Sunday, February 28, 2021

Ratio N-Gauge Trackside Buildings and Accessories

 

I found a few part numbers for Ratio’s N- Gauge products:

Product #

Description

226

Pump House/Boiler House

227

Weighbridge/Hut

228

Oil Depot

229

Coal Depot

230

Water Tower(round)

231

Carriage Shed

232

Coal/Builders Merchants

233

Loading Gauge

234

Level Crossing (Gates)

235

Level Crossing (Barriers)

236

Midland Signal Box(interior no included)

Signal Kits

250

Remote Control

260

Home or Distant (Lower Quadrant)

262

Junction or Bracket Home or Distant

270

Home or Distant (Upper Quadrant)

271

Pratt Truss Gantry

Saturday, February 27, 2021

The Beasts of Skull Island

King Kong-King Kong Delux and Extended Edition

You have to feel for the big guy. He really gets a raw deal. Any way how many King Kong movies are there now? Three, four? It seems like they keep on finding new speicies of creatures on the island. Not that I am complaining, I love all of them.

This is my first in a new series: Skull Island. Skull Island might be an interesting boardgame, if someone would take the time create one. Anyone want to collaborate on a project?

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Virnex Industries HO and N Scale Miniatures

Back in August 2017 I made a post on a HO Gauge Trackside Shanty with Stove, by Stewart from a line of products formally by Virnex Industries. I listed a few of their other products that were listed on the packaging. I have since obtained a longer list of products that once were made by Virnex Industries and supposingly taken over by Stewart.

If anyone has any information how any of these products, please send me an email.

Virnex Industries
A Division of
GUESS Enterprices
HO Scale
Number Description
100 Diesel Service Facility - Fuel Column
101 Diesel Service Facility - Water Column
102 Diesel Service Facility - Sand Tower
103 Diesel Sand Tower, Fuel & Water Column
104 2-Brush Car Washer Kit
105 4-Brush Car Washer Kit
106 6-Brush Car Washer Kit
107 Diesel Oil Storage Tank with Pump House
108 Watchmens Shanty
201 Calmshell Bucket Kit
203 Air Cooled Transfomer Kit
204 Turbine Gear and Blocking Kit
205 Diesel Generator Kit
209 Ship Propellors (4 per kit)
210 Ship Propellors (6 per kit)
211 Yard Diesel Servie Facility
212 Portable Heavy Duty Steam Cleaner
213 Yard Service Work Pit
214 "I" Beam Crane Hoist
215 Oil Pumping Station & Shelter
216 Refinery Type Pressure Tank
217 Extra Brass Sections and Zinc Connectores
218 Diesel Oil Storage Tank
501 Track Cleaning Adapter
502 Replacment Pads fir Track Cleaning Adapter
504 HO Traction Tire Tool - Diesel
506 HO Super Traction Tires - Diesel
508 Trainwatchers's Pad
509 Model Train Inventory Rec(unledgable
510 HO Super Traction Tires (unledgable
511 HO Super Traction Tires - Steam
512 HO Super Traction Tires - Steam
513 HO Super Traction Tires - Steam Assortment
601 25 x 60' House Under Construction
602 3-Bedroom House Under Construction
603 2-Car Garage Under Construction
N Scale
1103 Diesel Sand Tower, Fuel & Water Column
1105 4-Brush Car Washer Kit
1107 Diesel Oil Storage Tank with Pump House
1200 25-Ton Diesel Electric Locomotive Crane Kit
1210 Strip Steel Coils
1212 Portable Heavy Duty Steam Cleaner
1214 "I" Beam Crane Hoist
1216 Refinery Type Pressure Tank
1218 Diesel Oil Storage Tank
1504 N Traction Tire Tool - Diesel
1505 N Traction Tires - Diesel
1513 N Traction Tires - Steam Assortment

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Whimsical Cardboard Machines and a Stop Motion Film

This page offers some of the props that were used a Stop Motion Film. All were made primarly from cardboard. The creations and film are by Daniel Agdag an Australian artist.

More about the film can be found here.

More of Agdag creations can be found here and an interview between Evan Pricco and Daniel Agdag can be found here.

I enjoy working with cardboard myself and I find Agdag's work inspiring.

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Directory of Scale Lumber Suppliers

Here is a short list of scale lumber producers:

Although I typicaly model in 1/87 scale, most of these suppliers have products for all types of modelers.