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I haven't done much building since my transcontinental move east, but I was reading through some back issues of Mainline Modeler and Model Railroading and saw a little article by Dean Freytag on modelling heavy industrial equipment that inspired me to organize my workbench and get something...

Maybe instead of a resident of the yard, it could be parked out front as the restored vehicle of a customer of the yard that's standing next to it, discussing some old parts he's just purchased from the yard for the restoration.

Black electrical tape works really well for simulating steel banding - it's got the right amount of sheen and the proper texture, unlike Chartpak tape. Stick it to a piece of styrene and cut strips to the width you need, then apply.

Excellant modelling!

There a few methods I've seen used to successfully combat this - "whiskars" of fishing line were already mentioned, and if you want to model a less well maintained yard, weeds made from paintbrush bristles will do the trick. The method I'd be more inclined to use would be a brake system with...

I'm basically in the same boat, but plan to use it at the base of some culverts to indicate pooled water from recent rains.

I found a link to this tutorial on another forum, and thought I'd post it here: http://ardleybridge.fotopic.net/c1501517.html It's a great product for quick, Silflor-like grass, and readily available. I went to my local Michael's and cleaned them out.

I agree with the statement that you can get out of the hobby what you want from it. If you want to snap some track together and run trains on the carpet - they still make that...go for it. If you want to handlay track...go for it. Want something in-between? Why not? The same goes for locos...

Thanks for posting, Josh - killer modelling & great photos!

I'd take a look thru a Walthers N & Z scale catalogue for some ideas on motors and assemblies.

"Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Union representative Mike Young said he is critical of the safety of remote control operations." (emphasis added) Yeah, no bias there....

It's a shame - I cherish my back issues of Mainline Modeler and Model Railroading - they both offered a wealth of information. I find that I even prefer Railroad Model Craftsman over Model Railroader, as scratch building and prototypical information are much more useful to me than a 4'x8'...

That's largely my point - we as model railroaders have our specific interest (the trains), and that's not going to go away. But maybe some friends that aren't interested in trains would love to visit our layouts and drive cars around the streets and towns while we operate the trains. And they...

Wow - fully radio controlled HO scale autos are one of the coolest things I've ever seen - if these were to ever become common / affordable, think about the bridge they would open to let others into the hobby. And the dune buggy with the fully operational suspention system (at about the 2:30...

That's an idea that could be very well suited to my grandiose plans for a "someday" layout - the 10 Freeway in Southern CA parallels the tracks for some distance, and is generally located at a level slightly below the tracks. Slow moving heavy traffic as a background element could be very...

Great looking model, Dave. I'd love to see you start a thread with some tips and techniques.

There's a lot of options - and the "mixed media" may help to reinforce the nature of the area. Depending on the locale, a nice detail to model is old brick streets that have been paved over with asphault, which has broken off in places, revealing the brick below. And John Pryke's MR article on...

Yes, add 'em - I've seen more than a few pics in the model RR mags with gleaming name trains totally empty - it's kind of a letdown. As to how many passengers to add - let history and your prototype (if you have one) be the guide; are you modelling the heyday of the passenger train, or a modern...

Another possible reason: - They're caught up in "winning at eBay"

Wow. We're all prepped for TS Fay to come through later today, and are glad it's going to be nothing like Dolly (at least here in Miami).