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after seeing these things in the LHS, I had to pick one up. but unfortunately, Atlas didnt get the SP details right. so I had to come up with a fix. I decided to add a cab from an Athearn SP SW1500. then I cut off the headlight section on the MP15DC and added the front headlight section of...

I need one of these boxcars for my UP excursion train. I am still waiting for a brass model to show up. but in the meantime, is there any way to kitbash one? this is the boxcar that they use to carry the steps and other equipment in (UPP 9336). any tips or ideas?

I just picked up a set of Athearn SD40-2's. one of them is an ex SOO line SD40-2, #6309 and the other is an ex MILW SD40-2, #6310. I also have the blue EMD lease SD40-2, number 6382. I want to add details to these 3, but I am having trouble finding pictures of 6309 and 6310 before they were...

Houston Texas is going to be moving Southern Pacific 982 (F-1 Class, 2-10-2) from it's resting place in Hermann Park to a new site near Minute Maid Park. check out the info here: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3322748 some more info on the locomotive here...

here are a couple of links to the story. the first one has a good video with shots of the massive crater in the highway and the damaged tracks. http://www.4utah.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=22383 http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_222165020.html

check these out!!! http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/railroad/2005/0730_heritage.shtml

I am finally done with my Kato HO scale Southern Pacific SD38-2. I have 2 under construction right now. what i did was add a new cannon cab with the rebuilt L window front from Hi-Tech details. then I added a new sub base with the SP split equipment doors. you also have to add a nose light...

as you can see, i have finally gone over the line into madness. i had the idea to make my little MDC critter look a little more SP like, and i went a little too far. :D :D i gave this poor little guy a plow, full SP light sets, roof mounted bell/air conditioner/horn and beacon...

I actually got to make it out to the Western Prototype Modelers meet in La Habra, California on sunday. it was well worth the trip. there were over 700 models and over 100 people showed up ( and only 1 whined about me taking up 6 parking spots with my truck[:D]) so, here are the pictures i...

on sunday morning we delivered a load to Reno, then found out that we didnt reload till the next morning. so, me and my co-driver decided to take the scenic route into California again. we headed down 395 through Carson City and decided to stop by the railroad museum. i had been there once...

do any of the model paint makers have this color? if not, what is the closest match? I have a brass caboose and a few freight cars that need some touch-up paint.

does anyone know where i can find drawings or measurements of Southern Pacific Tractive Effort Booster Units? #'s 1600-1613. i want to build a pair but i need to kow how tall, how long, and where exactly to place the grills and fan and the other parts, and what size the roof fan and side grills...

the other night i stopped at the Flying J truckstop in Spiceland, Indiana and i noticed they were selling video sets for 9.99 they had several different titles and one of them was a set of 4 one hour videos on steam locomotives. the videos are "Cass and Mower logging trains", "Steam giants...

anyone here know anything about what antennas i need for my SD40T-2's? three of them have the 2 small antenna planes on the cab roof behind the A/C. one of them is the 116" snoot with the antenna plane in the middle, behind the cab. and the other 3 have the antenna planes on the firemans side...

just finished these today. they are a pair of Life Like P2K GP9's that i detailed, painted and decaled. i tried to match the pictures on the espee site and they came out pretty well. my lighting really sucks so these photos arent all that good. i added that new flourescent light and it...

got this in my inbox today from trains.com looks like some good stuf coming up soon. i could use some of those FP7's to paint up in C&EI colors! click on the link wayyy down at the bottom for road names and more details on some of the stuff. in addition, Athearn has announced and shown a...

looks like i get the honors of firing this one up today we got cookies and milk and brownies and the old brown jug on the table in the corner, so fire up your cameras and your creativity and show us all what you have been doing all week! if you head on over to...

here is the story from the MDC website: IMPORTANT NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT For Immediate Release Horizon Hobby, Inc. Acquires MDC/Roundhouse June 14, 2004 Horizon Hobby, Inc. is pleased to announce that on June 14, 2004 it purchased the assets of MDC/Roundhouse of Carson City, Nevada...

http://home.t-online.de/home/all-american-trains/ has the info on these. the website is almost always correct. it seems that they get the information about life like releases before anyone else does. just click on the N scale link and scroll down to the Life Like link.

http://home.t-online.de/home/all-american-trains/ has all the info on these. they havent been wrong yet. just click on the HO menu and click on the proto 2000 link. i cant wait....C&EI 2-10-2's!!!!!!!! yay!!!!!