Modeling the Pacific Electric in N Scale

Yearly Archives: 2020

For many years, I have wanted to build a small, classic roundy round layout, and now, I have the switches on order. I have decided to build an N Scale version of the Turtle Creek, down to the ultra tight, nine inch radius radius PECO switches, and tight turns. The […]

Coming Soon! Arroyo Tortuga!

November 11, 2020 in Uncategorized by John

The Pacific Electric had a fleet of Hart Convertible Gondolas that were built by American Car and Foundry in 1911. These cars were able to be configured into a gondola or a hopper by moving the bulkheads and lifting up the floor. This allowed them to be used as a […]

N Scale Kits Hart Convertible Gondolas

August 1, 2020 in Uncategorized by John

The mail lady was good to me today. She delivered a package from N Scale kits containing a pair of Pacific Electric Hart Convertible Gondolas and a package from Washington State with a 1974 Kadee Pacific Electric boxcar! Soon, it will be time to bust out the files and start […]

Mail Call!

July 11, 2020 in Uncategorized by John

I am starting to learn how much flexibility that the new yard truly is, and I still need to add the staging track and replace a switch that will not hold gauge. It really has even more potential that I haven’t fully discovered. The crossover in the yard and the […]

Learning more…

July 4, 2020 in Uncategorized by John

Shot a crappy, poorly edited cell phone video this morning. It’s fun playing engineer, conductor and cameraman all at the same time.

Operations…

July 3, 2020 in operations by John

I have completed the windows, added some VERY thick decals from K4 Decals… Decal softener is my friend…..still have to add the grab irons…

The work continues

June 29, 2020 in Cars by John