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  1. shaywen

    Pink Foam Portal - Tutorial

    Thanks for all your kind words about my tutorial. :D Lynn, the rocks were carved with a jewellers file, which seemed to work better than anything else I tried. The bricks surrounding the portal were a seperate layer because I decided afterwards that I needed more relief than I'd planned...
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    June 04 Photo Contest: Archive Open/magic

    Heisler Photographed with my Fuji Finepix 2400Z and altered in Photoshop.
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    Condor construction (carrion eye candy??)

    Wow, that's a really neat critter making method. Thanks for the inspiration. I'm glad you're keeping the condor and carrion :) Good luck with the animation. Maybe somehow we'll get to see a movie of it some day.
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    Water Tower Mockup - Input, Please!

    I can't help with correctness, but I like that mockup, did you make it? And the little guy in the overalls is extremely photogenic. Looks like he's trying hard to look busy.
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    Model your hometown RR?

    I often daydream about modeling my local area and time, at least using it as inspiration for a layout. New Westminster, for anyone who is familiar with it. There are lots of trains running along the waterfront, lots happening with tugboats and bridges. Yards full of switchers and graffitied...
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    Working on the RR

    I think the third photo is almost like one of these continuously working tamping, lifting and aligning/straightening machines, but maybe a different brand: http://www.southernrailwayuk.com/yellow1.html And here's more big yellow track maintenace machinery...
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    My First HO scale Loco!!!!

    Fantastic paint and weathering, David, and nice clear photos too! :D
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    Gauge - Layout Party

    This past week, I put two coats on the Shays. I think the flat black makes a big difference to the appearance, but they will be in Auggy Railway colours when they're done, so stay tuned. I got most of the wipers made, but then I ran out of thin wire. I have more now. This coming week I...
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    Louis Ullian's Coon Creek Lumber Co.

    Wow, nice pictures of a gorgeous layout. Thanks for sharing! shaywen
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    Gauge - Layout Party

    I didn't get as much done on the Shays this week, but Lightbender picked up some primer for the metal, so that problem is solved. The Shays are in many pieces and I'm about to give them a good wash.
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    First run on the LR&B RR

    Congratulations Harry! :thumb: shaywen
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    Switchers

    I took these yesterday. You can see the Skytrain track above them. I'm really surrounded by trains where I live. Anybody know anything about these? Like, do they come in HO or N? :) shaywen
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    You Know Your A Train-a-holic When

    I started out as a social train user. Once a week, tops. At a friends house. It seemed innocent enough. I started contributing to the layout. I bought a shay. It was only a 2 truck. I knew it was escalating when I got the 3 truck, but I couldn't resist. Then they started sending me...
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    How's this for a First Mountain?

    Beautiful work! Thanks for the instructions. Is your friends layout N scale? I hope we get to see pictures of the rest of the layout.
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    Gauge - Layout Party

    My week was short since I started late, but I have managed to: 1. shop for krylon primer... didn't find any in two hardware stores, and the paint store was closed already when I got there. 2. cut out more homemade wipers to replace the remaining MDC wipers and pick-up pads. This weeks goals...
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    Last Try

    I think the clouds looks terrific, and you could wait 'til you have scenery in front to make a final decision. Could somebody please describe or link to the method used to make them?
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    Gauge - Layout Party

    That brewery is beautiful, Val. Is the building facade in back scratchbuilt? It's very nice. Good luck with the camera :(
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    Things I've learned...

    How do you say Allegheny?
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    Things I've learned...

    Well, at the risk of getting myself tied to a track somewhere... I'm usually pretty easy going, but I get a bit bent out of shape when I hear "miss-CHEE-vee-us" instead of mischievous. Those letters just aren't IN there :cry: You say my-ca-doo, I say mi-cah-doh, Let's call the whole...
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    Gauge - Layout Party

    Hi Pat. Well, it WAS pretty scary, especially considering I've never done anything like this before and the Shays are a bit complicated. And I started out knowing little more about them than how pretty they are. But having put most of the 2-truck together, along with making some...
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