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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 8h

I don't think I've mentioned it, but I'm working on an On18 shelf layout, so I can run trains when it's too hot in the garage to run the On30. (Here in Australia, the garage becomes an oven for half the year.) Here are some of the critters I've built so far. #modeltrains #modelrailroad #narrowgauge

A small diesel locomotive with the name 'Titan' is sitting on N gauge tracks. Behind it is an On30 scale center-cab whitcomb switcher.

A small critter, no. 103, is pushing a bulkhead flatcar.

A partially completed critter is sitting on a workbench. The cab and footplate are 3D printed resin in light grey, with some white plastic strips boosting the height of the cab. The hood is cut from a Bachmann 44-ton diesel locomotive.

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Some photos of my latest build, BVLC no. 14 a petrol doodlebug. It was built from a Railway Recollections 'Short Doodlebug' kit. I did a custom chassis using Black Beetle drive units, which gave space for an interior. It's equipped with sound, a keepalive and DCC controlled interior lights. #modelrr

A maroon-and grey diesel locomotive with a coach body and passengers is sitting on tracks beside a passenger coach.

A maroon-and grey diesel locomotive with a coach body and passengers is crossing a trestle bridge.

A maroon-and grey diesel locomotive with a coach body and passengers is sitting on a passing loop.

A maroon-and grey diesel locomotive with a coach body and passengers is sitting between two steam engines.

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Some photos from today's running. No. 17, my most recent build, took its first proper train up to Camp B and back. #modeltrains #modelrailroad #On30

A small narrow-gauge diesel locomotive with maroon-and-grey paint is at the front of a short train, consisting of a refrigerator car, tank car and caboose.

A small narrow-gauge diesel locomotive with maroon-and-grey paint is pulling a refrigerator car past a level crossing.

A small narrow-gauge diesel locomotive with maroon-and-grey paint is standing on tracks, next to a oil tank car and a hopper car.

A small narrow-gauge diesel locomotive with maroon-and-grey paint is pulling two tank cars past a loading dock.

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

The latest addition to my On30 fleet. I've always liked the EMD SW9, it's one of my favourite diesels. So I built this from a Proto 2000 SW9, the cab from an older project and a scratchbuilt footplate. It's got DCC, sound and a keepalive on board. #modeltrain #modelrr #On30

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Got some more scenery done on my N scale shelf #ModelRailroad. Went for a sort of 'edge of town' feel. There's a speaker hidden in the warehouse, which provides background noise. I'm planning to rig up a G scale sound module for locomotive sound too.

A shot looking down model train tracks. On the right is a caboose that's been converted into a shed, along with an abandoned water crane.

Shot of a model railroad layout, in 1/160 scale, with various trains on top of it.

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BananaTie @bananatie.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

An easy layout for people starting on modelling realistic model train landscapes... Interestingly, it is very similar to the train lines in Iceland... Visit the #ModelTrains community on Discord: discord.gg/NAZfPVCeYn #ModelRailway #ModelRailroad

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Photo from today's running, this time on the N scale Inglenook. S-4 no. 1528 spots a boxcar on the dock. #modeltrains

A 1/160 scale model of an Alco S-4 diesel locomotive is pushing a brown boxcar. They are on a partially complete model railroad, with plywood still showing.

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

A photo from today's running. No. 7 is on pilot duty, switching coaches into the siding. In the background, no. 3 is resting, having just completed its run. #ModelTrains

Photograph of an On30 scale 0-4-0 tender engine shunting passenger coaches.

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BananaTie @bananatie.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Arriving home late for a (great) reason #Modelrailway #ModelRailroad Visit the #ModelTrains community on Discord: discord.gg/NAZfPVCeYn

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Update on the N scale #modeltrain layout. It's now at a stage where I can run sessions on it, so I've put it in my home office The signal enforces the Inglenook arrangement. For a train to shunt the rear track, it needs to request a clear track, which is handled by the #Arduino under the layout.

A small model train layout with several carriages and buildings on it.

