Recent content by MickC57

Can anyone tell me when automated crossing arms became common? growing up in a small town with two railroads going thorugh, I don't remember seeing too may of them anywhere when i was a kid. Just crossbuck signs.

Oh my gosh! What an incredible wealth of info. Thank you so much, Blue. This will be of major use ot me as I really want to be as accurate with these as possible. Mick

Greetings everyone! I am building a shortline route set in the foothills of the US Appalachian Mts in the late 40s/early 50s. Do you all have any suggestions where I can finds info for the typically used signals, switches, and crossings for that era? I have a bunch of books but searching through...

Nice screen caps. Love the wooden pole semaphore. Is it on the DSL?

A new and hopefully improved version of a picture I posted a while back in the Steamshots USA forum. I call it "Crew Change". I hope you like it.

Totally agree that $10 is not too much. The quality of K&L's offerings never ceases to impress me, especially for the price.

Wow, some really great pictures and an amazing layout! Love the color of the water. Would you share your secret for getting it to look like that?

Wish I could help but no idea what this error is.

Very nice job on those old locos. I've experimented on those very ones a few times with mixed results. Also, great sense of movement in the image. Are the curves superelevated?

Thanks for the tips!!! I'll give them a try. (y)

Excellent question. Were you able to find an answer?

Posted this screenshot to USA forum but thought it would be a good addition here too. Hope you like.

A new screenshot. Hope you'all like. The superb locomotive is from K&L and the wonderful figures are by Casey Berg by-the-way

Hey guys, I have been working and working, trying to install a roundhouse and turntable to no avail. Very frustrating. Does anyone know of a video or written instructions for working with these wacky assets that seem to have minds of their own? Any help ya'll can give me would be hugely...