Category: HO Scale Details

  • Turnout Control Inside a Scale Switch Stand

    Push-button turnout control hiding in plain sight. Hidden inside this HO scale model of a Bethlehem Steel Co. Model 51 low-profile switch stand is a tactile push-button for local turnout control. Simply press down on the target to throw your turnout. A great solution to local control of a turnout without a control panel. What…

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    Kelly

  • Prototype Wheel Stops

    While exploring the Georgetown Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad I ran across these wheel stops still strapped in place on a siding in 2019. The siding appeared to be used to unload oil tank cars in the 1940s to 1950s.  Since I am modeling this exact location this is a must-have detail. Previously…

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    Kelly
    Wheel stops installed on the Georgetown branch