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    Small portable sawmill info needed

    In my area of the south (Arkansas and Louisiana) most of the time the logs were brought out of the woods to a loading area on wagons. They were skidded to the wagons by mules and the poled or rolled onto the wagons at the "log set." The team would drop the load parallel to the wagon and the...
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    Peco or Atlas?

    Atlas or Micro Engineering-Which one looks more realistic? I see that the M-E goes down to code 40, is this ok for most N-scale cars? IronMule
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    Where's the best place to get high strand count Welders Cable for Trees?

    I buy mine at a local welding supply store. It is fairly cheap(like a dollar or so a foot) and they sell it to me by the foot. I actually buy this stuff to make battery cables as well as using it for welding leads. I wouldn't bother with the lamp cord. This stuff is much easier to strip. I...
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    Painting

    I was wanting to paint the trucks and the roof of my stewart F7A. It has a factory paint job with the trucks being unpainted of course. I was going to airbrush "testors" enamel silver. Do I need to use a primer? I also have some Testors acrylic but I don't think it looks as good. Thanks...
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    LifeLike experiences

    How do you regauge the wheels of a locomotive? Also what track do ya'll recommend. I was thinking I need to use code 55, but will this cause operating problems? Who makes the most realistic looking track? Thanks, Ironmule
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    MP 531 Project

    Would the red not show through the yellow decals? I guess not since you used the white over the green. It would be harder putting them on the round nose because they wouldn't work on Fs from different manufacturers. They are close to the SP Black widow wings with the from being different. I...
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    MP 531 Project

    Maybe the next time I pass through there I will know more where to look. Thanks! I just hate it that this kinda stuff is gone forever. I guess that is what makes me interested in these short-lines, the fact that you can "freeze" or recreate a time in the past. In Magnolia, we always had the...
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    MP 531 Project

    I know a dude from there named Lavon Cope. I pass through there from time to time. I never could tell where the old ADN R.O.W. crossed the hwy in Fountain Hill.
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    MP 531 Project

    I know a fellow from there named Lavon Cope. I've been through there several times. I never could tell where the old R.O.W. for the AD&N crossed the hwy in Fountain Hill.
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    MP 531 Project

    Close to Magnolia
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    MP 531 Project

    nice loco That looks great! I live in Arkansas and pass by the mill in crossett fairly often. I would like to do a layout with some of these N. Louisiana and S. Arkansas short lines but I can't paint or model anything like you guys. It would be easier for me to modify the prototype loco w/ a...
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