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    switching question

    Thanks. that sound like a good idea too. I will give that a try as well, though I don't run passenger cars so the skewer should work fine for everything I do.
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    switching question

    Thanks guys, that helps alot. I tried the skewer/pick method and that works great. My layout is not to big (4 X 10 1/2) so I should be able to easily reach anywhere.
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    switching question

    Hi all, this is probably a dumb question, but I have searched everywhere on this board and can't find an answer. When you are running cars around a layout, and doing some switching, how do you un-couple your cars from your engine? I have seen the uncoupling magnets at hobby stores, but it...
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    need some help detailing sawmill

    thanks for the tip i'm gonna look for something like that on Ebay
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    need some help detailing sawmill

    Hi Gil Finn, all of what you see, with the exception of the main shed is from a Walthers cornerstone kit of "sawmill outbuildings" that are designed to go with the "mountain lumber co." that is also a cornerstone kit from walthers. I am on a budget and decided to try to scratch build the main...
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    need some help detailing sawmill

    Hi all, thanks much for all the suggestions. I'm kind of getting a better idea for things to do to "liven up" the scene. I guess I am going to have to scratch build the piles of cut lumber and find something to simulate uncut lumber. Would anyone know where I could get some vintage HO scale...
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    need some help detailing sawmill

    Hi all, this is my first post here but I have been reading ( lurking) a long time at this site. I am posting some pictures of my first (sort of) layout and was wondering if anyone could give some advice on how to make it better. It is all on a 4 x 8 in HO scale, and one end of the layout is...
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