Jarrell’s Show Me Something: May 2025
Hi Ladies & Gentlemen, it is the very merry month of May, the Lilac are in bloom, Songbirds are singing their little hearts out and the Swallows have finally arrived – all a treat to see.
I am always very interested to learn about Diesel Loco Servicing Facilities and have finally decided on the Sand Towers that I hope to use.
I saw this kit on the Trainz website at a very reasonable price and treated my Layout to it.
Please show me any previous or more recent Treats, that you have ‘treated’ your Model Railroad to.
Regards, Paul.
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Here’s an unexpected group of treats I got last weekend!
My friend picked these up for me at a hobby shop local to him, at some incredible prices, about $200 for this whole group, so big thanks to him for picking these up and bringing them to me when we saw each other at Ops til you Drop in Syracuse!
Show me more Treats for your Model Railroad!
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My most recent ‘treat’ is a PRR G32c gondola. I saw one featured in a photo someone posted on another forum and decided I ‘needed’ one 
PRR G32C broadside by Edmund, on Flickr
Out of the thousands of gondolas traversing the mighty PRR they only tried this type with vertical ribs on 100 examples.
Let’s see more goodies you bought for your model RR, please. Ed
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I’ve never knowingly seen a Gondola like that Ed.
I’ll have to keep a lookout for one in a YouTube vid.
I can see strength advantages in vertical Ribs, as per a Boxcar.
Who markets this particular example, please. (If it is Scratch-built, I apologise)
Paul.
As far as I can tell it was only imported by Overland Models. There may be a resin alternative out there but I’m not aware of it. I wonder if enough modelers hound a 3D printing outfit such as 3D Central would result in a more economical example?
There is a resin model in N scale:
https://www.esmc.com/6000/Item6002.html
Cheers, Ed
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Bought one of the Athearn caboose fir half off.
Can i see something set in the 2000s forward?
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Hi Jimmy,
I’ve got nothing to show, set in the post 2000 era.
Raking-out Turnouts from my stock of Atlas Code 83, I found this Single Slip Point that I had acquired sometime ago - with the intention of using it, one day.
I had no idea that Atlas/Roco had ever made these products and I wondered if it were DCC ‘friendly’ or not, judging by the configuration of connectors in the Tie-base?
Can anyone show any other type of ‘not seen too often’, manufactured model railroad product, please?
Paul.
