Model Train Journal

https://www.yotashop.com/vacuum-hose-toyota-oem-vacuum-hose-90999-92004/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23927581668&gbraid=0AAAAADOqasDwe-yPd8Ry9T-WVILd6-yGx&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1P3kt4P1lwMVTj1ECB1rtzonEAQYASABEgLLSvD_BwE I think it is available in various lengths. This was the first that pop...

Depends. Think of a lever - that is what the worm shaft is. It should have decent bearings on each end of the worm - those bearings absorb torque and the vertical thrust from the worm gear. The longer the worm shaft, the less lateral force on the Toyota tube. But if you make the distance between mot...

Agree.
First to Pete, and then to anyone here - free Armstrong bolster kits for these things.

Wow! I go away for a few days and you guys bring this forum alive! I should go away more often. I came close to Abilene, and my buddy actually landed there, fearing the clouds were too low at Big Spring. I have finally succumbed to the iPhone (I can send texts while I fly!) and used it to convince h...

Shippo lets you send a label in e-mail. All you need is lwh, weight, and address. For me, Shippo revolutionized shipping. And at least if USPS is involved, they pick up at my door, for free. The long distance tender uses a third of that $37 sheet. I have always thought that using a torch was bad new...

No posts for two days? Well, ok - no photos for you this week, since everybody is out enjoying Indian Summer. I too may do that- we need to go to Texas to pick up an airplane. No better month than October! I just ran out of .020 brass sheet. Got a small 12" x 33" sheet for $37. Priced a ch...

I promise an Alco PA in Brunswick sometime soon, but for now here's a shot of the JLC Lionel GG1 truck above a Wolford/Duddy/Mashburn truck. Lionel is doing some good work, but I submit the brass versions are an order of magnitude better, and they do not crumble after five years in the box. https://...

I ever show you this? All scratchbuilt including truck sideframes. Still needs outriggers, which I have not yet figured out. https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-PNsoTmjg5ERwYdyJK2nnTU4PbJCADm4kNk3Vd5RrK2SwSBgErOHKPzOL4VRKWDn14xJ2Twu75QF_jizMkB1ZdA?cn=THISLIFE&res=medium&ts=1792433252&...

That is spectacular! I am waiting for the back end of a Milwaukee Skytop, so I can send it to a brass foundry.
Nice work!

Gerry White made a decent living doing custom work. I think his business is still a going concern. I could not do it - I work for between $50 and $125/hr, depending on what I am doing, and that would drive a simple 0-6-0 over the three grand mark. Back to the PRR - I did a study on eight axle tender...

Almost time for another photo. I am laying out the long distance tender for the M1 - cannot find my M1 book, but memory says that all eight axle PRR tenders were welded. AI tells me that the 210F75 came in six and eight axle variants. Not sure that is correct, but if I can find an excuse to press ri...

Yes, but:
Some businesses are still producing nice models. Sunset, Lionel, maybe MTH - Roger may have problems right now, but he actually delivered world-class models. Isn't Key still chugging along?

MMW stands out among suppliers as not being able to deliver. At least it looks that way.

Why not here?

And back to MMW, OGR apparently doesn't favor a discussion bearing on their progress or lack thereof. Have any deliveries been made? If so, how come the proud owners are not posting glowing reviews?

I have always liked that DRGW caboose - the Cupola windows sort of capture me. Did not know they came with standard caboose steps, which I prefer over the stirrups on cabooses.

I guess this really belongs in an eBay thread, but since it is an SP Steam model I shall stick it here. The SP Atlantics are among my favorites, but Sunset, in my opinion, went with the tendency to make smaller steam models out of brass foil. And those 81" drivers maybe accurate, but they alway...