Broadway Limited Imports J3a Dreyfuss Hudson

BLI releases the J3a Dreyfuss Hudson in HO scale in their brass hybrid line of locos. The model I received contains the Paragon2 sound and decoder system. My early experience with this model is that it is a smooth runner and good looking model, with some minor sound issues. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2010-11-22 14:52:28.

Weathered Bachmann Spectrum K4 Pacific

I have a fair amount of experience weathering military models like the Tamiya RC Tanks, but this was my first crack at weathering an HO locomotive. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2010-03-30 00:15:13.

Walthers PRR Broadway Limited E8A and E7B

Continuing its line of “Named Trains”, Walthers releases the PRR EMD E8A and E7B’s, thereby completing the release of the entire PRR Broadway Limited consist.
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Merry Christmas!

I shot this last year on December 24, with my last roll of Kodachrome Super 8mm movie film. Kodachrome had been out of production for a number of years, and processing at the last lab on earth that would process Kodachrome (Dwayne’s Photo), was to be discontinued on Dec 31. So, this was my small tribute to Kodachrome and the many memories it helped preserve.

Merry Christmas!

Tamiya Pershing – Full Option R/C Kit

The Tamiya 1/16 scale Pershing Full Option Kit was the third in the line of full option R/C tank kits from Tamiya behind the Tiger 1 and Sherman.
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Originally posted 2009-04-13 01:00:34.

Broadway Limited Y6B

Broadway Limited released the HO scale Y6B 2-8-8-2 locomotive in January, 2010. I received mine in short order and was looking forward to putting it through its paces. But, alas, something was amiss… Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2010-03-18 19:53:58.

Traxxas T-Maxx with OS .40 4-Stroke

For a short time, OS made a .40 four stroke motor specifically for land vehicles (as opposed to airplanes). It came with a pull starter and inadequate cooling, but boy was it cool.
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Originally posted 2009-03-11 15:29:01.

Estes Astrocam (1979)

Now I had been in and out of rocketry throughout my youth. In junior high I had photography as a class and I was hooked. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2008-03-09 20:24:56.

Tamiya Leopard 2 A6 – Full Option R/C Kit

Tamiya broke out of the World War II era and offers it’s first modern day scale R/C full option tank.
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Originally posted 2008-08-01 10:44:13.

Tamiya Renault Alpine A110 (1995)

A very cool looking, and unusual, car. The Alpine A110 was a rally car that raced in the famous Monte Carlo Rally in 1971. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2008-12-10 09:01:07.

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