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iam a big fan of the Big Boy, i have one in Z,N,H0 and 0 scale. soon also in 1 scale. but my layout iam building in H0 scale is all...

Good morning all!! Been on the road going to Kansas almost last trip then in Kansas for good. Moving is not fun. We’ve had delays...

Sounds like I should send them a thank you letter for making this place look so much better! :)

And I'll add to bnxf971 post. Also do not hold the button down for very long or you will burn out your switch motor. If you think your...

If memory serves me right (sorry been years) you have three wires going to each switch. and then on the side you have your positive and...

After our move and I get things settled down a bit I’ll dig it out and take some real close up shots of it. It has a scoop of the...

New York Central H10, i saw a brass one painted and so tempting. But $300 is a little over my budget. They are quite rare though, since...

The problem I see with trainz (never seen it be honest) is that the people that are using it. Think they are model railroaders but...

NYC yes!!! Engine like that use to go through his home town and when he say a brass engine he bought it. I remember mother was none...

Back into this after a 30 ish year hiatus. This is my progress working this in my spare time. I am at the point where i have an...

My personal favorite is this IT SW7, I bought it and after had realized somebody custom painted it. it gave me a lot of inspiration and...

Don't want to bore you all too much, one last set of pictures. This is a HO scale log house I built that I always wanted to build full...

I built this stagecoach for a guy in Reno Nevada for his outdoor layout. The coach is 1/8th scale. LOL was a bit younger back then too.

Thought about painting it but I like it in brass. Oh does anyone know how to get it back to more or less "bright brass". It's pretty...

LOL Sometimes the details are in the BRASS!! They don't make them like that anymore.