Recent content by jcurts

I don't work with nor play with Z-scale trains. I can hardly see them! yeah, I know, it happens in the best of families. About the neatest and most fool proof Z-scale layout I have seen was in a rather large coffe table under the glass. The train was propelled with an air pump and tiny holes...

Ah, Yes. Thanks for the pictures. Somehow I'll track down these critters.

That photo is worth the total fare Thanks

I personally like the card technique best. But get one that lots of money will fit in. This is an expensive hobby, Lady! :D Lots of luck and I believe your heart is in the right place Jim Curts owner Box-a-Rocks & Pile-o-Sticks Rail Roads

Thanks, there for a while I thought I may have to go in for a checkup. Couldn't find any of the locals that recognized what I was talking about. I like the little locos, hence the small articulateds and the 0-4-0's, etc. . I realize they are not powerhouses but sure look neat leading a couple...

About 10-12 years ago I purchased some cute cheap, 125 bucks per, brass logging articulated locos. I soon got rid of them for other reasons but can't remember what they were. For some reason I thought they were 2-4-4-2's but can't establish that fact. Could be CRS has me collared. These...

yep, I know, there weren't any built. But on the off chance there was a good one built where would I get some of them? HO and/or HOn3 (steam). I am not to concerned whether tank, dockside or otherwise and can even stuff in another motor. I am not real hung up on prototype stuff either...