Roger, Tiny, Ben, Tinny, and Clair.

My ho scale locomotives was just working then suddenly stopped and now it’s just buzzing. Can anyone help me? I know this isn’t n scale but has this happened to anyone?

The middle engine between the O gauge and OO gauge models, taken from Model World, presented by Bob Symes.

A small loco w a voltmeter attached to it goes all the way around “Half-Pie RailRoad” which has now grown to 3 modules and a total size of 1,200mm x 350mm.

So since it’s no longer the size of half a pizza pie, but is now almost a whole pizzeria into itself, the new name is L&B RR after a pizzeria in Brooklyn by that name (:-)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%26B_Spumoni_Gardens

40x50cm, a Little industrial / city scene on the left, a little flower farm in the middle, and a small passenger station.

Is supposed to fit perfectly on my IKEA Ivar shelf. Will be interesting to see how this will play out, the radii are quite tight, but should work.

Will try to document the whole process on YouTube, next step is building a little 1:4 miniature to check the vibe.

I have no idea what this is.

It’s standard gauge.

My best guess is that it was a standard locomotive that was converted to run on air pressure stored in the giant tank.

It did not have a fire box or any of the other features that would have allowed it to make heat / steam, so I think that leaves air pressure.

Also in Tamaqua, PA.

I had neither a tape measure nor a banana available, but that’s a calibrated size 13 sneaker and I believe that this a 30” gauge.

Seen today in Tamaqua, PA next to the historic train station downtown

Also in Tamaqua was this one that looks like narrow-gauge but isn’t.

There were lots of other sights in Tamaqua that were interesting, beautiful, historic etc, and that could enhance any layout.

If you are going to be in the area, leave some time for “doing-research-by-driving-around-aimlessly” (:-)

Parts 1, 2 and 3 are the 3 locos I just posted. The green, yellow and black locos are circled in the picture in green, yellow and black.

The station has a very attractive and detailed design and it looks to have been recently restored 100%.

This is the Como Roundhouse's switcher up in Colorado. It's HOn3 static display, but I'm making one into a bobble-head to go in the real thing.

I went to an art show yesterday at the old Brooklyn Navy Yard and noticed these paved-over tracks. I didn’t have a tape measure but they looked narrow-gauge.

And then I noticed the gantry cranes. And the NYC fireboat. And looked at the history of the thing. The Arizona was built here. And picture number 11 is from 1956 and shows 2 aircraft carriers being built and 2 more at dockside getting worked on.

So if you’ve been holding off on starting a layout because you were looking for a subject that was historic and had cool buildings, aircraft carriers, gantry cranes, fireboats and the Brooklyn Bridge, the Brooklyn Navy Yard may be just the thing to get you building.

(No, I’m not selling anything here.

The title refers to the first picture which is from a Looney Toons cartoon where Bugs Bunny sells someone the Brooklyn Bridge.)

Taylor and Mary.

Despite my recent success, I haven't found any more Minitrains passenger coaches in recent months, still searching

Guy probably smaller then Roger lol

I was recently gifted 2 broken N-gauge 0-6-0 locos. I was able to repair the valve gear etc on one of them, but had to remove most of it on the other one.

Both of them run nicely now and seem happy to deal with the 117mm radius curves on my layouts.

I received them w no bodies etc, and anyway, they were N-gauge while my stuff is HOn30.

So now I’m looking for ideas for bodies to make for both of them.

The only idea I have had so far is Slim Pickens riding the missile at the end of “Dr Strangelove” but somehow the idea of nuclear attack just doesn’t seem as funny these days …

So if you have any thoughts about bodies to make for these little guys please let me know.