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Information on Electric Rail Traction in North Texas. Friday, July 7, 2017. Texas Traction Company is a museum group located in north Texas. We are seeking to establish a museum to preserve the history of electric street and Interurban railways in north Texas. We have small collection of artifacts consisting of several car bodies and other parts. Please check out our web site and join our organization.
Sunday, January 28, 2018. Continued Brick Paving, Part 2. Once laid, I sprayed all with Rustoleum Red Primer, my typical go to for a brick color. I then use pieces of styrene to simulate concrete paving and paint those Rustoleum Gray Primer. Once all was done, I used filler tinted with grey paint to add mortar to the bricks. Once dry, I used various washes to darken the bricks and act as weathering. Sunday, December 10, 2017.
More roof details for the Siemens S70 HO model. B-end in front, A-end behind, with. Simplified for HO scale, but modeled as fine as 3D printing allows. My Siemens S70 UltraShort model now in California. Siemens S70 San Diego, 4000 type, HO scale.
Friday, August 14, 2015. 3D modeling continues as always and on July 9, I received the first print of the experimental roof walks for the 3200 series cars. The walks in question are only the rear half, the portion that is only half-width. This was done as a cost saving measure for the test article. The fact that I can smell it really attests to the strength of the smell. Tying in with the roof boar.
The Third Rail Cookbook and Trolley Wire Times. Blog about streetcars, interurbans and rapid transit in real life and model form. Saturday, March 30, 2013. A heartbreaking visit to an old friend, and the path of progress is littered with tiny parts. Greetings again from the banks of the muddy Fox River. My travels took me to the Fox River Trolley Museum to take some detail photos for my Island Model Works 4000s. Is this a detail I have to include? The ends will be trimmed. Bending 16 handrails to the.
O Scale Trolley Topics by Charlie Pitts. A collection of trolley modeling ideas, projects and activities. Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Portland Streetcar Finishing Tip 2 - End Section Corner Posts Modification. This picture shows the blob. In this picture the blob has been removed from the cornerpost. Just another small step, get all the flash and fuzz off. Monday, July 9, 2012. Portland Streetcar Finishing Tip 1 - Straightening Warps in Castings. Submerge the warped portion of the casting in hot tap water,.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Ok So, obviously we have done A LOT since January. So much, that I really never have time to blog that often. I will try to catch you up one month at a time. In February, Ashley turned 15. yes 15! She had a princess party because she never had a princess party as a child. I know, I know. Haley, Ashley, Alexa, and Abby. I will end this month with .
New space, new layout, still HO! Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Lets see if I can keep up with this. Morning all, Sorry, its been way to long since my last post. Traction Madness is one of those curves! Saturday, July 14, 2012.
Try something different that will build camaraderie and teamwork amongst your group.
Thursday, June 4, 2015. Every house that has a toddler knows this song! We have the version sung by Raffi playing . yup! Pretty much EVERY car ride home from daycare. We here in the south have been stuck indoors due to the much needed rainfall. But, for me to work on this pergola, we, including James, had to sing the rain away. And sure enough, Mr. Golden Sun came to shine on us. I was able to squeeze in some progress. One row of the main beams are up! Thursday, May 7, 2015.