Posted on 01/12/2006 8:39:35 AM PST by dhls
Aliens with dreds.
That is impressive.
Thanks for the ping.
I even got a new tag line out if the deal.
That's actually from "Predator." I think the guys' name is Kevin...something. He also played the Big Foot in "Harry And The Hendersons." He died of a heart attack ten years or so ago...fairly young, too.
1:87.1
;-)
Yeah, I've got it bad. I'm going Proto with my stuff which means all of the track/wheel tolerances have to be more stringently controlled. The gain is that the wheelsets no longer have that bulky "this is a toy" look about them.
Here's a primer:
http://www.proto87stores.com/p87stores/frwhat.htm
Cool stuff! My son0in-law has trains...and that's all I know except they are small!
Howdy 'Face!
Howdy Darks!
Howdy Alice!
Howdy Tax Chick and Vlad (I know he's there with you cause they're pretty much attached at this age! LOL
Howdy Corpse!
Howdy ALL!
It's a hobby you can take as far as you want to; everything from the simple circle-around-the-tree at Christmas to warehouse-sized, meticulously-detailed layouts that look like the real thing shrunk down.
I've seen numerous photos of models where it was nearly impossible to tell that you weren't looking at a photo of the real deal.
If I were going to set up a train garden, I would choose a scale where I could conceal a video camera in the locomotive.
I'd also like to arrange for some remote control cars, in a controlled (garden-like) environment, where you could see through a video camera what the car's windshield would reveal.
That could make some fun out of competitive racing games.
They wouldn't happen to have a Nickel Plate RR diesel F or E engine, would they?
Hey!
Hi, Star!
I think that's what Renegade is going for. He is collecting the cars and engines, now, but has great plans for the future with a complete lay-out.
Wow! That sounds fun! Good idea!
The link I gave only sells tools and parts relating to the conversion of NMRA standard HO rolling stock and track to Proto:87 (exact scale-down of prototype) dimensions.
I don't know off the top of my head who sells E or F units with the Nickel Plate roadname; there are many manufacturers to choose from. If nobody's producing on in a Nickel Plate paint scheme, you'll just have to buy an "undecorated" unit and do the airbrushing and decaling yourself. Also, many of the better railroad hobby shops offer modeling services and would detail and paint a locomotive to match your preferred prototype.
It really comes down to what you want vs. what you're willing to pay to get it.
Is this our new home?
Ah.
Okers.
There's a train bridge not far from Fostoria, Ohio that has the Nickel Plate badge still on it.
I'd seen a -I think- F unit diesel in Nickel PLate colors, but when I finally had the money up for it, I couldn't find it again.
*grrr*
(Fostoria is 'around the corner' from where I was born.)
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