Recent content by FrankG

Cutting styrene Search for Hudson Life Building on www.nscalelimited.com. A number of the detail parts were cut from .01" styrene on a craft cutter for this high rise scratch build.

Here's an older DPM kit I did. I usually try to use 3 or 4 different colors on a building because I think it looks more realistic and less flat. But I think the key is to keep everything in a similar color scheme. (Edit: Sorry...I don't know why the link is showing up and not the photo) I...

Thanks guys. I appreciate all the good feedback I've been getting. Just wish I had more time to model -- and more importantly -- I wish my local hobby store didn't close!

N Scale Signs by Request There seems to be so much interest in the N scale signs I've done that I've decided to do them by request. Literally, just leave me comments at Limited Offer: Free N Scale Signs by Request « N Scale Modeling and I'll post what readers request. I hope everyone's...

I just wanted to let everyone know that I've posted several new, printable N scale signs, billboards and a vending machine at Free Downloads « N Scale Modeling. Simply save them and print them. They're already saved at 300dpi and scaled for N scale, even though they're probably usable in...

I've posted a free Planters Peanuts billboard set at Free N Scale Signs - Planters Peanut Billboard « N Scale Modeling This set was designed with N scale in mind, but it contains multiple sizes and probably would work for multiple scales. Also multiple color schemes and vintage Planters...

Thanks for the comments. I used the barrel because it's far enough to the back of the store and is viewblocked by several things to really just look like a small round table.

I've completed a scratchbuilt interior for an N scale men's clothing store that I've been working on. This was designed to fit inside of DPM's corner apothecary kit. Here's how I've constructed it: - The flooring of this interior is a small counter top sample of Formica freely available from...

Correction Sorry to anyone who grabbed these signs. I had them posted up at 72pdi -- which made them like 18" wide and definately out of scale. I've corrected them to be 300dpi -- so they're now about 4" across or so and now in scale. Sorry again.

I have free N scale signs for a men's clothing shop available at: http://nscale.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/free-n-scale-signs-clothing-store/ These are designed to fit a DPM Corner Apothecary kit, following the information at http://nscale.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/mens-clothing-store-in-progress/...

Just out of curiousity....does anyone know the answer to this? What allows a model railroading company to reproduce trademarked symbols and material without being in violation of copyright and other laws? For example....you can buy billboards and signs of real companies...Coca Cola, Greyhound...

I've been steering away from LEDs because I just don't think they have the same look as incandescent. And I have a BOX of these little tiny (grain of wheat, maybe) bulbs that someone gave me...so I might as well use them. I think they look really good...so I was just trying to figure the...

I keep asking lighting questions, but I'm just not getting it. Maybe someone can answer some pretty basic questions.... I'm using miniature bulbs that light at 1.5v (using a battery). They also work at 3v, but are very bright. I'm sticking with the 1.5 because it looks better and hopefully...

Most of the equiptment is owned by a functioning freight company, but they only use a couple of the engines. Don't know why they purchased the rest. I didn't climb inside any of them -- they have a trailer that the company operates out of. And while the guy was very nice about me taking...

Actually....I'm so interested in this now that I've been searching the Web for more info. Here's what I found out about the NYC FA. That unit is reportedly owed by the Anthracite Historical Society. The NYC paint job was temporary, added for a showing, but not its original. Therefore, I...