One never knows which gems are lingering just around the corner until it is almost too late. This wisdom proved to be true for the Deerfield & Roundabout Railway, a 7 1/2 inch life steam railway located in Lake Forest, north of Chicago. During the last couple of months I found several references to this railroad on the internet as well as noticed it being mentioned in an episode of TrainMasters.TV (@12:58). There is also a website with a lot of information for the…
This post is about the latest (finished) car weathering and detailing project. The Grand Trunk covered hopper as well as the Rail Box boxcar are favorites of mine, waiting for some upgrades and traces of dirt for a while. Grand Trunk Western – #113972 This car started life as an Athearn model which I picked up at a train show. Having lived in the Metro Detroit area the “Grand Trunk” is so to say a “home road” even it has long…
This is the first car weathering project using Pan Pastells. I’m quite happy with the outcome and look forward to more projects of this kind. The project started out with an Athearn model of a BethGon coal hopper that I picked up at my favorite train store in the Bay Area – The Train Store in Santa Clara. Interestingly, even as those cars are made out of aluminium prototype pics show some dust and grime that comes close to rust,…
I got myself and a good friend oscilloscope kits and in a little bit more than an afternoon we got the pieces up and running!