Recent content by Jim de Bree

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    sign thread

    Is this the link you were looking for? http://www.trainweb.org/tylick/signintro.htm
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    Tree Armatures From Crepe Myrtle

    Crepe mertyles are commonly found in southern California. The old Kalmbach book on Scenery written by Bill McClannahan (sp?) had a section discussing the use of crepe mertyle for winter scenes when all the leaves have fallen. I have used them in the past. By the way, this is the best time of...
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    San Diego Model Railroad Museum

    The museum is one of the finest I have ever been to. It is easy to spend an entire afternoon there.
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    Saturday Again - Hooray

    Good morning everyone. You're correct it is Saturday, but I am at the office. Will be heading to London, Brussels and the Hague this week on business--unfortunately that leaves no time for railroading or posting on the Gauge. Have a great week everyone!
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    spar tree

    Another awesome example of the quality work done by Gauger's.
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    Back Woods Sawmill

    Up to your usual standards Another great model, Vic.
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    Barn & Chicken Coop

    According to the Walthers catalog, barn # 490-601 is 4-5/16" X 5-1/2". There is another barn called the Deluxe Barn Kit, but no dimensions are given.
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    Fascia Boards--What color?

    thanks everyone One last question for those of you recommending black. Are you using flat or gloss?
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    Fascia Boards--What color?

    I am in the process of installing fasia boards to my layout. What color do you use? My layout is largely urban with a section of western desert and mountains. The mountains are colored a reddish brown as is typical in many parts of the west.
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    Completed Oil Tanker

    Great cars.
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    Tree gluing problem

    Thanks Tyson thanks for the tip. Thank God that I am modelling the western partof the country. If I were modelling the east and had to make a gazillion trees, I'd go nuts. It certainly is not as easy as Woodland Scenics would have you believe. However, the end product does look pretty good.
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    Tree gluing problem

    Hobby-tac question Last night I started making a large number of Woodland Scenics Pine trees, using Hobby-Tac as the adhesive. How do you clean this stuff off of your hands? Is there some sort of solvent? The instructions on the bottle don't have any warnings or clean up...
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    Bramble bushes real cheap

    Very nice Bill. I was wondering if it was possible to use another heat source, such as a soldering iron, in place of the torch.
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    Spray Bottles

    Life is a tradeoff My electric bill last month was ten time yours. But then there is a small hobbyshop within walking distance of my house. How far are you from Atlanta? I usually end up going to Atlanta on business once every couple of years.
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    Spray Bottles

    Things must be a lot cheaper in Georgia. But then I'll bet your electric bills are a lot lower than ours too.
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