Recent content by AL1

Not bad! I always enjoy seeing layouts based on prototype arrangements.. My suggestion would be to flip around at least one of your spurs to add operational interest. Also, perhaps you could move your runaround track from the bottom to along the curve and closer to the top; opening roughly...

Wow, that is stunning! Amazing the details he puts into his structures.. I have brought an update to my shelf layout plans.. I added a road to the left side, flipped the service siding around so the access road to it is shorter, and made other very small changes. I would like to add a water...

Yes Lance Mindheim does awesome work, I always enjoy flipping through the photo galleries on his website. His attention to detail is amazing.. :cool: That is what I was thinking.. Even adding the extra spur in the front seems to clutter it up a bit more than I would like.. That was actually...

Glad you guys approve so far, I attached an updated version to this post.. Changes include adding the engine service area, I marked all of the parking lots, a dirt road, and gave the middle building a name; Airgas South. I am not sure exactly what they do, but that is approximately where they...

Recently I have been trying to get back to building a model railroad on a 2'x8' piece of plywood. The idea was to build a portable, functional switching layout with wood I had available, and complete the whole project for under $400. The attached plans are what I have so far. Drawn in XTrakCAD...

I appreciate everyone's input, I decided to convert the Pikestuff small engine house into a loading shed and skip on the surge bin..

I do not model modern intermodal or container traffic any more, but in the past I always stocked my container yards with the Athearn blue box kits. They were cheap, took only a few seconds to build, and my LHS always had dozens of them in stock. Walthers also used to be inexpensive. When I see...

I think that is an excellent idea, not sure I could pull off scratchbuilding a loading shed.. Hmm, I just saw the Walthers dimensions are at 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" for the base, which would be a tight squeeze for the car and track. Not sure if that would work or not without more modification.

I was planning to make a small diorama, which features a peanut mill as the central feature. The main building will be the Pikestuff Milton corporation, but I am trying to decide how I can build the structure that loads covered hopper cars. I was going to use the Walther's surge bin from their...

I have tried, it is a problem on their end, not mine. And the site appears to be back up again, both the regular site and the forums.

You can still access the forum. Kind of pointless for me though, seeing as they have a problem with their registration system... Not to drag this off topic but has anyone else had problems registering over there? It keeps saying it sent the email but I certainly never received it..

It was my understanding that a straight GP38 and a GP38AC have no external differences, which is why the same differences vs dash 2 models apply.. As a previous poster already mentioned those differences are the cab overhang, sight glass, and a few other details that makes them distinct from the...

I agree with this. The only article that has really interested me lately was about modeling an ATSF GP7u in the June issue. I am more interested in detailing locomotives than some of the other aspects of the hobby, so maybe I should be subscribed to something other than MR..

A fading industry or not, it looks like the buildings are very nice looking, especially for a modern era layout.. If nothing else you could easily modify them as a stand in for another industry.

Well folks, the depot came crashing down today.. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=40251 Damn shame. The pair of GSWR SD40-2s have been transferred to Panama City, FL and two Bay Line GP38-2s are now on the GSWR. The third forecasted 'changing of the guard' action is to...