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You might want to take a look at John Pryke's work in MR. His industrial area (set in the late 1940s or early 50s, IIRC) has concrete "streets" with asphalt patches in some spots. His trackage runs right in the street, and the volume of truck traffic implied would require concrete for the...

Railways have all kinds of official definitions for things... So brakie's right. It's a yard if the railway says it is...! ;) :D Andrew

Modern railroads' sanding facilities may consist only of a track to spot a covered hopper, some piping, and a pump/air tank to move the sand. Sand arrives pre-dried in covered hoppers, unlike the "old days" where green (i.e. wet) sand would have been delivered in a gondola or open hopper and...

I have to agree with Squid... It sounds as if they are not mounted/installed properly. Can you provide a picture and/or more information? Also, the brass wire may not be the best, especially at 0.0047"... That's very thin, soft wire. Typically "music" wire is used with Tortoise as it is much...

Rob, If Wayne's scanning exercise does not work out, I have those issues, and can make copies. Let me know by PM or email. Andrew

Lynn, Movies are typically about 30 frames per second. 3 FPS is useful for catching the action (for example) when someone makes a diving catch at a softball game. Many digital cameras have a movie mode (typically shot at a much lower resolution than still pictures), and some have a...

Ed... The cylinder on the pilot is a superheater? Or the one on the smokebox? Andrew

If you are willing to live with a few discrepancies, and go for an overall look, then it's possible. doctorwayne has some great material here on adding details. The horizontal cylinder is a feedwater heater. It uses the waste heat going up the stack to "pre-heat" fresh water entering the...

Dave, Robert is taking about the actual age of the models, not the era they represent... Andrew

I have mostly newer stuff, since I started seriously only in the last decade. I have my original train set from when I was a kid (falls into your "old" category - thanks a lot! ;)). I have also been given or purchased some things that are older than I am, including rolling stock (a scratchbuilt...

Although in The Dark Knight, it looks a lot like Chicago... ;) :D Andrew

http://forum.zealot.com/t155126/ Andrew

Actually, the wikipedia entries are pretty good. Try: machine age craftsman style art deco world's fair - 1939 New York and 1933 Chicago "Century of Progress" Raymond Loewy streamliner streamline moderne Henry Dreyfuss Lots of these are cross-linked to each other, and to more (and...

So that's the technical name for the smoke that comes out my ears when I think too hard... hamr :D Andrew

I agree with Ed - I think this will mostly look like a refinery type industry. I would guess that the auto use (making plaid upholstry possible) and fuel additives (3% better mgp) would require liquid form Flux. This would require tankers for shipping. The munitions and medical grades would...

Here's the answer to that: http://www.ridingrailkits.com/ ;) :) :D :thumb: Andrew

The art-deco/machine age influence, especailly with respect to the railroad, was pretty much taken down by the one-two hits of The Depression and World War 2... But a cool look it is/was, and a art-deco themed layout would be a visual stunner. Imagine the streamlined trains and automobiles...

Rather than a rack (although that's a popular idea), just make sure that every module has a like sized mate. So if your 3'6" module matches another, you can pair them together. Take a look at www.railwaybob.com - he has a section on building modules. They generally are 2x4, but can go to 2x6 or...

Hi Chris, Nice! I have some comments based on what I have seen at HOTrak, my local modular club. - If you are going to pack this away and/or transport it, make sure that the modules can be paired together. I see a few odd shaped ones, and odd sized ones (3'6" versus standard 4'). These...

Some unscheduled upgrades/changes by Peter... Keeping things running smoothly in the long run, just not at lunch today... ;) More details to follow... Andrew