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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)
You haven't seen much in the way of model photos on my photostream. It's been nearly 30 years since I've actively modelled with a layout in high school. I've dabbled with plans and sporadic equipment purchases since but it's been short changed relative to other hobbies. While not my layout I do have a few photos to share from the 2nd half of my birthday weekend. Pat Thoney's Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad has been a bucket list item for me since I first viewed a few photos online.
I grew up just down the hill from the Q&TL route in a house on Quincy Street. The ghosts of this narrow gauge mining railroad were always close at hand. The railroad has long played 2nd fiddle to the preserved mine itself, the Quincy #2 shafthouse and hoist. In recent years Pat and other volunteers have made remarkable progress in repatriating and restoring Q&TL equipment, most notably locomotive #6 that had been languishing in New Jersey since the 1970s.
Back to the models, Pat has done a remarkable job of recreating the Q&TL in HOn3 and I didn't need to be asked twice when offered a chance to see the layout and participate in an operating session. The technology of model railroading has come a long long ways since I built a layout. I was a little nervous to take the throttle of these exquisite models but it's a little like riding a bike. Besides, Pat's layout is very well crafted and runs like a swiss watch, designed for fun operations. I had a blast.
To see the engine house in miniature was really neat and a great place to start your shift by heading out to the turntable. This stall is empty but if you look out towards the mine you can see a crew in the distance working the rockhouse.
A box car lettered for the H&S Railroad was spotted in the Norfolk Southern Railway yard in Columbia, South Carolina. According to Wikipedia, the H&S Railroad (reporting mark HS) was a shortline railroad operating 6 miles of track from Dothan to Taylor, Alabama. Upon its start in 1992 the railroad was a Gulf & Ohio subsidiary. The railroad was purchased by Genesee & Wyoming Railroad in 2006 and was combined with a neighboring property, the Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad, to form the Chattahoochee Bay Railroad.
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
Junior layout where they can control the trains themselves.
Builder: Benny Larsen
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Togklodsen's exhibition at The Danish Railways Museum in the city of Odense, 2-5 June 2023.
Photo © Knud Ahrnell Albrechtsen 2023
More photos: www.flickr.com/photos/93468412@N08/galleries
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Here are a few recent additions to my brass locomotive collection.
Scale: HO
Category: Steam
Subcategory:
Road: New York Central (NYC)
Whyte: 4-6-4
Description: J-3A HUDSON
Builder: George D. Stock
Year(s): 1950's
Qty Made: 1
KRL 204002 was a railcar used several times moving parts into the VC Sumner Nuclear Plant in Fairfild, South Carolina in 2013 and 2014. Owned by Kasgro Rail Lines, it is 20 axle depressed center flat car designed to move heavy loads.
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 like building HO Scale models, and this is a model of a small electric distribution substation. The main transformer is a Kibri 9922 kit with the primary bushings from a Walther's Northern Lights and Power transformer model. The structure is from a Walther's Cornerstone pole line kit, and Plastruct ABS channel. The three small pole transformers are being used as pole mounted oil circuit reclosers. The fence is also a Walther's kit.
Finally had a chance to take some (some what) decent looking pictures of this model, hope you enjoy!
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A bit about the prototype:
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The Netherlands isn't particularly famous for its steep terrain, but in the south of Limburg there are some hills to be found. To overcome them, the Limburgsche Tramweg-Maatschappij ordered one of these articulated Garratt locomotives from Henschel. It was delivered in 1931 and was the the only Garratt locomotive to operate in The Netherlands.
Similar to ther LTM locomotives, the Verhoop valve gear was internal. The watertanks for the engine where located on the outside of the frames, under the footplates.
The locomotive seems to have been a succes, I couldn't find any evidence of serious issues or extensive repairs having to be made. Despite this, the locomotive was retired after only 7 years in service. By this time the road infrastructure in the area has improved, and in 1938 the LTM stopped operating trams on the line Maastricht - Vaals, where this locomotive was designed to run. The locomotive was apparently sold to a buyer in Germany, and has since disappeared.
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About the LEGO model:
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The lego version is modeled in approximately 1:45 scale, and is currently powered by two 9v train motors. I'm thinking about replacing the old 9v motors with RC train motors so I can use custom wheels & maybe even add connecting rods, but for now the model is done.
The cab roof is removable to reveal a simple interior, with just about enough room for 2 mini-figures to stand.
The technique for the smoke exhaust comes from Farouq (www.flickr.com/photos/108174470@N03/) and is made using part of a LEGO technic shock absorber.
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If anyone wants to read more about the prototype, a lot of info can be found here:
www.modelrailroading.nl/articulation/netherlands/pages/LT...
So this is just me test fitting everything with tape holding it together. Just like to make sure it's going to work. Also there is a look inside to see how I did the cutting of the wall sections to hold the roof up.
Community gardens: Joost Haugmark
DSB Litra MA (red bullet train): Nikolai Olano Moleros Nissen
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Togklodsen's exhibition at The Danish Railways Museum in the city of Odense, 2-5 June 2023.
