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    HO in the 70's

    Rivarossi cars Yes, they can, although they ARE full length cars (so to speak) and don't necessarily look so good doing it... 22 inches is usually the "suggested" length for all these new passenger cars from Walthers and such...:eek: The couplers are truck mounted, which gives them the extra...
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    HO in the 70's

    I started in 1968, when there was a "classic" model train store about a block from our house; it was about 15 feet wide. I used to walk over there on Saturday mornings and look and the stuff. Then I saw a RMC with a John Allen article on the cover! OH WOW!!!! I saved up and bought an Athearn...
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    HO scale road vehicles

    Walmart Trucks They have finally arrived in rural Indiana... I'm trying to figure out what time period they are, though... I know they are running around right now, but when were they first (prototype) introduced?
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    Building roads for HO

    road shingles Doggone it! Two weeks ago we got a new roof, and NOW I look at this concept!!!!
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    HO scale road vehicles

    Walmart and little cars and trucks The problem with rural Indiana is that the Walmart here is about way behind in getting these nice cars... I've been able to get about 30 of the Malibu cars, even though about half aren't really ones I would have wanted... ...haven't seen hide nor hair of the...
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    HO scale road vehicles

    Wal mart little van There's a couple of vans available under a strange green and black box called "street whips"... I found a Ford 1974 van and a Dodge 1976 van... only problem is, there's some goofy printing design on the side of the van... how do we remove it? They're about $1.97 or...
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    new layout photos

    Making trees Here we see a tree armature with the candy tuft cut and glued to the sagebrush. It has not been painted yet. In the first photo, I like the idea of two trees growing together. I built them on a small piece of wood, which was then dropped into the layout scene. If you are going...
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    new layout photos

    making trees The tree makers best friends are Tacky glue and heavy duty unscented hair spray. I bought both at WalMart.
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    new layout photos

    Making trees cont. Here is a photo of the candy tuft as it comes from the store. It comes in different colors, but the beige is best, although spray paint will work easily enough if you can't find it.
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    new layout photos

    Making Trees the cheap and easy way You can imagine the total cost of many, many trees on even a small model layout if you have to buy them. One of the latest model railroad magazines tell of a rather well off fellow who bought 20,000 finished trees, but I believe that the rest of mankind is...
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    new layout photos

    Corona packing house Del Monte Do you recall where the Del Monte building was located in Corona? What year was the b/w photo taken? John Quinn All information about these, and other fine California packing houses, can be found on the website by Jim Lancaster...
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    new layout photos

    Del Monte finished The building still needs ventilators and general business clutter and such... something to save up for. Thanks for reading. Jim
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    new layout photos

    Del Monte cont. Here are the last two photos. The first one shows the windows and doors painted and glued in. The windows and doors are from one of those San Francisco houses. I used Krystal Klear to glaze the windows. WARNING: DO NOT USE super glue with Krystal Klear!!! DO NOT USE...
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    new layout photos

    Del Monte cont. Using a laser printer I printed out enough 'tar paper' to cover the roof. I had spent about a week tweeking the images until I was happy with the way it look after being printed out. What is on the computer screen doesn't always translate out on the paper. Here are some...
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    new layout photos

    Del Monte cont. The loading dock was built on a single piece of plywood cut on a table saw and laminated with scribed sheet. I figure that it would help stop any warping and served as a solid base for the front of the building. The trackside wall is laminated also with a solid piece of wood...
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    new layout photos

    Del Monte cont. In the previous photo, the retouching had not taken place yet. Using a small brush and acrylic paint, I cleaned up the lettering. I wanted a used, but maintained building. This photo shows the interior bracing. I used ceiling panels which are rather dense. I figure if they...
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    new layout photos

    Del Monte cont. Here is a close up of the painted name on the trackside of the building. I used the computer to match as closely as possible the typeface of the original in the photo. I then printed out two copies, and carefully cut out each one, each having about one inch worth of letters...
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    new layout photos

    Building Del Monte cont. You will notice in the previous photo that I used a good amount of plywood bracing to make sure that the modules would not warp. Since this model was finished, I have switched to heavy particle board which is much, much denser than plywood, and have saved the plywood...
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    new layout photos

    Building Del Monte cont. Placing the model's side on the layout to get the general idea of how it would look, as well as the all crucial placement.
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    new layout photos

    Building Del Monte 3 As you can see in this and the previous photo, I have no life, and decided to put in all the nail holes in as possible... it took about ten hours and some very sore fingers! I used a push pin and worked while watching Saturday morning cartoons, and a couple of college...
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