Apparently this is what happens when Seayakbill goes on vacation. Someone else has to pick up the slack.
This is a shot of my most two recent eBay aquisitions. The NKP boxcar is a Flyonel, but the D&RGW “Cookie Box” is a Flyer original, it’s the 24039, the one without the working doors.
Unfortunately my Minneapolis & St. Louis boxcar is still enroute in the Postal Service, when it arrives all three will get new wheel sets from S-Helper Service, and scale brakewheels from Grandt Line. I may post a new picture when they are done.
Here’s something I’ve been playing around with the past couple of days. It’s an F7 slug with a chopped roof. The portholes, stacks and fans have been removed. As far as I know there’s no prototype for it. It’s just under eleven scale feet high from rail head to roof. A normal F unit is a bit over two feet higher. Why make such a thing? It’s something that not many will have and it’s unusual.
And it’s powered as well. I still have to wire in a decoder.
The table is 16’ x 12’ by 8’ x 6’ with a 2’x5’ cut out walk in and then back 13’
The table is 16’ on the east wall to a 72" 1/4turn to the 12’ on the south to a 72" 1/4 turn to the 8’ on the west side to a 54" 1/4 turn to the short north end 6’ feet to a 54" 1/4 turn where then it goes back 5’ to the south through the tightest 1/2 turn 42" Marx, then back 13’ to the north end 42" 1/2 turn.
If you just figure the straights runs with 90 degree turns it is 66’
Figure it out and let me know, [%-)] or let me know how to figure it out. never gave it much thought other than I would like more. [(-D]
It is made out of four 4x8 sheets of plywood and the plan is to add two more as $$$ allow.
My “Better Half” and I took them down this morning so I could swap out the Circus Train for the current consist on the shelf. Based on the history of some of the early Bachmann 4-6-0’s I hope it will make it thru the weekend when it is run.
