The Model Railroading thread - Page 16

fumo30 · 04-04-17, 02:09 PM

Nice work August!

I had Italian Lima HO track back in 70's and 80's. It was something I could afford and was good enough. Märklins and Fleischmans were of course higher quality but a bit too expensive, and i didn't even like Märklins AC current system. Tracks looked stupid and that feeder rail even more stupid(IMHO).
Today's digital model track system prices are skyrocketed compared to those good old times.

I do regret I sold my track to my friend.

August · 04-04-17, 02:24 PM

Yeah a lot has changed in the hobby since I started back in the 1970's. Out of the fairly extensive layout that I had as a kid (4x16) all I managed to save was one box car with no trucks and a couple of HO scale figures I found in the bottom of a box of junk. All three have been repaired, painted and placed on my new layout, but all the track and switches I had were rusted beyond use and eventually got thrown away but that's probably a good thing as the way to go these days is code 80 flex track which doesn't match too well with the old stuff which was mostly code 100.

fumo30 · 04-04-17, 02:59 PM

^Right, if I still have my track, the layout's tracks and rolling stock would apparently be quite weary. Spareparts could be very hard to find, maybe impossible. Sure DIY-man can always find proper solutions by using imagination.

...As somebody said, please post more photos if possible.

Catfish · 04-04-17, 03:17 PM

Yes, more pictures please

After selling or giving away most of my HO tracks and rolling stock i am slowly getting some stuff again. No time or place for a track layout yet, but maybe some day.. i do like the early Tyco (Mantua) 4-4-0s.
I would like to build some very early US railroads, maybe from the beginnings to before the civil war, or just a bit into it. There is almost nothing readily available, so you would have to "kitbash" to make locomotives with 'outside frame', like early Masons and such.
And the track should have a relatively "flat" profile, maybe code 75 or less for the visible tracks. I do not want to build the rails myself though, maybe there is some ready stuff available? Turnouts should have "hand throwers", so would have to "kitbash" that. Well, one can dream

Keep up the good work

Sailor Steve · 04-04-17, 06:23 PM

All of that stuff is readily available. You can by track that is scale 3-foot gauge and narrower (Google 'HO Narrow Gauge). There are models of Civil-War-era locomotives available, but not cheap. I've even seen models of the 'John Bull' and Stephenson's 'Rocket'. Hand-thrown switches? Not a problem. Check out 'NJ International' and 'Details West'. Both companies make several varieties.

August · 04-04-17, 10:30 PM

Oh yeah you can get just about anything now a days.

Here are some more pictures (some might be duplicates from earlier postings) Limited by forum software to 25 images:

The roundhouse during construction

fumo30 · 04-05-17, 04:18 AM

Delicious pics. Thanks.

Eichhörnchen · 04-05-17, 04:33 AM

I want to go and live there

fumo30 · 04-05-17, 04:56 AM

^Me too, but that black Corvette is mine. Don't dare even look at it.

Skybird · 04-05-17, 05:39 AM

Some great scenery and some great shots there.

I'm impressed.

Sailor Steve · 04-05-17, 06:44 AM

Gorgeous as always. I especially like the night-time shots.

Jimbuna · 04-05-17, 06:48 AM

Nothing much compares with seeing the results of such dedication to someones hobby

AVGWarhawk · 04-05-17, 09:53 AM

August,

I absolutely love your layout! Excellent work. My favorite is the campfire with family around it. Love the movie theater. Your selection of homes and cars(50/60/70's) takes me right to a time period in America! Just overall awesome!

August · 04-05-17, 10:25 AM

Thanks Guys!

Catfish · 04-05-17, 02:02 PM

Sry for being late, thanks for posting all those pictures!

Very nice and atmospheric, and all fits in the time. What a nice layout!

04-04-17, 02:09 PM	#226
fumo30 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 872 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Nice work August! I had Italian Lima HO track back in 70's and 80's. It was something I could afford and was good enough. Märklins and Fleischmans were of course higher quality but a bit too expensive, and i didn't even like Märklins AC current system. Tracks looked stupid and that feeder rail even more stupid(IMHO). Today's digital model track system prices are skyrocketed compared to those good old times. I do regret I sold my track to my friend. Last edited by fumo30; 04-04-17 at 04:02 PM.

04-04-17, 02:24 PM	#227
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,946 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah a lot has changed in the hobby since I started back in the 1970's. Out of the fairly extensive layout that I had as a kid (4x16) all I managed to save was one box car with no trucks and a couple of HO scale figures I found in the bottom of a box of junk. All three have been repaired, painted and placed on my new layout, but all the track and switches I had were rusted beyond use and eventually got thrown away but that's probably a good thing as the way to go these days is code 80 flex track which doesn't match too well with the old stuff which was mostly code 100. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

04-04-17, 03:17 PM	#229
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,101 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Yes, more pictures please After selling or giving away most of my HO tracks and rolling stock i am slowly getting some stuff again. No time or place for a track layout yet, but maybe some day.. i do like the early Tyco (Mantua) 4-4-0s. I would like to build some very early US railroads, maybe from the beginnings to before the civil war, or just a bit into it. There is almost nothing readily available, so you would have to "kitbash" to make locomotives with 'outside frame', like early Masons and such. And the track should have a relatively "flat" profile, maybe code 75 or less for the visible tracks. I do not want to build the rails myself though, maybe there is some ready stuff available? Turnouts should have "hand throwers", so would have to "kitbash" that. Well, one can dream Keep up the good work __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

04-04-17, 06:23 PM	#230
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	All of that stuff is readily available. You can by track that is scale 3-foot gauge and narrower (Google 'HO Narrow Gauge). There are models of Civil-War-era locomotives available, but not cheap. I've even seen models of the 'John Bull' and Stephenson's 'Rocket'. Hand-thrown switches? Not a problem. Check out 'NJ International' and 'Details West'. Both companies make several varieties. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-04-17, 10:30 PM	#231
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,946 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oh yeah you can get just about anything now a days. Here are some more pictures (some might be duplicates from earlier postings) Limited by forum software to 25 images: The roundhouse during construction __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

04-04-17, 02:59 PM	#228
fumo30 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 872 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	^Right, if I still have my track, the layout's tracks and rolling stock would apparently be quite weary. Spareparts could be very hard to find, maybe impossible. Sure DIY-man can always find proper solutions by using imagination. ...As somebody said, please post more photos if possible.

04-05-17, 04:18 AM	#232
fumo30 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 872 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Delicious pics. Thanks.

04-05-17, 04:33 AM	#233
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 16,026 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I want to go and live there __________________

04-05-17, 04:56 AM	#234
fumo30 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 872 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	^Me too, but that black Corvette is mine. Don't dare even look at it.

04-05-17, 05:39 AM	#235
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 41,489 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Some great scenery and some great shots there. I'm impressed. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-05-17, 06:44 AM	#236
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Gorgeous as always. I especially like the night-time shots. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-05-17, 06:48 AM	#237
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 185,353 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nothing much compares with seeing the results of such dedication to someones hobby __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

04-05-17, 09:53 AM	#238
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,934 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	August, I absolutely love your layout! Excellent work. My favorite is the campfire with family around it. Love the movie theater. Your selection of homes and cars(50/60/70's) takes me right to a time period in America! Just overall awesome! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-05-17, 10:25 AM	#239
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,946 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks Guys! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

04-05-17, 02:02 PM	#240
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,101 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Sry for being late, thanks for posting all those pictures! Very nice and atmospheric, and all fits in the time. What a nice layout! __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.