On30" Caboose - SR&RL #559

My On30" equipment is crossing the causeway on my HO scale White River Division...the equipment and scene seems to blend together well.

I purchase this Bachmann lettered and painted caboose at the 2010 Springfield show. Once home I took it apart to add a few passenger to the interior...but this project was not completed till Oct. 2012 according to my notes....not sure why.

 The entire caboose got a coating of Floquil flat finish. The roof when apart was painted Floquil grimy black. Once assembled I added a Conductor to the rear platform and dusted on a bit of chalk and Bragdon powders...George Dutka

The caboose came apart really easy. The passengers are added and one can see the interior lighting included with the model.

I put the roof back on to get a before and after view of the roofing...the grimy black finish on the view below shows the difference which I really like.

The finished model ready to roll on my On30" module. I am really happy with how this Bachmann model turned out.

Yesterday's Postcard

I was playing around with our old Blackberry Playbook and came up with this postcard using my photos...George Dutka

Maine Two Foot Pulpwood Cars

Maine Two Foot models by Steve Perry at Collinsville, Ct. 2015.

I took these photos of a display of Maine two footer pulp wood cars at this years Collinsville, Ct. Prototype Meet. An interesting track arrangement was set up using a mirror so one could see the underbody of the cars...George Dutka

Leased Power on the W & Q

Here we see Barry's two pieces of "modern" power.  #4 is a modified Bachmann gas/mechanical unit.  #7 features a kit-built body on the mechanism of a Bachmann HO 44-ton loco.

Images and Text by Peter Mumby
My friend Barry Storey stopped by recently to check out the W & Q module.  It seems that Barry's collection of G, O standard gauge, HO, N, and Z models has recently been supplemented with a group of On30 pieces.  We were able to pose some of these units in the yard at Quebec Junction.  Barry kit bashed and detailed the internal combustion power himself; the steamers came from the Bruce  Peachey collection  when Bruce was in the process of retiring his On30 layout.

We caught a close-up of #4 near the Quebec Junction station.

A pair of these 18' Bachmann boxcars showed up with the locomotives - they probably carried enough spare parts to ensure the safe return of the units to home rails!

This Climax is another Bachmann model.

Steamer #67 is a modified Bachmann Forney with an added tender.

RPM Meet Collinsville, Ct.

I was asked about details regarding the RPM meet in Collinsville, Ct. It is held the last weekend of May and details can be found on their website which will have lots of details for next years meet early next year...link below...George Dutka

New England/Northeast

S Scale Narrow Gauge Models - RPM Meet Collinsville, Ct.

A look at two S scale flat cars. The car on the left if a Westside Lumber Co. 3 foot gauge model. The car on the right is a WW&F 2 foot model.

Maine Narrow Gauge in S Scale

This group of photos I took are of models that  Dave Davies displayed of his work at this years RPM Meet in Collinsville, Ct. The models are S scale with most of the focus on Maine two foot gauge...enjoy...George Dutka

An overhead view of Dave Davies Mount Blue Model Co. under construction boxcar models...all S scale.

A Mount Blue Model Co. WW&F 28 foot boxcar kit well under way.

A closer look at Dave's kit-bashed version of a seven stake WW&F flat car.

DCC on my On30" Module

DCC power is finally installed on the W&Q Ry.

This spring I got a second NCE power cab. It got installed on my On30" module. I have a DCC sound Forney that is my only power on the W&Q line. I was also hoping to use the controller as a second controller on the White River Division. As it turns out it will not work...I called NCE and they explained it to me but most of the tech stuff goes over my head. The WRD will be using a NCE 06 for a second controller....George Dutka