Arlo

i mean, is anyone really surprised? Texrail only gets like 3k~ a day and the Silverline just opened

Real patriots ride the train.

Coal jennies fully decalled

They just keep multiplying! One more to go and gods am I sick of them. 16-18 decals per.

Fully finished and sealed off interior and roof framing on. Just needs roofing!

Nocturnal scene of the depot at Guadalajara, Mexico with two passenger trains.

The Alta California Railway meets Nacionales De Mexico at Guadalajara, commissioned by @interurbanera.bsky.social . (Not gonna lie, this has to be one of the best things I've ever done)
If any of you model railroad guys want a portrait of your finest (or grubbiest) motive power, drop us a line!

Do you have any photos of what that would look like? I can’t say I’ve seen that before

And thats basically the interior done, just have to paint a chair I built tomorrow.

the inside of the Bart parade float haunts my dreams

I fear this is peak

Final call for my custom run of Accurail SRTE HO boxcars, I'm planning to finalize it in a week after the show. $28+$6 flat rate US shipping. DM for details to reserve!

Four walls now! Hoping to detail the whole interior today

Two walls up, the other two are panted but waiting to do the interior first before further assembly.

Interior walls are designed in Inkscape and printed on cardstock, then laminated to the basswood structure. A very fast way to have a nice interior to glimpse though the windows

Yes, the train order lamp is lit!

Those who Denver, South Park and Pacific…

1:22.5 G scale Alpine Tunnel station coming along, should be complete in time for the show I’m exhibiting G scale stuff at in a week.

Wishing this unit a very Get covered in graffiti please asap

We used to be a real country, alas all corporations can do now is pander which sucks

New SRTE power just dropped 🤪

the global extremist christian ped*philia ring running our country and the western world continues being vile and terrible at pace lmao

I like how it has a “KCS” on the cab so they can pretend it’s for the American road they just absorbed

It’s really funny the new CPKC 250 unit is basically one of the MTH trump locos without the trump part, terrible

like what are they even thinking atp, it's so bad

Oh yeah throwing out one of the most iconic liveries ever created was one of SNCF's greatest fumbles without a doubt

Imo it has always felt too nondescript and plain to me, vs how beautiful the sharper edges of the final design highlight the shape and make it "look fast"

I fear Budd made the better tube shaped high speed train first

My flaming hot take is most the Shinkansens look terrible except for the very first couple series and that overall the French and Chinese design significantly better styled high speed trains.

More caboose interior shenanigans

Now we're getting somewhere!

My personal opinion is that It isnt worth trying to reinvent the wheel and attempt 3D printed couplers (beyond niche things like Link and pin/milled hook). Kadee's work so damn well I'm happy to pay the premium for them and in all other scales the price is extremely reasonable honestly.

I don't see a source cited beyond going back to the reporters substack, so I'd take it with a grain of salt. I wouldn't be surprised if it was true though given the current admin :/

Kadees now installed on three cars and 6, all I’m doing for the moment. $13 per car adds up fast!