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| Posted: Tue Aug 27th, 2019 02:18 pm |
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Dan Spencer
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Hi all,
My name is Dan Spencer and I'm a Model Railroader!
I started this journey at the age of 13, helping my Dad with his HO scale layout
(Mad River Navigation Railway) Mining & Logging of the Pacific Northwest.
After his passing in 1983, I was able to conceal some of his engines,
and a few pieces of rolling stock, from the greedy hands of others.
Sadly those items never saw the light of day until recently,
when I unearthed a treasure trove of these detailed engines,
and (now damaged) rolling stock.
I spoke to the wife and she offered a 10" deep x 7' long shelf,
in our home office, to display the engines on.
I then started research into Model Railroads and in my many searches,
I discovered an unknown little forum called ... Freerails.
The heavens opened and the angelic choir sounded!
I am now addicted!
That little shelf has started to get track and trees...
but its too small for the trains (2-6-4's) and now I've discovered HOn30.
HO trains that run on N gauge track!?!?
WHO would have ever thought of such a thing!?!?!
Well, the engines have gone back in their boxes,
to be displayed in a nice glass display case,
and the shelf will be a new HOn30 train layout.
I have old Atlas track, with only two switches.
No budget and limited time.
This forum has been WAY more inspiring than any other site out there
(well, except for carendt.com)
I am thrilled to be here.
-Dan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27th, 2019 03:42 pm |
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Ken C
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Dan
Welcome to Freerails,
certain you will find it informative.
Good luck on your layout,
and will be looking forward to photos in the HO narrow gauge section.
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Ken Clark
GWN
Kaslo & Slocan Railway
International Navigation & Trading Co
Kootenay Railway & Navigation Co.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27th, 2019 08:31 pm |
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W C Greene
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Howdy Dan,
We're glad that your journey brought you here.
HOn30, I modeled in that scale/gauge back in the early 70's (I'm in my early 70's now!) and loved it.
Matter of fact, I still have some ancient trucks and maybe a loco mechanism.
Tell us what you're doing, don't be shy because we're all pushy and want to know the story.
Welcome and have fun.
Woodie
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It doesn't matter if you win or lose, its' how you rig the game.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28th, 2019 12:02 am |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 1st, 2019 02:56 pm |
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W C Greene
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The concept of HOn30 goes way back to the 1960's,
when the new OOO scale (later called N scale) trains became available.
Many HO'ers (me included) jumped on the idea.
The OOO locos were truly funky,
but I remember making a small "Shay" from a European diesel,
and building some cars with the "trucks" from the freight cars.
At the time, the only narrow gauge in HO was HOn3,
and some of us wanted something a bit smaller...and narrower.
At that time, a brass PFM HOn3 C&S 2-6-0 was available for $34.95,
a bit pricier than I could afford,
a Kemtron "Teakettle" 0-4-0 was about $19.95,
but it was a somewhat complicated kit,
and you needed to be able to solder to build one.
So, the advent of 9MM gauge equipment made modeling "two footers" much easier.
A fellow's article in RMC showed his HOn2 layout,
but his cool little lokies were scratchbuilt and he was a master of such things.
I believe he was Allan Hanson?
But back to the point, whenever a smaller scale became available,
some would make it into narrow gauge.
Look at what many O scalers did to HO mechanisms when that scale came around.
On30? Who woulda thunk it?
Woodie
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It doesn't matter if you win or lose, its' how you rig the game.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 1st, 2019 09:24 pm |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 2nd, 2019 01:23 am |
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Kitbash0n30
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Hey there!
Ahh, HOn30 ...
I was quite enchanted by it, in an article in a 1981 or so Model Railroader,
about Dave Frary and/or Bob Hayden's Carrabassett and Dead River layout.
And modeled in that for several years.
Lots of fun!
And much more available for it now, than there was in the early 1980s.
Haven't looked but will bet there is even 3D printed stuff available at Shapeways.
And yes, much inspiration could and can be had,
at Carl Arendt's website galleries.
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See y'all later, Forrest.
Screw the rivets, I'm building for atmosphere
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28th, 2021 04:16 am |
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Chuck Walters
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I too am a new Member and model in HO, HOn3 and HOn30.
I have been modeling since about 1954, with some Marklin HO stock.
Since about the mid sixties, I have been modeling in HOn30, and HOe.
I am into mining, logging and military modeling.
I model the mid fifties, and have a military proving grounds,
to allow me to have WW2 and immediately after equipment.
I am trying to convert some HO locos into functional HO armored trains.
I also have HO, HOn3 and HOn30 cog equipment.
I live in Silverdale Washington, where I have lived for 3 years.
I moved from Kirkland Washington,
where I had an around the room layout, with 55ft of HO/HOn30 track.
I don't have a layout at my new location yet,
since I have had some problems since I moved in.
Looking forward to "talking" to folks on Freerails.
Chuck Walters
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28th, 2021 06:27 pm |
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Kitbash0n30
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Hey Chuck
Welcome aboard !
Wishing you relief from any problems,
or at least enough to allow doing some trains. 
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See y'all later, Forrest.
Screw the rivets, I'm building for atmosphere
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Chuck Walters
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Thanks Forrest.
Slowly unpacking some treasures.
Not much energy except to faithfully participate in
cardio recovery class and exercise (3x/week).
Just "found" several special engines,
that had been packed away for 4-5 years.
2 HO cog engines, a brass HO Climax etc.
Did a slide show for my recent 80th birthday.
Had to find my dad's slides and mine,
and did from WW2 till about 1968.
Grandkids, especially, loved it.
Great memories.
Enjoy the site.
Chuck
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