KriegslokBR52

Moved the layout down to the basement last night and put it on some legs. Also added the extension to give it a fiddle yard...

Wow, look at all them handlaid turnouts!! :p I use the same system and have used several of them on consecutive layouts. They are...

Finally got a 2' x 8' section built and some track laid out. It's a start and something to do some switching and scenicking on until I...

I did the run test at the club last night. It went well. The model is a little stiff, nothing some break in time won't solve, but it...

All finished guys. Test run Thursday. the programming went well, and it ran on the test track. Just for fun I posed it next to the...

Here it is. I have to install the headlight, & tender backup light lenses and go over the model and fix any dings or marks from...

Fun little things. See that lower universal joint? It was probably originally a piece of tubing like the upper motor coupling. Someone...

Detail painting on the N-3 is complete. Lettering is complete. Some fun things: Note the data under the road number. There is no N-3...

Got a fair amount done this weekend. The black paint. The cleanup and removal of paint from where electricity has to go (wheel treads...

Joe - Thanks for the input. I wish I know more about the electrics running on the east coast. Grew up on the wrong side of the country...

Chet: Old? o_O:eek: I am familiar with the DD1, which is at the Strasburg Museum, The B1s used to be in Harrisburg, Philly and NY, but...

The GG1 was 79'6" so yes, it was just over 22 feet longer! How does the model handle curves??

It does not want to go over mine and my main line curve is around 33-34" radius. The model does have the step ladders screwed in from...

Deffinitely huge. I don't remember offhand how long the GG1 is, but with two extra driving axles deffinitely around that. The real W1...

That is a beautiful monster, congratulations! If I'm not mistaken, it is over 20' longer than the GG1!