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Tag: HO-scale

Katy’s Tru-Color

My search for a red-painted Missouri-Kansas-Texas diesel locomotive was going nowhere, so I decided to ‘take the bull by the horns’ and create my own. The M-K-T (Katy) owned a number of GP40 locomotives, and a number of them still wore red paint well into the nineteen-seventies. Fortunately, Spring Creek…

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Mopacmike November 11, 2020 November 11, 2020Blog, Featured, Locomotives GP40, HO-scale, Katy, M-K-T, Tru-Color Paint

Backtracking

Originally, the Eagle River Division was a two-level layout. Two levels allows for double the operations in the same amount of space – or so it does in theory. In actual practice, I learned that two people cannot occupy the same floor space, with one working the upper level and…

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Mopacmike February 15, 2019 March 9, 2019Blog, Construction, Operation double-deck, HO-scale, layout construction, operations

Convert an old Athearn Caboose into an HO-scale Camera Car – Simply

When Polaroid first introduced their Cube Lifestyle Action Video camera, I couldn’t help but notice its suitability and easy adaptability for use on an HO-scale railroad.  Its light weight (49 grams), cubical shape, and small dimensions of only 1.4 inches allow it to fit on most any HO-scale flat car. …

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Mopacmike January 26, 2019 March 6, 2019Blog, Featured, Uncategorized camera car, HO-scale, video

Smooth Operators

Six talented model railroaders and experienced operators participated in the action during Eagle River Division’s operating session on Saturday, August 12th 2017.  There were the usual derailments, problem couplers, and minor electrical issues that always seem to magically appear during an ops session, but they were infrequent, and nobody died.…

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Mopacmike August 21, 2017 March 7, 2019Blog, Featured, Operation HO-scale, model railroad ops, operations

Get Ready

It is customary in our area to provide snacks and beverages to our operators.  Deciding what to serve and making sure you procure the items is just one of many steps one goes through before hosting a model railroad operating session. The preparation begins weeks in advance.  There are usually…

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Mopacmike August 6, 2017 March 7, 2019Blog, Featured, Operation HO-scale, model railroad ops, ops session
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