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I thought I'd share the beginnings of an experiment I'm working on with everyone, for my own home made lettering. I'm going to be purchasing (at some time in the future....) http://www.pulsarprofx.com/decalpro/Vertical/1_MENU/1b_Overview/Overview.html Here's a link to a proto pic I've based...

I just finished reading their 2nd online issue - this is really a great magazine, and an internet freebie!! http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/ Also, they've got an add for a DIY dry transfer system that seems to do all the things and ALPS printer can do and more - namely make white and...

I haven't done much building since my transcontinental move east, but I was reading through some back issues of Mainline Modeler and Model Railroading and saw a little article by Dean Freytag on modelling heavy industrial equipment that inspired me to organize my workbench and get something...

I found a link to this tutorial on another forum, and thought I'd post it here: http://ardleybridge.fotopic.net/c1501517.html It's a great product for quick, Silflor-like grass, and readily available. I went to my local Michael's and cleaned them out.

I'm going to put some train sounds onto my phone - anyone know of a site with some good recordings? I've got a few from www.sounddogs.com but I think there's better out there on the web somewhere... Thanks, Chris

Hi all. I'm posting the plan I've been working on for a closely prototypical UP / former SP industrial branch and team track along Live Oak Ave. in Fontana, CA. I'm going modular with this, probably to Freemo standards (but maybe not quite - I'll save the reasons why for another day). Anywho, at...

I came across a motherlode of detailing information today - the Union Pacific "Technical Specifications for the Construction of Industrial Track" UP: Technical Specifications for Construction of Industrial Tracks What I find most useful are all the Attachments / Exhibits, which are loads of...

I've been designing a modular HO scale model rr, and I've come up with an idea for manual switch control that I'm so excited about, I can't believe I haven't seen it done already, and i like your comments. Automated and dispatcher-controlled turnouts will be actuated by under-the-layout switch...

I've made a recent transcontinental move, Southern CA to South FL, and now that I'm getting settled in, the question on my mind is, "what's the best model rr store around Miami?" I see a few listed @ the back of MR and on Google, but does anyone from the area have any opinions? A store...

Unfortunately, I'm not the one building them - Check out these pics if in-progress and finished work by Joe Enriquez; absolutely astounding detail, right down to scratchbuilt tires with proper tread patterns Model Makers--Joe Enriquez Also, there are a lot of other amazing non-model RR...

Here's a link to a free download that I thought was pretty cool, and might be of some use on model RR layouts with some weathering - the download includes good directions and builds into the Haunted Mansion from Disneyland, though most people probably would just view the model, devoid of it's...

I came across this website looking for steel mill images, and find the work absolutely amazing. These models are all carved wood and ivory, and the level of detail appears outstanding. If I ever find myself in Ohio, I'll have to make a trip to the museum to see in person...

I saw this on Craigslist, and thought someone here might be interested - a free HO layout: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/zip/299118596.html Chris Roy

I think I may have made a very cool find ... possibly a new way to make custom decals. It's some sort of a mini silk screen setup, that appears to be very easy to use. I have no idea what the price might be (but I should know soon...) This is cool, because, like the Alps printers (which are...

I was wondering if anyone has any pics of FGE 'Solid Cold' 57' mechanical reefers, and would be willing to post them? I bought the Athearn set of 2 reefers, one with the mispelled 'Solid Clod' logo (would it be too much to ask for a prototype pic of this exact car...), the other painted in the...

I saw Google Earth http://earth.google.com/ several months ago, and have been patiently waiting for google to release the Mac version, the free version of which I just downloaded. It is so cool, and such a great modelling resource, whether you're a prototype modeller or freelancer. The number of...

Hi All. I shot the attached pic in June or July of 2005. UP9404 at the service racks in West Colton. It seems to have some sort of fire damage on the long hood, which will make an interesting weathering detail when I get around to modelling it. What I can't figure out, though, is what the...

Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum but have been looking around for a while. So I'm going to start off with a question. In a lot of the Silflor adds, I see a photo which has a switch stand connected to the throw bar with piping and a 90° linkage...