The Fortress Group
Scale Railroading

Supplying inormation for model railroading

Welcome to our site. This portion is under construction, and will be added to as I get pics. For now, enjoy the photos. I do repairs on all makes and scales of railroad equipment. Engines, accessories and transformers. I do electrical trouble shooting, and standard electrical control designs.

These photos are of my small home layout in HO scale built 1979-83. It was wired in blocks, with 3 main lines, several branches and sideings, and could run 6 trains at once if I didn't get confused. Photos of it won several awards.

Here are photos of a 22' HO layout I designed and built for McGiffin's Hobbies and Grand Cities Mall. It has 2 main lines with a loop for continuous running, and several sidings for action. It is wired in blocks for control.

Here are pics of my new home layout started in 2005. It's 7'x22' dogbone with several elevations. Steepest grade is 3.3% and curve min. is 19" on spurs, 28" on mains. It's a rich railroad - 3 breweries, gold mine, diamond factory, coal mine, marble quarry, and lumber shipments. There are two removable modules - the upper left is the coal mine and town outskirts, the upper right is a lumber, yard, depot area. The main yard is also removable. There are a few liftouts for maintenance - one under Miskitonic U., one under/with the large concrete retaining walls, and one under the main lower town. The control panels were made with 2-layer plastic at a trophy house. Many pics are to follow.

TIPS
If you need ball bearings for early HO Rivarossi motors, get them from Skilcraft ballpoint pens. Cut the brass cone behind the ball with wire cutters. Look for the .039" balls.
Use ONLY plastic compatible oil and grease on any equipment.

ITEMS
28 Rivarossi locos 0-8-0's to 2-8-8-2's all tuned, lubed and test run. Some may have bell or step missing. Enquire.

Atlas code 100 NS:

100 flex track new $200

#4 left used $4 #281

#4 left new $8

#4 right new $8 #282

#4 right used $4

wye new $8

wye used $4

#6 right new $10

#6 right used $5

Peco code 100 NS:

sl-e86 right curved new $18

sl-e87 left curved new $18

Shinohara code 100 NS:

#6 left curved used $15

#6 right curved used $15

#6 right curved used $12 - needs to be spiked at one end

Campbell 7-1/2" gallows turntable w/ pit $15

Campbell #304 timber trestle new unbiult $30

Alexander Zmuda True to Life Scenery - good book $3

Woodland Scenics new:

B70 iron ballast fine $3.50

B86 brown ballast coarse $3.50

B85 Dk brown ballast coarse $3.50

B79 brown ballast medium $3.50

C1255 Random stone single tunnel $7

C1253 Cutstone single tunnel $7

C1253 Cutstone single tunnel $5 primered

cobblestone retaining wall $8 pair

Foam stone block retaining wall $4

Foam single track portal stone block $5

Foam Pittsburg Cut rock (Faller) - use as is or as mold $11.50

Foam Limestone Cliff (Noch) - use as is or as mold form $17.00

Perma-scene 20oz $2

B&H new:

H-157 brown ballast coarse $3.50

H- smudge black ballast fine $3.50 coal

John's Rocks new:

15" dark grey rocks $4

15" iron red rocks $4

Tauro 15" whiteish marble $3

styrene white .029" x 5-1/2 x 9-1/4 w/

rounded corners (104 sheets) $25

IHC #1721 delivery trucks $7

IHC touring cars $5

AHM new:

PE 801 engine house $8

5813 Brewery $15

5824 timber trestle $12

820 hotel

Bachmann new:

45211 coaling station $13

Magnuson new:

Miners Union Hall $25

Life-Like new:

1377 coaling tower $20

8213 steel arch trestle $18

8213 assembled half $9

Atlas

775 telephone poles $2

81 bridge piers used (3) $1

Primex new:

1760 rail station $4

1783 trackside sheds and crossing $3

Heljan new:

1765 block bridge pillar pair $7

1753 long passenger platform $12

For more information e-mail me.
To order items, write to:
Michael Anson
Box 74
Arvilla, ND 58214

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The Fortress Group Scale Railroading

Supplying inormation for model railroading

The Fortress Group
Scale Railroading