Looking for a mate an older lady posts in the local paper the following add, looking for a gentleman to share my house with that... moreLooking for a mate an older lady posts in the local paper the following add, looking for a gentleman to share my house with that wont beat me up, wont run around on me and is good in bed. The following day the door bell rings and when she opens the door and is surprised to see a gentleman setting on the porch with no arms or legs. She inquires if she can help and he replies that he is responding to her add in the paper and she says she doesn't think he is right for her, he says well as you can see I have no arms so i can't beat you up, and i have no legs so i can't run around on you, her responds is well I also wanted someone who was good in bed and his reply was, well I rang the door bell didn't I. less
Dennis,
I have about a dozen packs of "Marker lights w/jewels and brackets"
None of the packs are marked OM34
they a... moreDennis,
I have about a dozen packs of "Marker lights w/jewels and brackets"
None of the packs are marked OM34
they are marked
OM 34120
#1028
#1030
The products were renumbered several times through the years depending on product movement and other things.
The biggest shift in numbering came when 1:20 scale took off.
Near as I have been able to determine no matter the numbers used the parts are the same.
Take a look at OM's page under 1:20 scale detail parts for the marker light kits.
If interested in some contact me.
Thanks Rick less
Using the word "Mutilate" is NOT a fair way of describing, PROPERLY body mounting Kadee couplers on rolling stock. Properl... moreUsing the word "Mutilate" is NOT a fair way of describing, PROPERLY body mounting Kadee couplers on rolling stock. Properly mounting them on the body, can enhance the prototypical appearance of the rolling stock.
Only collectors should have any problem with body mounting couplers. In their minds, and the Collector Market; anything but "Original, or Pristine" appearance is acceptable. Running and enjoying the equipment, indoors or out doesn't add to their value, in that part of the hobby. More thought is towards its market value when they die. Will anyone care, after they pass away...I leave that to the individual....
Fred Mills
….Jon....I like "On the cheap", but I really dislike "Offset shank couplers"...!!
On the Shay, the recommen... more….Jon....I like "On the cheap", but I really dislike "Offset shank couplers"...!!
On the Shay, the recommended method, which I have often used; is to move the "Pin box" down. I did this, and added an extra strip of wood to the bottom of the end beam.
Thanks again, John...it is good conversing with you...and sharing ideas.
Fred Mills
Looking like a real cane train there Eric.
Bear in mind when making the next batch to allow some variation as no 2 wagons were e... moreLooking like a real cane train there Eric.
Bear in mind when making the next batch to allow some variation as no 2 wagons were ever the same, well they were the same until the went from the manufacturer to the first farm where they were "modified" by various types of handling.
For cane look for a millet/straw broom and cut it up to make the cane sticks, dye them in strong tea or coffee to give some colour.
Got Milk? Well maybe if the cows relax after the whistle shrieks of the steam engine calling for the river crossing fade away a... moreGot Milk? Well maybe if the cows relax after the whistle shrieks of the steam engine calling for the river crossing fade away and Geraldo can get his tiresome children to do some milking chores today. Doc Tom
Sorry for the oversight! The book does not mention the EBT, unfortunately. I had wondered about that, t... morePete,
Sorry for the oversight! The book does not mention the EBT, unfortunately. I had wondered about that, though, and that photo is a remarkable find. Now, of course, you've given me an excuse to find / make / 'bash and run EBT rolling stock! The more I study the OR&L and the plantation lines, the more fascinating they become.
David Maynard said:
Why 299 pieces? why not a round number like, oh, 300?
QC dept believes that one is always flaky?
Actually, I... moreDavid Maynard said:
Why 299 pieces? why not a round number like, oh, 300?
QC dept believes that one is always flaky?
Actually, I suspect it is 299 available for sale, and 300 made. The other 1 is in the corporate museum.
John Passaro said:
You know you have a sickness, right? Wandering around the dollar stores looking for stuff for yo... moreJohn Passaro said:
You know you have a sickness, right? Wandering around the dollar stores looking for stuff for your layout, wandering around hardware stores, animal feed stores, heck, even the grocery store where you might find the right size skewer or colander for splicing foam or sifting ballast, keeping an eye out everywhere you go, cities, mountains, plains, for something that might work....I'm just thankful I've never done anything like that. No.
quietly laughing in the background, as I cut up clear plastic food containers to use as window glass in my HO passenger cars..... less
Forrest, I don't think it would have had a car/truck radio in the 1920s/30s. (Mine won't anyway - though I have a small bl... moreForrest, I don't think it would have had a car/truck radio in the 1920s/30s. (Mine won't anyway - though I have a small bluetooth speaker that could go inside and play from internet radio . . )
David - good catch. However, at that price it occurs to me I could buy a plastic kit and just use the radiator! In fact, I have a Hubley Model A ford kit somewhere.
Jerry, the roof 'cooler' is a bit too complicated? A simple truck/car radiator would seem the simple solution. Or even a tractor, depending on where you think the diesel engine came from! less
Now that Spring is really happening around here, I have spent very little time in the basement. As the hot weather looks to be r... moreNow that Spring is really happening around here, I have spent very little time in the basement. As the hot weather looks to be returning soon it may become an escape from the heat for a month or so until the concrete warms up.
On the vehicle front; I did find a website that offers quite a few late 40's early 50's pick up trucks at a reasonable price. I think by the time I get the dump hoppers fabricated there won't be very much clearance below, so a small truck is probably all that will fit.
And speaking of the dump hoppers. A fellow FEBT member Douglas Landon posted a never before seen picture of the Pukey Coal & Wood delivery trestle in Rockhill Furnace in the EBT yards. Douglas was around the railroad in the 60's when it first opened for tourist service and documented a lot of structures that have since disappeared. Here are two shots of the trestle he took...
In the above shot, one of the two dump hoppers is clearly visible. It's shape and position is different from what I imagined... less
When the Bachmann trolley motor block fails, replace it with the USA trains motor block, add weight and pull a second dummy trol... moreWhen the Bachmann trolley motor block fails, replace it with the USA trains motor block, add weight and pull a second dummy trolley.
Lorna;
... more"Hey but they are Alcos yes I am an Alcohaulic"
Lorna;
Your closing line made me chuckle. I am a bit of an ALCOhaulic as well, since my favorite little live steamer is based on an ALCO WWI era 60cm gauge trench locomotive. Ironically, they were built by ALCO for the British War Department, so even my model has the controls on the LEFT hand side of the cab. US forces had similar locomotives, although they were built by Baldwin.
My locomotive is neither British nor US of A, it exists in Middle Earth (Fourth Age) and the nameplate reads "Gandalf."