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#ModelRailroad update. The original feed for Model Trains will no longer be working, as BlueSkyFeeds.com is shutting down. As such, a new feed has been created at bsky.app/profile/did:... to replicate the old one. This uses a different service and so should stay online.

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

My main layout is in my garage, which turns into an oven for about half the year. Which means I can't run trains then. So I'm working on a shelf layout in N scale, for when it's too hot. Here's Inglenook Harbour. Started as an Inglenook shunting layout with a loco shed and it's grown. #modeltrains

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Some more running photos. Number 1, a Class A Dunkirk, takes a maintenance-of-way train to Camp D. #ModelTrains

A Dunkirk class locomotive leads a rail-and-tie car and crane car over a wooden trestle bridge.

A Dunkirk class locomotive leads a maintenance train through a curve with tracks sloping up to the right and down to the left.

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

This was my first On30 loco build, from a HO diesel chassis and a Boulder Valley kit. It didn't run as well as I'd like, and so has spent a few years in a display cabinet. I recently had another look at it. It's now running well with a keepalive installed and extra details. #ModelTrains

A photo of a Dunkirk class locomotive on a model railroad turntable. The track is ballasted, but there is no other scenery.

A Dunkirk locomotive is sitting at a log dump. Its steps have been replaced by stirrup style ladders.

A Dunkirk locomotive is sitting at a log dump. It has had a few details added on the front deck.

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Robert @rstolting.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Finished the scratch built flat car. #modelrailroad #on30

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DCCWiki @dccwiki.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

An introduction to using Digital Command Control on your #modelrailroad. Easier than you think and enhances your empire too! #modelrailroading #modeltrain #modeltrains dccwiki.com/Introduction...

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Introduction to DCC

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

There are three cabooses on the Bradford Valley Lumber Co RR. Only no. 74 retained the original handrails, as they were laser-cut from wood and fragile. I recently replaced the handrails on the other two with some made from copper wire bent into shape. These photos show how. #ModelRR

A caboose, no. 74, sits on a caboose siding.

A model caboose chassis sits on a workbench, with four handrails bent out of copper wire glued in place.

A model caboose chassis sits on a workbench, with four handrails bent out of copper wire painted with dark grey enamel.

A model caboose sits on a siding, with the new handrails on it weathered.

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Some photos from today's running. No. 9 takes a boxcar to Camp D, and returns with 3. Loco no. 9 was scratchbuilt using the mechanism from a Bachmann HO 2-6-2. #modelrailroad

A 2-6-2 saddle tank locomotive leads a single boxcar and caboose over a bridge.

A small steam engine shunts a boxcar at a logging camp.

A saddle tank steam engine takes on water before returning. There is a TARDIS in the background.

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I bought these two standard-gauge boxcars when I first got into On30. Wanted to have them on the layout, but I only recently figured out where. By widening the staging tracks on one end and adding scenery, I managed to fit an interchange. Weathered the boxcars and put them on last weekend. #Modelrr

Two large boxcars stand on a railroad track, next to several smaller ones.

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Now that it's cooled down a bit here in Australia, I'm able to get into the garage and run trains again. Here are some photos from today's session, the first of the year. #Modeltrains

A shay-class locomotive stands under a wooden water tower, with a train of empty log wagons behind it.

A shay-type locomotive shunts log wagons at a logging camp.

A shay locomotive with the number 13 leads a train through a tunnel.

A 2-6-2 locomotive with the number 28 pulls a boxcar past a water tower.

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Bradford Valley Lumber Co @bvlcorr.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Intro time. The Bradford Valley Lumber Co. is an On30 #modelrailroad depicting logging in Oregon, USA during the late 1940s. Most of the trains and rolling stock are kitbashed or scratchbuilt. All engines are equipped with DCC and sound, and Arduinos are used for layout automation.

A small diesel locomotive pulls some log bunks out of a log dump. There are some cabooses in the background.

A Heisler locomotive takes on water before leaving with a train of logs.

Freight and passenger cars sit in a railway yard.

Two locomotives, a steam engine and a small diesel, sit side-by-side outside a water tower.

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