Photo © Knud Ahrnell Albrechtsen 2023
More photos: www.flickr.com/photos/93468412@N08/galleries
I picked up this articulated logging locomotive on Ebay today. The seller gave little information regarding the maker, and it may be a scratch built model, but, it appears to be all brass construction and by the measurements given by the seller, I though it may be On3 scale, but, to my surprise, it is standard gauge HO scale. These are the seller's photos from the listing. I intend on restoring it to brass finish. I took a close look at the construction and it appears to be made by hand, but, doesn't appear to be scatch built. It is possibly a very early Japanese model.
Kelly's Creek & Bradley #86, a Baldwin AS16 leased from the V&O, shifts about the yard at Elm Grove.
The beautiful layout work of Kenichi Matsumoto - Mr. Matsumoto, the former editor of Train Magazine (Japan) and editor of The Art of Brass, The Tenshodo Book and several other publications regarding brass models trains, kindly allowed me to post a few photos from his layout. Kenichi took these photos and sent them to my Friend Sean, and myself recently. I will edit the titles to add information shortly.
Kenichi Matsumoto: "Last night, I have a new picture on the D&GRN R.R. with the rescue train which I just have finished.
The 2 MW freight cars in the consist are "rail car" and "truck car" are from
the kit of wood and metal by Southern Tool& Manufacturing Co. , once
exisisted in Elon College, N.C.- maybe products in 1950s. I bought these
kits at $7.00 each when I attended the Narrow Gauge Convention of this year
in Pasadena, CA .
The heavy crane is a brass model by Tenshodo in 1950s. The frame of the
car used many hand cut parts from thick brass sheet. They were made
by the prisoner in Chiba Prison as their rehabilitation program. At that
time, they were called "Chiba Workshop" in the Tenshodo office. They also
made the heavy depressed flat car with 6 axles.
The crane tender is Varney's plastic products.
The C&S 2-10-2 is the Challenger Imports-BooRim products and the caboose of
the same road was by the OMI.
Making train consist has a lot of fun for me.
DSB Litra MK
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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
The last rays of the sun illuminate Virginian & Ohio 325, an Alco RS11, in the helper pocket at Dawson Spring on the Afton Division.
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Scale: HO
Category: Diesel
Switcher
Road: MISC. (MISC.)
Description: ALCO HH-1000
Importer: Hallmark Models Inc. (HALL)
Builder: Kumata (KMT)
Year(s):
A nearly pristine covered hopper lettered for the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad, RBMN 10033.
Canadian Pacific SD40M-2 No. CP 5494 and GP40 No. SOO 2010 lead a drag freight composed mainly of grain cars on the approach to RS Tower, somewhere in the Mid-West of the USA. Both of the locomotives have interesting histories, the lead unit being a 16-cylinder rebuild of a former SD45, while the 'bandit' GP40 still wears its orange and black Milwaukee Road paint scheme, albeit heavily scuffed up.
The picture was taken on RS Tower (rstower.wordpress.com) at the Andover Model Railway Exhibition on September 7th, 2008.
1280 x 763
We call her Leximus after the Gladiator Maximus. She's the Alpha...that is, in her mind. Our other Cat Dini along the lines of a Norwegian Forrest Cat or Ragdoll is much bigger. He smacks her around when she gets out of line.
Togklodsen's exhibition at The Danish Railways Museum in the city of Odense, 2-5 June 2023.
More photos: www.flickr.com/photos/93468412@N08/galleries
A few photos of the dis-assembly, cleaning and reassembly of a C&O H-7a 2-8-8-2. This model was fairly tarnished and had dark spots in the finish. It also was missing a tender step and needed a good cleaning and lube. The large pieces are now cleaned and a clear coat with about 25% chocolate brown color added makes all the pieces uniform and matches the original finish very well.
Another nice little Hallmark Colorado Midland engine. This one is a 2-8-0, painted for the D&RGW. I bought this on Ebay last night, these are the seller's photos
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 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
This is from Athearn Genesis. The We Are One unit.
Check out the mail call video youtu.be/qOe46KFOZEs
Kenichi has added to his layout, he sent a single photo of the new addition, I broke the photo down into several areas to highlight the great detail he has put into his work.
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.
The beautiful layout work of Kenichi Matsumoto - Mr. Matsumoto, the former editor of Train Magazine (Japan) and editor of The Art of Brass, The Tenshodo Book and several other publications regarding brass models trains, kindly allowed me to post a few photos from his layout. Kenichi took these photos and sent them to my Friend Sean, and myself recently. I will edit the titles to add information shortly.
The Virginian & Ohio diesel shop building at Afton yard was a fairly modern structure built on the site of the old turntable. V&O U25C 552 & SD9 605 idle out side the building while two Midwestern Central U boats take their turn into the shop.
These are customer units in for weathering. They were happy with the F59's so he gave me his SD60F's to weather up too.
Residential Block & Fire
Builder: Christoffer Behrens
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Togklodsen's exhibition at The Danish Railways Museum in the city of Odense, 2-5 June 2023.
Photo © Knud Ahrnell Albrechtsen 2023
More photos: www.flickr.com/photos/93468412@N08/galleries