tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24281781798157509012011-07-28T12:16:51.634-07:00Highly accurate models of miniature trains and transit vehicles: the real thing in N-Scale! This is the place to get a snap shot of Wheels of Time's current projects, and a quick preview of what's coming down the line!Wheels of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079271690507463461noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428178179815750901.post-24533619134436850452010-07-19T17:57:00.000-07:002010-07-19T17:57:27.434-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />When I was in Milwaukee for the 75th Anniversary NMRA Train Show, I took a side trip by passenger train on Amtrak's Hiawatha to Chicago's Union Station.&nbsp; It's still a grand and venerable station.<br /><br />Here's some pics of the trip. Enjoy!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TETxllJN-pI/AAAAAAAAACo/gJhWjoE65K0/s1600/entering.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TETxllJN-pI/AAAAAAAAACo/gJhWjoE65K0/s400/entering.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Entering Union Station</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TETxfV-z4JI/AAAAAAAAACY/AVCExq2vwwU/s1600/cab.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TETxfV-z4JI/AAAAAAAAACY/AVCExq2vwwU/s400/cab.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Deep in the bowels of Union Station, Amtrak's Hiawatha among Metro commuter trains.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TETxikHHPCI/AAAAAAAAACg/-QpFvXVr2pQ/s1600/chicago-union-station-1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TETxikHHPCI/AAAAAAAAACg/-QpFvXVr2pQ/s400/chicago-union-station-1.gif" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Chicago's Union Station</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2428178179815750901-2453361913443685045?l=wot-miniatures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wheels of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079271690507463461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428178179815750901.post-86856429844884435672010-07-17T21:25:00.000-07:002010-07-17T21:25:59.537-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">It's been great meeting up with so many old and new friends at the 75th NMRA Train Show in Milwaukee. Thanks to all who have visited the Wheels of Time booth! For those of you who couldn't be here ... a few pictures of some really neat stuff we're working on at Wheels of Time. Enjoy!</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TEJ86ENWjBI/AAAAAAAAACA/qNKX9Q8Ttx4/s1600/clerestory-end-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TEJ86ENWjBI/AAAAAAAAACA/qNKX9Q8Ttx4/s400/clerestory-end-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Clerestory end of our new baggage-express car</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TEJ9EMn50nI/AAAAAAAAACI/5OOzbhT3Fhg/s1600/new-truck-detail2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TEJ9EMn50nI/AAAAAAAAACI/5OOzbhT3Fhg/s400/new-truck-detail2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">New tooling for our new 6-wheel heavyweight drop equalizer truck</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TEJ9Ox_2K6I/AAAAAAAAACQ/qV6i_xDaNhA/s1600/roof-types2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TEJ9Ox_2K6I/AAAAAAAAACQ/qV6i_xDaNhA/s400/roof-types2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Roof types for our new baggage-express car including clerestory,&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">arched with Utility vents, arched with Garland vents</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TEH_Wl3t7cI/AAAAAAAAAB4/H2I82WTaMqc/s1600/3-D-ADA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="90" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/TEH_Wl3t7cI/AAAAAAAAAB4/H2I82WTaMqc/s200/3-D-ADA.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">HO Scale and N Scale "ADA Warning Band for modern platforms".</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> &nbsp;Check out the real bumpy 3-D details!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2428178179815750901-8685642984488443567?l=wot-miniatures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wheels of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079271690507463461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428178179815750901.post-7513470742431882102010-07-09T19:37:00.000-07:002010-07-11T15:26:23.008-07:00Hope to see you at <a href="http://www.nationaltrainshow.org/2010/milwaukee.html">75th Anniversary National Train Show</a> in Milwaukee<br />on July 16-18! Wheels of Time is setting up shop at <b>booth #091</b>, where<br />we'll be making some all-new product announcements for HO and N-scale,<br />in addition to showcasing our exceptionally accurate N-scale<br />Heavyweight 70-ft baggage-express cars. Stop by and pay us a visit. I<br />am looking forward to meeting you!<br /><br />Happy Model Railroading,<br /><br />Matthew<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2428178179815750901-751347074243188210?l=wot-miniatures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wheels of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079271690507463461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428178179815750901.post-41186994892210769112010-05-19T11:51:00.001-07:002010-05-19T11:54:46.560-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S_Qz110GHAI/AAAAAAAAABU/1AIcLJN3JCQ/s1600/NS-one-six-JULY-AUG+copy.