This is a Custom Brass New York Central P-2A Electric Locomotive in HO scale that I bought recently. I spent this weekend repairing it. It was a basket case and was missing some parts. I still have to find a pantograph shoe for the roof to complete it, but, now it looks much better and runs very well.

Scale: HO

Category: Electric

Road: New York Central (NYC)

Description: P-2A

Importer: NJ Custom Brass (NJCB)

Catalog: 307

Builder: Mizuno

Year(s): 1974

Qty Made: 588

I have re-assembled this model after cleaning and repair of broken and missing parts. It was a rather sparse in details, and I did not add any to this project just to keep the appearance original. Some small items still need tweaking, but, for the most part it is done. This is the first Akane model that I have seen that came with a serial / production number. This one is number 93, and it is stamped in several locations with the number. These are common models, so this must be number 93 of hundreds made. This is the 1959 run year, with un-sprung drivers. The videos are the first and second test runs after assembly, they are not good, but, you get the idea anyway.

A railroad covered hopper laden with graffiti, MBKX 175393. If I did not know my animated robots better, I would say this is the robot from "Futurama."

The old Kelly's Creek & Bradley engine house at Elm Grove is no longer used by the KC&B. It now sees daily use by a local logging company.

This is just a mock up of my N scale city structures. In the future I'll be building a nice size N scale urban layout with trains, ships, ocean scene etc. I still have a lot of buildings to finish in this photo as well as buildings I've yet to build. Yikes... so much work. :D

This is a very rare PFM Crown model in HO scale. This represents one of only twenty five models made in the first run (1958). Made under the United Models name plate, the premier Japanese maker, Toby Models, made these semi-hand made models to extreme precision and high quality. For it's time, this was one of the top of the line models. Stamped #10 on the left side of the rear frame rail, this model has many features that the subsequent runs did not have (or, where in various stages of these features). Highly detailed cab interior for one. Other details which point to the run year is the hand built train control box mounted on the boiler, the absence of window sashes (all of the following runs had window sashes), a single generator (although two later runs had a single generator, this combination of details gives it away as the 1958 model.

Scale: HO

Category: Steam

Subcategory:

Road: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)

Whyte: 4-8-4

Description: O-5 NORTHERN

Importer: Pacific Fast Mail (PFM)

Catalog: CROWN

MANUFACTURE

Builder: Toby

Year(s): 1958

Qty Made: 25

NOTES: UNPAINTED - SERIAL # ON LEFT REAR OF FRAME - GREEN BOX - NO WINDOW SASHES IN CAB - SINGLE GENERATOR - BUILT-UP ATC BOX ON TOP OF BOILER - UNITED PLATE ON RETAINER PLATE

Scale: HO

Category: Diesel

Road: New York Central (NYC)

Description: GE DES-3

Importer: NJ Custom Brass (NJCB)

Catalog: DE-100

Builder: Kumata

Year(s): 1972

Qty Made: 750

NOTES: CUSTOM BRASS FIRST MODEL!

20180908_4857_7D2-70 Punks in an alley

On the HO scale Freemo model railroad, a mix of sections belonging to the Skill Wise organisation and local individuals.

#9967

East Tennessee & Western North Carolina #40, "Azalea", is seen at a model railroad show in LaGrange.

Likely this is a parlor Car.

Togklodsen's exhibition at The Danish Railways Museum in the city of Odense, 2-5 June 2023.

Photo © Asbjørn Theodor Schøn Merstrand 2023

More photos: www.flickr.com/photos/93468412@N08/galleries

GMD1 I have been working for a guy and it's almost done.

Scale: HO

Category: Diesel

Switcher

Road: MISC. (MISC.)

Description: ALCO HH-1000

Importer: Hallmark Models Inc. (HALL)

Builder: Kumata (KMT)

Year(s):

The disassembled boiler after rough straightening on a wood form.

Though now lettered for the Illinois Central Railroad, the heritage of this covere hopper is rather obvious.

Photos taken at the California Central Model Railroad Club on Saturday, November 12, 2022.

This is a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) S-2 type 4-6-2 in HO scale brass by Kumata for LM Blum Models. This model has severe damage due to foam rot in the original box. The paint was ruined by the decaying foam and most likely parts of the brass surface will require repair because of etching of the brass. These are not extremely rare models, but, they don't show up everyday either. There were 562 of them made by Kumata in 1967. PFM also produced 5 of them in 1960. The PFM version is extremely rare.

Scale: HO

Category: Steam

Subcategory:

Road: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)

Whyte: 4-6-2

Description: S-2 PACIFIC

Importer: L.M. Blum Models (LMBLUM)

Builder: Kumata

Year(s): 1967

Qty Made: 562

The front engine after removing the valve gear to do repairs. (sorry for the bad photos).

2303 & 2304 climbing the steep grade at Mink Hollow Jct.

The boiler, prior to disassembling. As you can see, it was crushed in several places and twisted too. The rear steam chest (cylinders) was completely apart, all soldered joints had been pulled apart. (upper right)

This is a Custom Brass New York Central P-2A Electric Locomotive in HO scale that I bought recently. I spent this weekend repairing it. It was a basket case and was missing some parts. I still have to find a pantograph shoe for the roof to complete it, but, now it looks much better and runs very well.

