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    model building table

    I built this little work table today so I can work on houses, trees and such without being down in the mancave (basement). It holds glue, scissors, my micrometer, triangles, rulers,knives, pencils, and even has a little perch for the glue gun, the work surface doubles as a cutting board. Its...
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    built me a house!

    Scratchbuilt my first building! an office for my freight company.....just a small house on a concrete pad, with a large door in back for receiving ....made it all from sheet balsa, the siding is strips of cardstock glued to the side, the roofing material is painted sandpaper.......I did buy the...
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    what do non railroaders think of your layout?

    Maybe its just my weird family and friends but everyone I show my railroad to that isnt into model railroading seems to be appalled that I would spend the kind of time I do on something like this........today an old friend of mine I hadnt seen in many years stopped by for a visit. I was in the...
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    ever see this on a layout?

    my dark sense of humor at work...........we lost alot of good men building this railroad......
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    cool retaining wall Im working on....

    I built this today just noodling around trying to figure out how I was gonna handle this incline. the edge was so close to the next set of tracks it didnt give me room to model out a very realistic hillside....so this is what I came up with, a reatining wall that leads up to the bridge over...
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    inexpensive water???

    who has a good recipe for homemade water, that does not involve melting down expensive little pellets ? theres got to be an easier way....
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    buildings in a staging yard?

    I have alot of empty space in my staging yard, so I wanted to put some buildings there, but every pic I see of a staging yard has no buildings, just track, are there any kinds of structures I can use here that are realistic? sure seems like a big waste of real estate on my rather small layout if...
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    layout update pics

    now that the wiring is done Ive started back on the ballasting, and landscaping, heres a couple of progress pics, I even ran an engine all the way around the big loop for the first time without too much trouble, so I guess that means my buss line worked, now I need to get to work on some...
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    my little space behind the furnace

    Got my inside workshop all cleaned out and reorganized to be more train/model oriented, its right next to my layout table so its extra special to have this little space, so I dont have to go out to the big workshop in the garage for everything....I still have to share it with all my reloading...
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    spruced up the ballast

    added a little more color and texture to my all cinder ballast, I think it turned out good, heres a small section
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    buss lines are done!!!

    The last couple weeks Ive spent way more time under my setup then on top of it, but the feeders and buss lines are done! I wired them up to my little power supply and the train moves so I assume thats a good sign, I used 12 gauge romex that I stripped out of the sheathing, and some hobby wire I...
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    Thomas tank engine table I built

    I wanted to buy my son one of those wooden railway setups for Xmas, (he loves Thomas). Yes, I know they are full of lead paint, but even worse just the table cost nearly 300 bucks!!!! By the time we would have bought the table we wouldnt have anything left for the engines, cars, track...
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    awesome way to model trees

    I got this from the new issue of railroad model craftsman magazine, and it works great. I took some floral wire (26 gauge) and floral tape, using 10 strands of wire about 4 inches long (this is for n gauge, not sure how much you'd need for ho) I twisted them together and then separated and bent...
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    N scale power line poles

    Im going to put power lines up on my layout, but Im having trouble finding info on sizes, and distance from track lines etc.......anyone know how tall a phone pole, or power pole is? and how far from the tracks they should be?
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    Some basic truths I learned wiring feeders

    Im in the depths of wiring a buss line and feeders at the moment (actually taking a break right now) and figured Id share my experiences, so here they are.... 1. the day after you spend a fortune on copper wire for your buss, youll find some in the garbage at work that would have worked just...
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    for anyone on myspace

    I have never been able to search out a decent group for model railroaders on myspace, so I started one myself. If anyone spends any time on myspace and would like to join the addy is groups.myspace.com/ethansrr
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    building parts in n scale?

    Im scratchbuilding alot of the buildngs on my layout, and Ive figured out how to overcome most of my issues, but I cant seem to do good windows.......are there parts for buildings available to buy? like little windows, or doors or likewise....or better yet, how did you guys that build your own...
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    too many good people here

    you know Ive never been on a forum site before where questions get answered in such a quick and exspansive manner, by so many people....It reminds me of when I was a little kid watching the grownups talk.....lol I think the regulars on this site really deserve a hand, these guys are real...
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    Airbrushing question.......

    :thumb:Not sure if this is where this should be, but well give it a shot......Just pickied up an airbrushing setup, and Ive been experimenting with it, but can't seem to get the H2o to paint ratio right. Im just using acrylic craft paints, but they always come out too watery.......can I not use...
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    not enough power?

    heres something I didnt think of.......when I built my layout I just added the section of the track with the power plug on it, and planned to just use the cheapo power supply that came with the original bachmann set I purchased......for the time being at least, but now the layout is pretty huge...
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