Archive for the 'Sn42 Critters' Category

Sn42 Critter on EBay

Sn42 Critter For Sale (Disclosure: This is my own listing). I have a Model Power DDT Plymouth Diesel switch engine listed on EBay. Although it is an HO locomotive, it scales out rather large in HO and actually looks a lot better as an S Scale narrow gauge locomotive. In fact, I put it next [...]

More on Sn42 Critters

I now have three different types of HO Scale 4 wheel diesels to convert into Sn42 critters: A Mantua Davenport Diesel, a Model Power DDT Plymouth Industrial Switcher, and a Tyco Diesel. The Mantua and Tyco locomotives are very similar even though they don’t look like it at first glance. The Mantua switcher is an [...]

Gorre & Daphetid in Sn42

Sometimes I think it’s good to get back to basics. I’ve been wracking my brain trying to come up with a good model railroad track plan for a 4 x 8 Sn42 layout. I want kind of a western theme with some mountains (or at least hills), a tunnel or trestle (or both), and good [...]

Sn42 Critters

I don’t currently have room to build an S Scale model railroad for my full size S Scale locomotives but I’d like to get some model railroading done. One option I’ve been thinking about is building a small 4 x 8 layout in HO scale. HO layouts are fairly common on the 4 x 8 [...]