Recent content by jon6516

I'm teaching myself to hand-lay both rail and turnouts (stub HOn3). I'll bookmark this page. Any info will be well read. I acquired a Spiker last xmas, just pulled it out a week or three ago, I keep crushing the ties. But everything is on hold, our 30 year old club just moved and its bench-work...

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Can you post some pics?

An NWSL gear puller, how can I have overlooked the simplest solution? Thanks my little gray cells need a prod.

I have to wait on acquiring new motive power, the CFO just approved a new developer’s workstation for my .NET developer training, the port will have to be worked by the "hand of GOD" or a plastic Triceratops “ala John Allen” But just to get this right, if I can acquire a "Battle Mountain" 0-8-0T...

Narrow gauge, rivet counting is frowned on. sign1 You know, its narrow gauge, Freelancing is the norm and rivet counting is frowned on. I was at the club this morning and it’s a group of standard gauge diesel guys, were talking about running a 0-4-4-0T and unexpectedly one member said “narrow...

a prototype for what?

I want it as a kit So no more kit-bashing? That sucks. After seeing your 2-4-4-? @ Kenosha last year, I have been trying to justify an additional engine. Now I need an engine to work the Harbor/port area on my layout, my 0-4-0T is not large enough a for DCC/sound setup. The port area engine...

note to self. copper water pipe is to much work

Has the MDC hon3 engine kits been re-isued yet?

Thanks I'll give it a try:thumb:

Oh and I'm not sure I have all the parts, so any help?

Lost paperwork to the "Tall Curved Trestle" If you have a copy, e-mail me @ jon6516@netzero.net

Beautiful, I have to have one, It’s OO 9mm but I’ll re-gauge it to 10.5mm :thumb:

I don’t know, that’s ¾ of a mil on a 2mm wide wheel. I will give it a shot and see if the wheels (16 drivers) stay true. My concern has always been that they would wobble. After all the years (15?) that I have kept this project on the back burner. Ill try it, the worst that will probably happen...