Reviving and old thread... The original prototype was actually a B-17. I read about it in the 70s, so who knows where it actually was. I have the Walter's kits for those DC-3s; I was planning to set up an airport. Unfortunately, no real progress on the basement renos, life keeps getting in the way. I'll see if I can scan and DL some old pictures...
Ok; I found some old pictures. They aren't the best, they're all old photographs, shot when I was learning how to use a real camera. They were done with an Exakta Varex I and a 50 mm Zeiss Jena lens...
Dear Marc and V-8 Buick strollers down memory lane, Thanks for sharing! You gave me memories of when I would struggle hard with film cameras. It certainly feels like centuries ago these days! Alas, my model railroad is also neglected these days. I wish I could get back to work on it! Cheers, Edouard
Thanks for the pics guys very cool! Shane is now 2.5 years old and spends at least an hour a day playing at the train set...
Keep him on it and away from video games! Having that battle with my 8 year old; - he'll be the biggest reason I set my trains up again, show him what imagination can build for real, rather than Mindcraft.
Cool stuff I had a larger gauge Lionel train when I was younger, we used to stage accidents with my matchbox cars on the track, but you had to hurry cause most times the cars would short the rails and you’d see sparks LOLOL
Which is why one goes to HO and buys the plastic "Wiking" or "Busch" cars, they won't short out when crashed on the tracks. They will break up though, so it'd be a one-shot-only deal that could get quite expensive. One system I'd love to play more with is the Faller Road system, it involves putting powered lines in the roadbed and then there are cars and trucks with pick-up shoes that drive around. Hooked up to a computer they drive all over the place and even stop at rail crossings and street lights. One of the old guys in the local Märklin club has his road system and tracks all wired into a computer. With a press of a button the trains start up and the cars start moving. It's all choreographed and timed to perfection, and quite the thing to watch. And it quickly can become a disaster if one rail car slips off the track, or if an engine is a split second too slow.