Hi All, I am happy to report that I am officially finished with the Pennsylvania Railroad RS-1 engine kit. This is an S-scale (1:64) model that took me exactly 12 weeks to build, paint, and assemble. A lot of patience was required, but I am very pleased with the end result.
I have completely and thoroughly documented the construction of this model on my web site. There are over 140 photos in the 13-page article. You can see the end result and the article here: http://pmrr.org/Equipment/RS1/index.htm (click on the "Building the Kit" topic near the bottom of the page to see the whole story) I had never built a model engine, so there were some first-time challenges. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the project even though there were times of extreme frustration, long hours, and several late nights (especially in the last week). Knuckle-biting was also required at times. :-) I had set myself the goal of completing this model before the February 19th "Greater Houston Train Show" here in Stafford, Texas (south-west of Houston). I hope to have the engine running on the Houston S Gaugers' club layout this Saturday (it needs some running time to wear off some of the "new-ness"). If you are in town, please come by and take a look. Here's the show's flyer: http://sanjac.leoslair.com/SanJac_pdf/2011%20Public%20Flyer.pdf By the way, the last page of my online article states my conclusion about the kit. Enjoy, - Peter. -- Peter Vanvliet ([email protected], or [email protected]) Houston, Texas "It is easy to give up; anyone can do that..." http://pmrr.org/ (my model railroad - RSS feed <http://pmrr.org/rss.xml>) http://fourthray.com/ (my company) http://houstonsgaugers.org/ (model railroad club) -- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
