. So, if you are a traction modeler<br />
and you want us to keep ”Traction Action” as a regular feature,<br />
let me hear from you, pronto. It will help a great deal if you<br />
offer a traction modeling article or two, as well.<br />
Brian, Mike and I have discussed where we ought to take<br />
OST in the next few years. We want to continue to feature highquality<br />
O <strong>Scale</strong> modeling that pushes the envelope. To that end,<br />
Mike (who is involved in Proto48) has asked some of his contacts<br />
to submit articles about their work. I expect we are going<br />
to see some amazing modeling articles coming from them.<br />
I, personally, am also interested in having some basic articles<br />
that will entice the “ready-to-run” crowd into trying their<br />
hand at some model building. I am also pushing for more articles<br />
on exploring DCC for O <strong>Scale</strong>. I am convinced that DCC<br />
is “ready for the masses” in O <strong>Scale</strong>. The only real remaining<br />
barrier to widespread adoption is the receivers, and that is<br />
changing. I have commissioned a comparison article on DCC<br />
decoders suitable for O <strong>Scale</strong>, both with and without sound. I<br />
hope to bring that to press by the May 2008 issue.<br />
3-Rail <strong>Scale</strong> vis-a-vis 2-Rail <strong>Scale</strong><br />
There has been a clamor online about the need for a 3-Rail<br />
<strong>Scale</strong> forum. Putting aside the semantics of “3-Rail <strong>Scale</strong>”, if<br />
you run three-rail trains and you want your models and layout<br />
to look more O <strong>Scale</strong> than O Gauge, then all you have to do is<br />
adopt some (if not all) of the standards of O <strong>Scale</strong> 2-Rail.<br />
One gentleman online was complaining about how a<br />
recently imported set of plastic full-length passenger cars were<br />
uncoupling and derailing on his three-rail layout. When questioned<br />
by others, he revealed his curves were O-81 (For us tworailers,<br />
that’s a 40-1/2” radius). Most every experienced two-rail<br />
modeler from N <strong>Scale</strong> to O knows that you can’t expect to run<br />
full-length passenger equipment ”out-of-the-box” on curves that<br />
sharp, at least not without either some modifications to the cars<br />
by the owner or compromises in fidelity by the manufacturer.<br />
Now, I am not suggesting you need to join the NMRA,<br />
although that would be a good start as they have a book of<br />
Standards and Recommended Practices that you get with<br />
your membership. At the very least, however, get the bible of<br />
track-planning, John Armstrong’s Track Planning for Realistic<br />
Operation, and start from there. You will learn just about all<br />
you need to know to build a fine operating O <strong>Scale</strong> layout.<br />
And you would have learned that 46” radius curves (O-92) are<br />
barely adequate for full-length passenger equipment.<br />
<strong>Scale</strong> Versus Toys<br />
That line of thought brings me to manufacturers who make<br />
both 2-Rail and 3-Rail. I feel that some of our O <strong>Scale</strong> models<br />
are being “dumbed down” because the 3-Rail nostalgia train<br />
market is much larger than the 2-Rail side of the house. I also<br />
think that our Hi-Rail (3-Rail <strong>Scale</strong>?) brethren feel the same<br />
way as the 2-Rail modelers. Top speeds are too high, low<br />
speed control is sacrificed, gaps between trucks and carbodies<br />
are too large, and the list goes on and on.<br />
Manufacturers, listen up! O <strong>Scale</strong>rs, both 2-Railers and<br />
Hi-Railers, want scale models, not toys that zip around at 120<br />
smph! There is a great market out here for correct scale models<br />
and, trust me on this, it doesn’t cost any more to do a model<br />
correctly than to do it incorrectly. We’re willing to help you get<br />
it right the first time. All you have to do is ask.<br />
Keep Highballin’<br />
u<br />
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