It is another fine autumn day and a great day for pictures. The Reading & Northern Railroad will be treating us to their collection of vintage locomotives over the next month or so. Today, a diesel F unit with a string of passenger cars was sent out to ferry passengers to Jim Thorpe . Where did that guy come from? He wasn't their when I set-up this morning.
Updated on 10/8 at 7:12 PM
Here is another vehicle for the Gas Lands. It is part of Hot Wheels Dream Garage collection. Mettel started this series back in 2006 and they are still producing vehicles in this mini collection today.
Updated at 10:28 A.M. on 11/4/22;
Here are two more micro dinos from Mettal. They are part of their Jurassic World micro collection.
I recently attended a party where we made Champagne toasts to our host and to many more worthy persons and endeavors. It was within these series of toasts where I had a quick spirt of inspiration. It came as I watched one of the catering staff uncork another bottle of bubble.
The staff person removed the muselet from the bottle and set it down on the counter where I snatched it up. As I studied the muselet I had no idea as to why, how or what I might need this piece of aluminum and brass. It took me a day or two to put it all together.
Here I wasn’t sure if I had any brass wire on hand.
The Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad was a 2 ft narrow gauge that was founded in 1879 that operated approximately 112 miles of track in Franklin County, Maine. It still runs today as a tourist, railfan railroad.
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes model Railroad features pages of a HO scale model railroad that depicts scenes of the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes region of the state of Maine. In addition you will also notice the railroad equipment that is geared to Hon30, instead of the 2-foot gauge that is still being used on the tourist line.
Like the last vehicle in this class it is totally automatous. It has a larger surface area and improved solor and battery cells. It can run longer without having to go in hibernation mode. Lastly the lasor includes a power transformer that recycles the beam from the lasor to increase its effectiveness. This allows the lasor to make a series of short blasts faster and increases the power of the lasor by a factor of ten.
This locomotive can be built either in standard or narrow guage (HOn3). When I purchased the model I had hopes of converting it to HOn30.
The loco, like the one above is a dummy, that it is unpowered and is meant to be built in standard gauge.
Up to this point finding mechanisms for these two models has been exasperating. Now, it seems I might have found a mechanism that work for both of them, albeit it might take some careful adjustments and perhaps a few additions to the kits.
It seems that someone has built a railready loco from this kit.
Some images of the prototype in use.
“Patrollers were monster in black and silver, from whom one fled as a matter of course, whether one had done wrong or not. ‘May the spirit of the galaxy watch over the squires as they watch over us.’ The Squires were misty and mystical supermen, enormously good, who lived in paradise known as Sark and brooded watchfully and patiently over of the foolish men and woman of Florina.”
The Currents of Space, Isaac Asimov
“Lower City lay like a slumbering noxious monster, its greasy coils hidden by the glittering cover of Upper City. Parts of it probably maintained a shadowy life as produce was brought in and stored for the coming day, but that was not here, not in the slums.”
The Currents of Space, Isaac Asimov
This was a "small project" and was an all metal kit. I converted it into a pick-up with a few pieces of leftover stripwood. It was a fun small project and took me about a hour to assemble and paint. I am sorry, but I don't remember where I obtained this kit.
Here is a small collection of a steam engine and boilers that I have coompleted. As thses have been built sometime ago, I cannot say, with the exception of one model, where they are from.
RioGrande Models Ltd. Stationary Long Boiler. Cast in resin.
Steam boiler has seen its better days and has been loaded on a pallet and has become a collection point for other miscellaneous items.1/87 scale & cast in resin
Back in the day, this steam engine might have supplied power for anyone of many manufacturing concerns. Constructed from a kit of metal parts.
I found another site where the author has assembled a collection of his DIY stuctures and scenery depicting what looks like a post-apocalyptic scene. To add to the ambience, rust and grime has been added affectivly to the structures.
I have been waiting for this sprue for a short while. It's componnets look good and there is no flash that I can see. With its manned buggy and motorcycle I will add two more vehicles to my Gas Lands collection and the first three figures.
I look forward to assembling these two models and to see where I can make use of the accompanied accessories.
Easy enough, instruction sheet.
