More like a splat than a bounce, though ... Mike Conder

Travis Handshug (sp?) already had some and posted on one of the HOn3 Facebook lists. Apparently, (1) they drop right into Blackstone cars, (2) they extend out a bit more than 714's, (3) they couple wi

Thanks for chasing that down, Dale. Wish I could be at SLC, but if anybody on this group is going, please check these out for us! Mike Conder

A 3D scan of the Como Roundhouse, done using a drone and 3D software by a very talented local, Thomas Elliott. Mike Conder https://skfb.ly/6LNUU

Nice looking stem wall there ... must be great to have your own backhoe to do this! Mike Conder

Glass agitators work in spray paint cans, so why not model paint? Can't find those here in the US but search online for nail polish agitator balls. Got 500 @ 1/8" diameter for less than $10 from Amazo

Even more surround is she's still married to you, Dave! 😁 Mike Conder (no worries guys, he's a good friend)

With the closing of NWSL soon, I want to get a few regear kits for my unbuilt MDC kits. NWSL has a couple of different kits, including one that doesn't fit pre-1998 lits. But how does one tell which a

Nice link, thanks! Mike Conder

Good. With modern materials and welding, it'll privacy last longer than the original boiler. Mike Conder

I don't agree that a replacement boiler is always needed. Modern welding can add a new section of a boiler and make it as good as new. I know, because Ive had that done on a 30,000 gallon propane tank

Pardon the duplication, but gotta share the good news. http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/05/23-rio-grande-southern-no-20-steams-for-the-first-time-since-1951 Mike Conder

Jim, I'd be very interested in that info. Mike Conder

I know the 2-8-0's are pretty wide, but what about the C-21's and the C-25? Were they also wider? Sure wish they would have survived, not may outside-frame 20=-8-0's are around anymore. Is the WPY loc

463 makes her own sweeeeet music ... Mike Conder

Yes, but there's a big difference between "minimum possible" and "minimum for good looks.". Also, "minimum for flat curves" and "minimum for grades" are two different answers as well. Mike Conder

We did a bunch of testing when we were starting our modules, using only brass available of the day (pre-Bkackstone IIRC). We found 22"-23" as a radius that would affect a loco (I think a K-36 or 37 li

I do remember someone who had spiked around his frogs somewhere (not sure where) and spiked into the roadbed at an angle. Turns out that two such spikes were actually touching one another on their tip

Another thought: I assume these are turnouts made with some PC ties. If you spiked any of these, or used track nails, consider any possibilities of making a short circuit via the Corey on the bottom o

Colorado is nice & cool .... Mike Conder