Y164 and a Tank Car

Here are some photos - The Y hauling a tank wagon is a bachmann Silver Series. Had some issues with replacing the ezymatic couplers with Kadee 58s. At the end of the day, I had to file off the moulded on gear box and use the draft gear box from Kadee.

Received some goodies

Well I gave into temptation and bought myself one of those Austrains JX Hopper wagons. To me, so far these are a true delight to look at, and the finest RTR models I have purchased (although I don't usually buy many RTR wagons).

Also in the mail was my order from SEM. Suprised to see how small the BW Cars are length wise (which is good) - and also ordered a T Van. So plenty to keep me busy for the winter months ahead.

Cheers!

Off Topic - some pictures from Germany trip

Just some pictures of my recent business trip to Germany - the ICE is really fantastic.

Work Committments

Hi All

Due to a major project at work - I don't think I will have any time until about mid year to play trains and work on my layout :( - All my time is now dedicated to working on this project which has already missed two deadlines.

So that means there will be no updates to the blog until that time.

Cheers
Shelton.