Model Train Media | MisFitRailSystem | Activity https://modeltrainmedia.com/members/misfitrailsystem/activity/ Activity feed for MisFitRailSystem. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:21:06 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 f5f20d3d5768d79f2c02b2cf570031e7 MisFitRailSystem posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/4095/#acomment-4249 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 15:13:27 +0200 @Modeltrainmedia To springboard off that, listing the size limits would help so we know how much we have to downsize anything.

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Hi everyone,

Our community is growing fast, and I want to make sure ModelTrainMedia keeps getting better for all of you!

That’s why I’d love to hear your ideas and suggestions:
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]]> bce4527cadffbb5dd2b1aaf6a829a324 MisFitRailSystem posted an update: This Copper Range steel rock hopper was built in the […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/3811/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 06:28:57 +0200 This Copper Range steel rock hopper was built in the 1910s by Western Steel Car & Foundry Co as the second batch of 75 total cars. These were often used to haul stamp sand from the mills to dump sites. Their arch bar trucks were retained through their entire life, meaning they could not leave the Copper Range after 1939.

This model is built from…

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]]> 0 4f2a5a8341972ffc710fff51e0fbfba3 MisFitRailSystem posted an update: While doing a little testing for a project I have on […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/3152/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:57:49 +0200 While doing a little testing for a project I have on the bench, I figured I’d try out a couple other pieces to see if they’d work.

This is a 7″ radius curve, which the East Penn Traction Club states as the minimum radius for all interurban equipment on street trackage with radial couplers.

Standard freight cars up to 40′ were listed as maxed…

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]]> 0 2491a77f3d71fd605f0c6f32b3d6b318 MisFitRailSystem posted a new activity comment https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/1081/#acomment-1096 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:02:00 +0200 @BrassBasement.com I’m sure they were top of the line in 1975, but age and possible water damage has certainly weakened them. I’m hoping I can retrofit more locomotives this way to keep my old brass stuff going.

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This is an HO scale Hallmark E7A I’ve retrofitted with a complete Proto 2000 drive.

The original trucks were having hardware issues, and the motor seemed to be giving out. […]

]]> dab752dd08cca542b22b302e1cdee8f4 MisFitRailSystem posted an update in the group 🇺🇸 Model Railroading USA: Hey, this is kinda neat.I'm based out of West Michigan, […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/1089/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:51:05 +0200 Hey, this is kinda neat.

I’m based out of West Michigan, but grew up near the Illinois Railway Museum. Plenty of good railroading out in that area.

I mostly do locomotive and electrical work, but I’ve been digging in to rolling stock projects and a lot of layout design, as well as L-Gauge modeling and operations.

I’m looking forward to learning…

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]]> 2 838d57381b21b80f5303c4db00a94528 MisFitRailSystem posted an update: This is an HO scale Hallmark E7A I've retrofitted with […] https://modeltrainmedia.com/activity-feed/p/1081/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:37:55 +0200 This is an HO scale Hallmark E7A I’ve retrofitted with a complete Proto 2000 drive.

The original trucks were having hardware issues, and the motor seemed to be giving out. I checked against some parts I got from a friend and found out it all lined up.

So with some new custom bolsters and wiring, the Proto drive has been fitted to the…

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