Scale: HO

Category: Electric

Road: New York Central (NYC)

Description: P-2A

Importer: NJ Custom Brass (NJCB)

Catalog: 307

Builder: Mizuno

Year(s): 1974

Qty Made: 588

I bought this early hand built brass model recently. It is un-restored, but runs very well. These early hand built models are extremely rare, with only a handful in the world, for me, they are an exciting find for my collection. This model is unmarked, therefore, I am not sure who the maker was, but, I suspect it was made by Tetsudo or Kawai Models sometime between 1950 and 1955. (Sorry for the bad photos, these were the best I could get using my iphone).

TBOX 673595 lays oer in Columbia, South Carolina's Andrews Yard in April 2023. I've seen Freight Bandit's work before.

Cryo-Trans, Inc. offers the largest fleet of privately-owned, mechanically refrigerated and insulated railcars. By the end of 2018, Cryo-Trans, Inc. had more than 2,000 private railcars on the North American railway network.

Here are a few recent additions to my brass locomotive collection. This one needs to be repainted, the existing paint is horrible!

Scale: HO

Category: Steam

Subcategory:

Road: Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

Whyte: 4-8-2

Description: J-2 MOUNTAIN

Importer: NJ Custom Brass (NJCB)

Catalog: ST-803

Builder: DAI YOUNG

Year(s): 1978

Qty Made: 500

Some before and after some much needed repairs and clean up on this HO scale Crown Willamette 2-6-6-2T engine by Toby Models (Japan), imported to the USA by Northwest Shortline in 1959.

Scale: HO

Category: Steam

Subcategory: Logging

Road: CROWN (CROWN)

Whyte: 2-6-6-2T

Description: #12 ARTICULATED

Importer: North West Shortline (NWSL)

MANUFACTURE

Builder: Toby

Year(s): 1959

Qty Made: 202

This beauty belongs to my friend Scott, he asked me to give it a weathered look as it was too black to see all the wonderful detail that this model has. Here are a few before & after photos of the weathering paint.

Scale: HO

Category: Steam

Subcategory:

Type: ARTICULATED

Road: Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

Whyte: 2-8-8-2

Description: H-7

Importer: Challenger Imports, LTD (CIL)

Catalog: 2063.1

MANUFACTURE

Builder: Samhongsa

Year(s): 1993

The fuel bunker has been straightened and re-assembled, but, only rests on the rear frame at this time.

Bookman on the Box Car, Bookman

I bought this on Ebay just yesterday. A nice little Colorado Midland ten wheeler which has been painted for the D&RGW. These are the sellers photos from the listing.

Litra Fals - Herningværket I/S Vestkraft

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Togklodsen's exhibition at The Danish Railways Museum in the city of Odense, 2-5 June 2023.

Photo © Asbjørn Theodor Schøn Merstrand 2023

More photos: www.flickr.com/photos/93468412@N08/galleries

Misc. Photos from the 1980's and 1990's. Some are photos of model railroads.

This is another mock up for my paint booth. And I think I like this one better. What do you think?

My train running on our N-Trak club's layout at train shows.

This 1930's Lionel Standard gauge No. 384 2-4-0 is a good example of an original condition, used, but well maintained, model. Considering it's original owner received it at around 6 years old, it has held up very well. He, by the way, still owns this same engine some 70 years later. It is here to have some light maintenance done so it will be ready to circle the Christmas tree next month.

Detail shot of the RTL turboliner cab door area showing the Rohr lettering by the door. This is not on the phase III late model.

A recent purchase, the model was in rough shape. All of the valve gear needed work, many parts needed to be re-soldered. Made by Akane Models on March 11, 1963. Distributed in the USA by Gem Models.

Modell der Baureihe 6CE der Nationalen algerischen Eisenbahngesellschaft (Société nationale des chemins de fer algériens - SNCFA). Die schwere Elektrolokomotive wurde Anfang der 1970er Jahre vom Lokomotivbau Henningsdorf in einer Serie von 32 Maschinen gebaut und basierte auf der Baureihe E 251 der Deutschen Reichsbahn. Die 6CE erreichte eine Dauerleistung von knapp 3.000 PS und kam im Güterverkehr vor schweren Erzzügen zum Einsatz.

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Scale: HO

Category: Steam

Subcategory: Logging

Road: BOOTH KELLY (BOOTH KELLY)

Whyte: 2-6-6-2T

Description: #2 ARTICULATED

US Importer: North West Shortline (NWSL)

Builder: Toby

Year(s): 1975

Misc. Photos from the 1980's and 1990's. Some are photos of model railroads.

One never knows what they will find spray-painted or written and drawn on the sides of railroad cars.

TBOX 671074 sits in Andrews Yard in Columbia, SOuth Carolina. It has been tagged with graffiti including the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Wally Gator.

Did a little light weathering to this AC44C6M.

This beauty belongs to my friend Scott, he asked me to give it a weathered look as it was too black to see all the wonderful detail that this model has. Here are a few before & after photos of the weathering paint.

Scale: HO

Category: Steam

Subcategory:

Type: ARTICULATED

Road: Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

Whyte: 2-8-8-2

Description: H-7

Importer: Challenger Imports, LTD (CIL)

Catalog: 2063.1

MANUFACTURE

Builder: Samhongsa

Year(s): 1993

I was happy to buy this model this evening from an Ebay listing. It is a rare "Ruby Signature" model imported to the US by Gem Models in 1964 and made by Olympia Models. Only 50 were ever produced for Gem, this is number 26 of 50. (These photos are from the Ebay Listing)