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    Plywood vs. Humidity

    Gosh, it's been a long time since I've been here!!! Since then, I redid my module construction techniques. You can find them on my blog at http://railwaybobsmodulebuildingtips.blogspot.ca/ And yes, I belong to OVAR, HOTRAK, BRS, ORHC, and the G-Men. Bob M.
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    New Bend Track modules started

    Having carved a few hills out of Styrofoam on my Bancroft and Irondale HOTRAK modules, I can really see the potential for that Styrofoam scenery!! It looks as if you're using 4" Styrofoam to layer the hills. Or is it my eyes because I'm looking at an N-scale layout? The serations (lines) on...
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    CN Buys Rail & Ferry Operations From Quebec Railway Corp

    Rumour has it - and these are only rumours - that CN will be running over CP Rail's Chalk River sub between Sudbury and Pembroke where they will then switch over to CN's/ Ottawa Central's Beachburg sub into Ottawa. If this is the case, then CP will have to put in Continuous Welded Rail between...
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    CN Buys Rail & Ferry Operations From Quebec Railway Corp

    CN buys rail and ferry operations from Quebec Railway Corp. for $49.8 million Mon Nov 3, 9:25 AM The Canadian Press Email Story IM Story Printable View By The Canadian Press MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway Co. (TSX: CNR.TO) is buying a number of rail and ferry operations from...
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    CPR Network Map

    An awful lot is missing between Calgary and Golden - the best part of CP Rail territory.
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    Soldering gun quetions

    Every new iron comes with a copper tip or a plated tip with copper underneath. When the copper is heated, it oxidizes (forms a grey ash) and heat can't be transferred from the soldering iron to the solder and onto the parts that need to be soldered. So, the first thing to do with a new...
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    Soldering gun quetions

    You can pick up 25 watt and 40 watt soldering irons at places like Princess Auto for around $6 - $8 each. I have about half a dozen of them and they work very well for soldering rail joiners, soldering 20AWG track feeders to 16AWG track power busses (I use DCC). The trick for any soldering...
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    Eastern Ontario Attractions?

    Hello Robert. To add to what Mason Jar has said. Travelling Hwy #401, take a side trip into Brighton to look at Memory Junction Museum http://www.memoryjunction.netfirms.com/ This place is right next to the CNR Kingston sub double-track main line. Instead of getting back on Hwy #401, take...
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    Halton County Radial Railway

    Have you considered volunteering at the HCRR? Railway and traction museums are always looking for volunteers. This way, you add another aspect to your enjoyment of the hobby. In the many amalgamations that are going on with municipalities throughout Canada, Delson got amalgamated with St...
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    Plywood vs. Humidity

    The "Free-mo" concept follows some pretty strict standards principally for interconnectivity of modules. The idea here is that members in a club or in different clubs individually own modules. They all get together several times a year (in my case about 6-8 times a year), bring their modules...
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    Mtl To Van, any RR Museums?

    If your LHS doesn't have it, you can order it direct - perhaps a bit late for now http://www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca/sales.htm Smiths Falls Railway Museum, Smiths Falls, ON http://www.sfrmeo.ca Canada Science & Technology Museum, Ottawa, ON. You can also see Bytown Railway Society's...
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    Plywood vs. Humidity

    Hey Colton Modeller. This looks really great. Looks to be nice and rigid with that cross bracing. I can see various sizes here. For those of us into "module" railroading, I assume it would be a piece of cake to fabricate some 2'x 4' or 2'x 6' module frames in aluminum? Because we travel...
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    Plywood vs. Humidity

    Hello Fred Wright. Corner Gussets The first major difference is in the corner gussets. Instead of a piece of 1"x 4" or 5" spanning the full 22½" width, I use a triangular corner gusset in each corner. This is cut from a piece of 1"x 4" with the grain running parallel with the hypotenuse...
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    Plywood vs. Humidity

    Hello Xiang. Masonite in humid weather? Guaranteed to warp! Very, very heavy! ¾"plywood top - very very heavy! Ditto ½" plywood. 2"x 4" framing - lots of overkill. But, hey if you have them lying around, why not? Lots and lots and lots of bracing? Nah, on a 2' wide by 4'...
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    Plywood vs. Humidity

    Hi Xiong. I live in Ottawa Canada where the temperature can range from -35°C to +35°C, from hot and humid weather with a humidex like to day of 101% to freezing cold with a wind chill of -45°C. My modules have been out in all kinds of weather with a sudden change of temperature from the...
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    Cleaning spray painted track

    Regardless of whether you use an aerosol can or an air-brush, if you are spray-painting your track when it's glued down to the roadbed, mask off the areas on each side of the track. It only takes a few minutes to take some newspaper and stick it down with a bit of masking tape. For the...
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    Cleaning spray painted track

    The best way to get rid of the paint is to tape the top and inside flange of the rails before you spray-paint the rails. You would simply cut some masking tape into small strips and stick the tape to the rails. This, however, can be quite time consuming. Another trick is to wipe the top...
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    Plywood vs. Humidity

    Whether you use ¾" plywood, 1"x 4" (¾"x 3½"), 1"x 6" (¾"x 5½") fir, or any other material, all surfaces on your wooden frame should have two coats of paint before you install any Styrofoam. It's the unpainted wood that's the cause of most warping. The probability of warping increases also...
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    Wiring A Yard & Engine Facility for DCC

    Hello Rock4350. Yard Power District Wiring - Now And For The Future Since you have double-insulated tracks at both ends of your yard, you can run power into your yard off the same command station/booster. OR you can set up a separate power district. AND, if you decide to power your yard...
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    Shipping Trains (Class 66)

    If you subscribe to Branchline, the Bytown Railway Society's monthly magazine, you will get a listing of the locomotives produced by GMD out of London, complete with locomotive numbers, serial numbers, buyer, etc. If you're ever in London (Ontario) in the east end by the GMD plant, you can...
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