I usually have the answer on which way to go but,in this case I don't. :o :oops:

The gears in my Mule Creek Industrial Railroad's Bachmann GE 70 Tonner is crack/stripped so, here's my dilemma.

While checking the gears I manage to drop the shell and damage the cab steps and pilot.

Here's it is.

New gears and shell will be around $50.00 with shipping.

A new 44 Tonner is $44.95 plus shipping.

A Walthers SW1 can be had for $49.99 plus shipping.

What say you?

Three years ago I purchased a prebuilt container ship model (BBC Anglia) through Ebay that I wanted to use on my Miami River layout. While the scale was 1/100 I thought it met the size of the smaller container ships that traverse the islands in the Caribbean. While the length was right at 39 inches and the beam within specifications, I was extremely disappointed in the superstructure of the ship. I considered trashing the entire ship but decided to hold back and not act hastily.

The ship when purchased came as a HO scale waterline model and also a display model. The waterline model had the wood hull shaved down while the display model was perched on a wooden stand. However both were 1/100 scale. The prototype ship was 101M long (329ft.) For this model to be correct HO scale 1/87, the model needed to be 45 inches long. Working with the model as is, the 39 inch model came at 86.6 M in length (286ft.)

Around November, 2017 I decided that I would revamp the superstructure. After removing it from the hull, the stack and command bridge were all the items I was going to keep. The rest was discarded including crew quarters, enclosed life boat, antenna superstructure and several other "do dads" that didn't serve any purpose when the model was built. I didn't want the superstructure to be the same as the prototype, but instead reflect the sleeker prototypical structures observed on many of the inter-island container ships. The work is nearly done and now I am attempting to carve out a enclosed lifeboat from balsa block.

Leetown certainly owes it's existence to the development of railroads in the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario.Strategically located in the middle of the "Golden Horseshoe" with direct mainline connections to railroads in the United States at Detroit and Buffalo it quickly became an important division point of the Canadian National Railway.Also numerous sub-divisions start in Leetown including the Allandale,Hagersville,Dundas,Halton and the very important Elora Gorge sub with connections to the Erie Northshore and EG&E railroads.Many of Leetown's inhabitants work on the railroad in the shops and operating crews making it a true railroad town.It's great for local rail-fanners as all types of power can be found at Leetown from mainline "big power" to smaller but just as important branchline and switcher locomotives.Here's a sampling of typical branchline locomotives.

This track is usually used for aggregate loading/unloading but the winter weather has slowed down the amount of cars coming in. To make up the lost income Shore River contracted with a refinery to store loaded LPG tank cars till needed.

Bruce

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After the Genesis FEC GP40-2 arrived the Atlas FEC GP40-2 today.
I made the usual internal modifications to get a Tsunami 2 in command, added flashing ditch lights, replaced the huge BLMA borrowed AC on the cab roof with a more prototypical from Shapeways and replaced the small tank with a more prototypical large one. The recessed "standard" blue is more appropriate than the metallic paint used by Athearn.

Late summer I acquired a used Bachmann K4, #5448, at a hobby shop. They did a test run for me and the engine did run smoothly. It was cheap enough so I bought it. When I got it home I found that someone had been inside and other than the fact the motor was wired, it was a mess. I had planned to install a sound decoder which I had on hand. Overall the engine looks good. The mechanism is smooth, the motor works fine. So, I will continue with the rebuild. What I am lacking is a good diagram/parts list for this engine. It is pre DCC ready, there is no 8-pin socket. The tender does have a spot for the speaker, which is a good thing.
Does anyone have a good diagram for this engine? Or know where to find one online? I have been searching for a week now and though I have found several Bachmann K4 diagrams, they are for the newer versions. I will probably work my way through this one but it would be nice to have a diagram to help me out.

Thanks for any help on this.

KT

Hi folk! I'm in the process of finally kitbashing the large brick factory for the layout. Many years ago, I bought Walthers modular parts for that task, but I found out I grossly underestimated what I needed. I'm not interested using DPM kits because they are too far from my prototype.

I've searched online, but found nothing, even on the auction sites. Maybe some hobby shops in Europe or somewhere else have some stock.

Knowing we all buy too much stuff, I take a chance and ask if some people here have unused kits or parts that could be suitable for the project.

I would need the equivalent of an entire set of Walthers Large Walls with Single Large Arched Window 933-3734 and a set of Wall Columns & Caps 933-3725.

Thank you in advance!

Matt