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    Taking Buildings Apart

    OK! EVERYONE, THEY ARE DONE............................... WHAT I DID IS.... CUT ON THE INSIDE..... THEN I PUT THEM IN THE FREEZER OVER NIGHT.......... THEN CUT AGAIN 2 TIMES. THEY CAME APART REALLY NEAT, YOU WOULD NOT KNOW THAT I HAD EVER HAD THEM OUT OF THE BOX BEFORE........ THANKS...
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    Taking Buildings Apart

    THANKS EVERYONE, I KNEW THIS WHAT I WOULD HEAR. ITS TO BAD SOMEONE HAS NOT COME UP WITH SOMETHING. OH, WELL. I AM YALKING ABOUT PLASTIC BUILDINGS, USEING LIQUID CEMENT. MY HOBBY SHOP SAID THAT BEFORE I CUT PUT THEM IN A FREEZER OVER NIGHT. SO WE WILL SEE, AND AGAIN THANKS, I KNEW I WOULD...
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    Taking Buildings Apart

    HELLO EVERYONE, I AM TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WILL CUT THE GLUE ON SOME BUILDINGS THAT I WANT TO TAKE APART AND REBUILD IN A DIFFERENT WAY. DO YOU ALL NOW KNOW OF SUCH A THING? I AM REDOING MY HO LAYOUT AND AS THEY ARE NOW THEY WILL NOT WORK OUT TO GOOD, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING THAT...
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    Need to See More!

    HI , I WANTED TO TELL YOU I LIVE NOT TO FAR AWAY, I LIVE NEAR GREENVILLE, I HAVE A GREER ADDRESS, I LIVE NEXT TO THE G S P AIRPORT. IF YOU LOOK AT A MAP OF SC, LOOK FOR I-85 AND SC HWY 14. THATS ME. MY E-MAIL IS SCOT3620@BELLSOUTH.NET. E-MAIL ME SOMETIME. ROBERT E.
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    How about a tips-n-tricks thread

    STONE LIKE FINSH I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM USING MORE OF - PLASTI=KOTE FLECK STONE SPRAYS. THEY COME ABOUT 15 DIFFERENT COLORS AND WHEN YOU SPRAY YOU WILL DO FINE, THEY DON'T SPRAY LIKE PAINT, IT COMES OUT IN A SMALL LINE, ANYMORE I DON'T EVERN MAST ANYTHING OFF. I THINK IT IS THE...
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    awsome gravel structure

    photos at one time i was into this big time, i had my own darkroom and the works. they are very good shots you did. i did tabletops at the time, i did one of an old building like that what i did was take a torch and did a wood burniing on it. this building would look great done that way. and...
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    awsome gravel structure

    photos these were nice shots, that would look good made just like the photos show it. well done. robert
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    My Layout, SWPrr

    FOR CATT I SEE YOU LIVE IN GR, I LIVED IN SAGINAW FOR 45 YEARS, I MOVED IN 1985. THE LAST 5 YEARS I WORK FOR 2 DIFFERENT DIST. OUT OF GR, I WONDER IF THEY ARE STILL THERE? 1. WAS JAC-VAN DIST. CO, WE COVERED THE STATE WITH SNAPPER, ECHO, AND BUTTON LAWN EQUPT. 2. WAS J.A.WHITE DIST. CO...
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    Rock Island

    FOSTERS I HAD TO JUMP ON THIS ONE. I HAVE BEEN IN THE CONV. STORES FOR THE LAST 22 YEARS, JUST RETIRED FROM IT, I STILL WORK 3 NIGHTS A WEEK FOR MY RR MONEY. WHEN I LIVED IN TUCSON, 10 YEARS, I WORKED FOR C-K. WE SOLD FORSTERS AT THE STORE, WE GOT 3.29 PER CAN, BECAUSE IT WAS FROM DOWN UNDER...
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    to DCC or not to DCC - that is the question

    DCC............................ OK,GUYS THANKS A LOT FOR THE INFO. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE YOU CAN GET INTO THIS ABOUT AS DEEP AS YOU WANT. SOUNDS GREAT TO ME........ I FORGOT ABOUT A TUNTABLE. AS FOR THE PC SET............ I CAN'T EVEN WORK THIS THING NOW, I WOULD HAVE THE ONLY "FLYING LOCLS" IN...
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    to DCC or not to DCC - that is the question

    DCC OK, I HAVE READ ALL THE NOTES ABOUT DCC................ I HAVE LAYED 2 CTS. OF CORK TODAY, I AM GETTING THERE, NEXT WILL BE TRACK. BUT I AM IN THE SAME BOAT, TO DCC OR NOT, I HAVE NO LOCLS YET, SO I CAN START OUT WITH 2 OR 3. I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH DCC. MY LAYOUT IS IN A...
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    Many Thanks

    TO YAKKOWARNER EVERYTHINGS OK, ONE OF THESE DAYS I WILL LEARN THIS THING. WHEN I RETIRED MY DAUGHTERS SET ME UP WITH THE PC, PRINTER, DESK AND CHAIR, THE WORKS. EVERYDAY I COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW. IT HAS BEEN FUN, I COULD SPEND YEARS HERE ON JUST RAILROADING. YA 'AL HAVE A GOOD DAY, ROBERT
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    Many Thanks

    BAD SPELLING TO YAKKO WARNER................. SORRY WORNG SPELLING... NOT "PORS" BUT "PROS." IN SC THIS MEANS, THE ONE THAT KNOW. ROBERT.
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    Many Thanks

    I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE AGAIN, THIS IS BETTER THAN HOME MADE COOKIES............... MAN ITS IS NICE TO TALK TO THE PORS. I HAVE SOME HOBBY SHOPS HERE IN THE GREENVILLE AREA, BUT THEY ARE NOT MUCH HELP. BOY YOU COULD STAY ON THIS NET FOR YEARS AND NEVER KNOW IT ALL. FROM AN OLD MAN WHO NEEDS...
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    Using Waybills

    wedding invitations HI SHAMUS, HOW ARE YOU DOING, WE TALKED A FEW MONTHS AGO ABOUT THIS ( SOMEWHERE ON THE NET) I HAD A DIFFERENT E-MAIL ADDRESS THEN, HOPE YOU ARE DOING OK WITH THE LAYOUT, I THINK IT IS NEAT. OK, HERE WE GO, MY DAUGHTER HAS A BRIDDLE SHOP, AND I THOUGHT I HAD IT MADE ON THE...
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    Using Waybills

    way bills Thanks Tyson, well here it is......... i lived in titusville for about 8 years, then i moved to tucson, az. and coming from fl., everyone started calling me gatorbob. now that i am retired... it went to OLDGATORBOB! yes, please e-mail the master to me if you would, at...
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    railroad names

    GTW THAT WAS NEAT SEE A NOTE ABOUT THE GT, I LIVED IN SAGINAW,MI FOR 45 YEARS. AND LET ME TELL YOU, GENERAL MORTORS COULD NOT HAVE MADE IT WITH OUT THE GT.
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    Using Waybills

    THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE, I HAVE RETIRED AND NEED SOMETHING TO DO. I HAVE BEEN A RAILROAD FAN FOR YEARS, SO I AM GOING TO DO A HO LAYOUT. MY ROOM IS 14 BY 12. I HAVE BUILT MY TABLE-TOP IN A "E" SHAPE. IT IS 2FT. DEEP.... 8FT. X 14FT. 8FT. WITH A 4 X 6 IN THE CENTER. I LIKE THE WAY IT TURNED...