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I found a neat trick for making your cerealboard not warp when you paint, glue etc. Go out and get a box of long square barbeque matches. Usually comes in boxes of 50 or more. Cut down to inside wall size, they make excellent framing for the inside to make sure the walls stay straight and also...

Well update one....I managed to salvage as much track, rolling stock, locomotives as I could after our move. Seems that I have more then I thought. Got my board all ready and went down to the local hobby store to purchase 10 pieces of HO cork. I chose HO cork because I am modelling an area that...

I'm in the process of building a new layout and after finally locating my rolling stock and locomotives I had packed away due to a move, I realized that I lost three pieces of rolling stock...which is nothing really...But I also lost an entire LL GP38 shell and a Atlas GP9 shell that got smashed...

These are the EMD units in the SD40 class that I know of: EMD SD40 EMD SD40A EMD SD40X EMD SDP40 EMD SD40T-2 EMD SD40-2 EMD SD40M-2 (Units rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen) EMD SD40-2W EMD SD402-SS As for the SD40M...I know that M stands for modified, although I am not sure what...

Hi all, some of the names I remember, but most are all new to me. It's been about two years now since I last modeled N scale or even had anything to do with trains and now that I am planning a new layout, I decided to post a thread of my progress. It's only an 18" x 39" industrial switch layout...

I had a change in my plan from point to point to continous run and decided to span the gap with 2 single track through truss bridges. Using the Robin technique....see Robin you have taught me alot....I built both spans out of congrugated(?) cardboard. I must admit seeing the final pictures, this...

Here's the first pic with my digital camera...sorry about the quality but I'm still getting used to it

Now that all the track is layed down, I am building the first of many structures for my Iron Ridge Railroad. It's a grain terminal based on no specific prototype....and I have found a few tricks and tips to pass along while building this. The main building is built ala Robin (made of cardboard...

Almost there with my whole concept of easy background trucks...like I said due to the scaling and building of those on site trucks, I find it much easier to make my own templates. Here's the second attempt, almost got the whole truck down....still just a rough draft but the finished product will...

I have a bit of a point to make with these scaled down models off the net, the hardest part I have found is the tabs for folding...it's sometimes hard to determine what is a tab and what is the truck itself. Maybe it's just me. Anyone else have this problem? That is partly the reason I drew my...

RockIslandMike, as you probably have already guessed the trailer is just a simple rectangular box with the ends glued to it. As for being optimistic about the truck itself, I can understand as I too am optimistic about how it will turn out. I've laid out the template so that the middle section...

Although mainly due to the fact that shortage of funds prevents me from buying all the trucks and trailers to fill my intermodal yard, I came up with an idea that not only will benefit my own layout, but layouts all over the place. I have checked the net and no company makes N scale trucks or...

Although mainly due to the fact that shortage of funds prevents me from buying all the trucks and trailers to fill my intermodal yard, I came up with an idea that not only will benefit my own layout, but layouts all over the place. I have checked the net and no company makes N scale trucks or...

I ran into a dilemna of filling my container ship with containers. I only have a black ink cartridge in my printer so I printed out some templates I have done in MS Paint and coloured them in with pencil crayons.....from the photo below it's an easy and simple way to fill up the background of...

I am building a new container ship, unfortunatly I can't get any good pictures with the computer I am on...I do have one pic I took with my scanner...the entire ship measures 3 feet long, 4" wide and includes room for 168 containers. The entire superstructure is made of cardstock, as will be...

Robin, You never cease to amaze with your craftsmanship and ingenuity. I still can't understand how you can take an ad and build a duplicate of the structure in it. Do you draw up plans first, or do you just guestimate how long this piece would be or how tall that piece would be and build it or...

This post is for anyone that has a limited amount of rolling stock, or is in need of a piece of rolling stock that you don't have enough of. I was in the second group... so I took a UP coal hopper and since I don't run any coal on my layout, put a styrene roof on it. Then I took an old box...

I too am in need of 3 couplers from Atlas. I'll even exchange them for 3 MT's. All my rolling stock is rapido and if I could possibly get these 3 couplers I can make use of all my motive power. Any help would be great. Private e-mail me at: rstraingifs@yahoo.com Ed

Hey all, As you know, my Iron Ridge RR is freelanced on the CN line between London Ontario and Hamilton Ontario. I am looking for rail-served industry photos and station photos of the following cities to scratchbuild. 1) Woodstock (station) 2) Paris Jct (anything interesting) 3)...

That's a fabulous idea Catt. Not only would it bring the entire NARA closer together, but would tie all lines into each other with all our interchanges and track rights. And that rolling stock idea is even better, I'd be proud to display one on my line. Ed