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  • Varney “Li’l Joe” 0-4-0 (II.)

    Varney “Li’l Joe” 0-4-0 (II.)

    At this points I have to mention this website: https://hoseeker.net/ . This is an essential resource for anyone who works with older HO scale model trains. It is a lifeline that I am very thankful for. Back to the locomotives. I decided to keep the old 5-pole open-frame electric motors. I bought 30 AWG wire…

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  • Varney “Li’l Joe” 0-4-0 (I.)

    Varney “Li’l Joe” 0-4-0 (I.)

    This will be my first post about model railroading. At this point, we already have a basic train table and layout, as well as several locomotives and cars. I’ll write about the layout later. Some months ago, in the spring, I saw a Craigslist post about some old model trains. I decided to drive 30…

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