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- My grandson came to visit from Florida for a few days. We got to run trains and he went off into imagination land coming up with all kinds of things for me to build. We settled on a jail for the town of Durango as something that wasn't so hard it would be difficult to make progress. He stuck with me through most of the framing and even clicked the trigger on the nail gun. At 7, I was pretty carefully setting it up and controlling the safety, and he got nowhere near the bandsaw :-). Star...
  
  Jail for Durango
  Last reply by Joe Zullo on 5 hours ago
  
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  Krupp K-5, still working on the winter camo colors Wood side Gondola Glass Hopper Rapid Discharge hopper Gondola with Coke can loads Idler Gondola Weight test car Ortner Rapid Discharge Hopper
  
  New projects, Krupp update, Ortner, hopp...
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  Rolling stock
  
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  Rolling stock
  
  A two-car rail bus that needs a custom paint job for the Sprite City Transit Authority. It's a Hartland Locomotive Works Doozie, and a Bachmann Big Hauler combine. It'll be the street car for the "city" line of the layout. [img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/951/40287562320_eb1ab26c6f_o.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/974/28221783018_ff7d1133ff_o.jpg[/img] [img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/947/40287557330_d7ffe92ae8_o.jpg[/...
  
  Rail bus to paint and letter
  Last reply by Daniel Collins on Wed at 12:21 PM
  
  Motive Power
  
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  Talk about your locomotives here.
  
  This is my first post so I hope it is the correct place. I am modeling ET&WNC Narrow Gauge. Currently working on a Baldwin 4-6-0 from 1916. While doing research I found a book I wanted called "Blue Ridge Stemwinder: An Illustrated History of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad and the Linville River Railway". The sellers I found online must think it is a collector's item and want north of $200 for a copy. I finally searched for the publishe...
  
  Narrow Gauge Ten Wheeler
  Last reply by Frank Matulewicz on May 14
  
  Reference
  
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  Discussion area for reference drawings and information.
  
  Another little project I have been working on is this hand Pump Car. I features laser cut basswood, and the same wheels from my pushcart with a twist. a few weeks ago I purchased the Cadillac of desktop printers out there the FORM 2 STL machine. in the attached link is a photo of the lower frame assembly https://www.largescalecentral.com/filesharing/file/view/8443/dsc-3908-jpg the completed 3d model:https://www.largescalecentral.com/filesharing/file/view/8444/hand-pump-car-jpg still waiting ...
  
  New Project utilizing laser cut wood and...
  Last reply by Dennis Rayon on Wed at 10:12 PM
  
  Technical Modeling
  
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  Discussing techniques for using 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, and other computer-driven modeling tools
  
  This last winter I decided to dabble a little in 7/8 scale. I build a four car train and bashed an LGB Porter up to 7/8 scale. I needed some figures. I contacted Shawn Viggiano and asked him where he gets his figures. He recommended James Barnett of Little Plastic People. https://www.etsy.com/shop/LittlePlasticPeople?ref=hdr_shop_menu So I ordered a selection of undecorated figures and went to work. These figures are caricatures, not perfect representatives. I like them a lo...
  
  7/8" scale figures
  Last reply by John Bouck on May 2
  
  Figures
  
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  Make your own figures, or modify existing ones? Share your techniques with the rest of us.
  
  Back in the day in the hood!
  
  Mik's college days ?
  Last reply by " Rooster &qu... on April 18
  
  Annual Build Challenge
  
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  Every year LSC has a build challenge, in memory of a long term member Mik
  
  So somehow I managed to delete my freightshed and lost all my pics I had, so I am trying something Shawn V mentioned about posting pictures from FB right to this site. Lets see if it works!
  
  Ceiling Train - O Scale
  Last reply by Korm Kormsen on May 14
  
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  The smallest Large Scale
  
  Chuck Inlow had asked me a few months ago to get photos posted of our 1/8th scale trains. I told him I would as soon as I built a railroad on which to photograph them. Well a few days ago, I started building the track for this "little" layout around our house. I had some rail leftover from a 7-1/2 inch gauge railroad for my kids from thirty years ago. But the problem was the wood ties. I found the solution to that problem from a company called Northwest Foundry and Railroad Supply in...
  
  Building a BIG "little" shortl...
  Last reply by Pete Lassen on May 6
  
  Other Scales
  
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  For discussion of any other scales. N? 1 1/2"? Sn3?
  
  My test track is only 10 ft so I decided to make a set of rollers like the Bachman EZ Riders. I brought one to the Greenberg show this past weekend to see what Don Sweet thought of it. He mentioned the Aristocraft ones are not very stable and suggested I notch the base to fit over the track. This is what I came up with. I'm looking for comments / suggestions to improve this design. Obviously, the plastic does not conduct power so these would be for battery powered loco...
  
  Better test rollers?
  Last reply by Dan Pierce on April 1
  
  Tools and Tips
  
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  Tips and Tricks for everything from X-Acto knives to Zona saws.

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