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Tips, Tricks, Techniques & Tools / Re: Large scale NBW’s?
Last post by NORCALLOGGER - May 03, 2026, 03:56:17 PMFYI, Bob Hartford is either in the big layout in the sky or knocking on the door. Nobody has heard from him for about three years.
Yea, that is what I have heard as well.
Yea, that is what I have heard as well.
#2
General Forums / Re: New in 1/16th scale Tract...
Last post by finescalerr - May 03, 2026, 03:06:45 PMNice image! Can you spell "AI"? -- Russ
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Tips, Tricks, Techniques & Tools / Re: Large scale NBW’s?
Last post by finescalerr - May 03, 2026, 03:05:04 PMFYI, Bob Hartford is either in the big layout in the sky or knocking on the door. Nobody has heard from him for about three years. He and I became friends in the late 1980s and stayed pals until he became disabled. What a loss to the hobby and to humanity in general. -- Russ
#4
General Forums / Re: New in 1/16th scale Tract...
Last post by greenie - May 03, 2026, 02:15:14 AMJust had a real good look at the last of the four photos added by Rail & Tie, showing all the gears in the drive train of the model.
It looks like a compatent person should be able to get the model to move under it's own power, that's if you can hide a battery in the model somewhere.
Bloody nice model though, reminds me of the old Bandia Pendle Princess model.
It looks like a compatent person should be able to get the model to move under it's own power, that's if you can hide a battery in the model somewhere.
Bloody nice model though, reminds me of the old Bandia Pendle Princess model.
#5
General Forums / Re: New in 1/16th scale Tract...
Last post by shropshire lad - May 03, 2026, 01:27:52 AMApparently this is going to be the box art for the 1/16th version..
#6
Tips, Tricks, Techniques & Tools / Re: Large scale NBW’s?
Last post by lab-dad - May 02, 2026, 04:57:50 PM"I might be mistaken but I think Don acquired Bob Hartford's masters after Bob left the hobby. That's why the castings are so good."
You are correct.
We had a long conversation.
He is working on more offerings or re-releases.
MJinTN
You are correct.
We had a long conversation.
He is working on more offerings or re-releases.
MJinTN
#7
Tips, Tricks, Techniques & Tools / Re: Large scale NBW’s?
Last post by NORCALLOGGER - May 02, 2026, 04:17:37 PMI might be mistaken but I think Don acquired Bob Hartford's masters after Bob left the hobby. That's why the castings are so good.
#8
Tips, Tricks, Techniques & Tools / Re: Large scale NBW’s?
Last post by Bill Gill - May 02, 2026, 03:47:30 PMReally good looking castings (including Chuck's broom 
)
I noticed the turnbuckles on the top right. An HO scale version would have simplified the coal silo I built several years ago. For it the turnbuckles on the hoops were represented by gluing pairs of NBWs together tail to tail and gluing them at a slight angle to the hoop. Yours look much better.
)I noticed the turnbuckles on the top right. An HO scale version would have simplified the coal silo I built several years ago. For it the turnbuckles on the hoops were represented by gluing pairs of NBWs together tail to tail and gluing them at a slight angle to the hoop. Yours look much better.
#9
Tips, Tricks, Techniques & Tools / Re: Large scale NBW’s?
Last post by finescalerr - May 02, 2026, 01:07:31 PMDon Niday is a good guy and does good work. He's also reliable. -- Russ
#10
Tips, Tricks, Techniques & Tools / Re: Large scale NBW’s?
Last post by lab-dad - May 01, 2026, 05:21:13 PMFor your inspection.
Notice I got brooms.
Mj
Notice I got brooms.
Mj