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    Bamboo skewers.

    Me and my dad both use bamboo skewers all the time, and my dad likes to operate the switching yards. They are great if you have to reach across a few rows of cars too because you can go in at an angle. Granted, we both model O scale but I am sure it would work ok in HO scale too. I dont know...
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    Frog Points

    I haven't quite been able to get into building switches yet, but you could always take some existing rails and file them to where they fit together, then solder them or maby just lay them in place. You would have to experiment some with it though. My dad has some photo copies of certain turn...
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    trains in movies

    Also theres a movie called Benny and Joon with Jhonny Depp, and theres some shots of the CN in there a few places
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    trains in movies

    I know of some!! Around the World in 80 Days with Pierce Brosnan. They travel a lot of the way around the world on various trains including an Indian train, two trains in America, then lets not forget the British train from the port to London. There is an anime movie called Howl's Moving...
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    Why So Many Diesels?

    I am a younger modeler! I like O scale and I would love to eventually have some of the biggest steam engines made including a model of the pennsy S1 6-4-4-6. As much as I love stem, though I generally prefer the older engines 4-4-0 then I like the streamlined steam. I also like a lot of the...
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    what do non railroaders think of your layout?

    I seem to attempt to refer to modeling trains as 'I model' LOL then I have to explain TRAINS what were you thinking?? I occasionally build airplanes and cars, usually in the same scale. I told my co workers that I built trains and they all wanted to see some of them. They were impressed, but...