The freelance California Railway -and- Navigation Co

[masonamerican]

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[AVRR_dash_PA]

Very impressive carpentry on the bench-work. You found some really high-quality wood to build with, judging from what I can see. Nicely done!

Don

[NevinW]

You've done a great job with the engines. I really like the turntable too. Looks great. - Nevin

[deemery]

How well do those Arbour locos run? I looked at one of their 4-4-0 kits for years in the '80s at a local hobby shop, and unfortunately never did buy it.

dave

[railman28]

So fine Hakan! Thanks a lot for sharing these. Your Engine Fleet is very impressive. I'm amazed you got the Arbour kits together. That something I wasn't able to do.How do they run for you? did you modify them any?

The L-girder benchwork looks great too. Nice and strong as it needs to be.

I look forward to seeing this layout again once you have more done on it.

Thanks again,

[alpha_1]

Very nice work! Great benchwork, scenery and beautiful locomotives and rolling stock. I'm subscribing to this thread and will follow it with great interest.

Cheers!

[fireman93514]

Great job. Every bit of it is first rate.

[masonamerican]

Thank you all for the very kind words. When progress has been made I'll post some new photos. I'm a bit of a loner in modeling circles as I live a long way from other modelers so it is great that one can share ideas and modeling through this site.

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How well do those Arbour locos run? I looked at one of their 4-4-0 kits for years in the '80s at a local hobby shop, and unfortunately never did buy it.

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Hello Dave, the 4-4-0 runs very well although it is a bit noisy due to its open gear. It has the open gear with shaft and bearings and a can motor (Sagami I think) that came with the kit. The motor is in the tender. The 2-6-0 also runs well but on this I had to have a new frame made as the one that came with the kit was badly warped. I had the frame done by another modeler here in Sweden who milled me one from brass. It had the same gear configuration as the 4-4-0 but I used a NWSL gearbox instead and kept the motor in the tender.

Thank you all,

best regards

Hakan

[Rick]

Hakan, if you think you're boring us with your pictures, please bore us some more.

Your benchwork looks very well made and your scenery and structures are equally well done.

I hope to see more pictures as you make more progress.

[deemery]

Hakan, I'd love to see a photo of the milled frame and motor in your 2-6-0, if that's easy to do.

dave

[masonamerican]

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Hakan, I'd love to see a photo of the milled frame and motor in your 2-6-0, if that's easy to do.

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Here are some pictures of the frame. The motor is in the tender and is only attached to the tender floor with a elastic compound.
best regards

Hakan

[deemery]

Thanks!! That helps me understand how the gear tower fits into the loco.

dave

[Frederic_Testard]

What a wonderful discovery, Hakan! This layout is really beautiful and your rolling stock is nice. As I was browsing picture after picture, I was getting more and more excited. Sweden really has a lot of great America modellers.

[alpha_1]

Great turntable! Is that scratchbuilt by any chance? She's a beaut!

[CieloVistaRy]

Hakan,

I especially admire your benchwork- it is well done! I love your track plan. Please continue to post more pictures.

Arthur