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473056447233661954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S_Qz110GHAI/AAAAAAAAABU/1AIcLJN3JCQ/s400/NS-one-six-JULY-AUG+copy.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2428178179815750901-4118699489221076911?l=wot-miniatures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wheels of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079271690507463461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428178179815750901.post-89985904955333924432010-05-18T20:43:00.000-07:002010-05-18T20:59:42.875-07:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Production for MOW Series Plus More</span> is being finished up as we speak. Will be shipping from HK to the States this Wednesday or Thursday. Yeaa! Can't wait. Give or take a few days, if no problem at Uncle Sam (a.k.a. U.S. Customs), then it should be shipped to <b>all</b> around June 4-10th.<br /><br /><b>Heading to Milwaukee on July 16-18 for the <a href="http://www.nationaltrainshow.org/2010/milwaukee.html">75th Anniversary NMRA Train Show</a>?</b><br />See Wheels of Time at booth # 091. Do drop by and say hi.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />Matthew<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2428178179815750901-8998590495533392443?l=wot-miniatures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wheels of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079271690507463461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428178179815750901.post-41491909068930345992010-04-14T09:59:00.001-07:002010-04-14T10:01:10.546-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S8X0zQNou1I/AAAAAAAAABM/cbTe4uVrge0/s1600/SPMW-bag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 121px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S8X0zQNou1I/AAAAAAAAABM/cbTe4uVrge0/s400/SPMW-bag.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460039284619262802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S8X0uLVFY9I/AAAAAAAAABE/qEa_x6CY86s/s1600/MW-green.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 174px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S8X0uLVFY9I/AAAAAAAAABE/qEa_x6CY86s/s400/MW-green.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460039197408977874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S8X0nRJ5kEI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tkg5RjU5laA/s1600/BNMW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S8X0nRJ5kEI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tkg5RjU5laA/s400/BNMW.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460039078713593922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S8X0iMD_vZI/AAAAAAAAAA0/2ZiBt2yDdwQ/s1600/UPMW-coach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 189px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S8X0iMD_vZI/AAAAAAAAAA0/2ZiBt2yDdwQ/s400/UPMW-coach.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460038991447309714" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2428178179815750901-4149190906893034599?l=wot-miniatures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wheels of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079271690507463461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428178179815750901.post-54196184306525271322010-04-14T09:56:00.000-07:002010-04-14T09:58:45.684-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S8X0FIqYEgI/AAAAAAAAAAs/zD96s6A5Zuw/s1600/SPMW-coach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S8X0FIqYEgI/AAAAAAAAAAs/zD96s6A5Zuw/s400/SPMW-coach.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460038492318339586" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2428178179815750901-5419618430652527132?l=wot-miniatures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wheels of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079271690507463461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428178179815750901.post-83266907766313189362010-03-04T12:52:00.000-08:002010-03-04T12:59:13.666-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S5Ae13XsF6I/AAAAAAAAAAk/xtjgmaZZ9zU/s1600-h/ccmf_6842.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S5Ae13XsF6I/AAAAAAAAAAk/xtjgmaZZ9zU/s400/ccmf_6842.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444885860236138402" /></a><br />I live and work within earshot of the former SP Coast Line Peninsula Line which is now Caltrain. Here is a view of their CEMOF. Enjoy.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2428178179815750901-8326690776631318936?l=wot-miniatures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wheels of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079271690507463461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428178179815750901.post-84875426771608036602010-02-25T10:31:00.000-08:002010-02-25T11:25:15.727-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S4bHXcpkfuI/AAAAAAAAAAM/zgNfZJ3y1CY/s1600-h/SP-Train-1+copy.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6sqoTSLAuCQ/S4bHXcpkfuI/AAAAAAAAAAM/zgNfZJ3y1CY/s320/SP-Train-1+copy.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442256405365292770" /></a><br />Welcome to Wheels of Time. This is the place to see a snap shot of our current projects and a quick preview of what's coming up plus more! Be sure to subscribe to our Wheels of Time newsletter too.<br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2428178179815750901-8487542677160803660?l=wot-miniatures.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wheels of Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079271690507463461noreply@blogger.com3