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Third time's charm Third time's charm. Sunday morning I poured a fresh batch of plaster-of-paris into the same portal form; only this time I watched my mixture more carefully and didn't make it "too soupy." I guess you could use a "soupy mixture that is easier to pour---you just have to let it...

Hey gang: My second attempt was a disaster. I think I used too much water in an attempt to make the plaster pour easier. Consequently the piece broke when I removed its' supports. At first I thought I could glue it back together after it dried more but needed to carve it first while the plaster...

Hey George: Everything turned out great--except the paint job. I made a mold for a tunnel portal and poured in the plaster-of-paris which needs to be a little thinner the next time. It didn't pour too well because it was too thick--but I managed. Almost immediately I removed the wood and...

Thanks George---- I have the day off and will try your suggestion immediately. I really appreciate your instructions and will let you know how it turns out.

Gary: Did you make those piers or buy them? I am looking for an easy way to make "custom" piers---if that is possible.

How do you build plaster of paris piers and viaducts from scratch? I guess you have to make a mold and use a release agent but I wanted to check with you experts first. I read where one guy carved the orginial in wood first and then made a rubber latex mold to duplicate several but there must be...

Thanks Scott for all the time and trouble. I am doing a lot of the things that you suggested. And patience is what I have plenty of. I agree with you that this is my ball game and my ball and I will play with it the way I want to. (That sentence sounds like bad grammer :oops: )But the kids are...

What is a Brite Boy and where do I buy it? Ditto for Wahl clipper oil? :confused:

Thanks for the trestle comments. I really appreciate your input. I wonder what scale Doc Holiday models in?? I have temporarily raised my track 12 inches high above the table. Boy that sure looks high. Good thing a passenger train doesn't run up there because the passengers might get woosy if...

Thanks Willist. What do you do to make sure you still have good electrical pickup? Clean the top of the track with paint thinner (mineral spirits)???:confused:

Thanks. Great timing. I am studying bridges and trestles for my layout. Now I am not worried at all about what to "slap" together. LOL:thumb:

I have trouble visualizing anything on paper so I am starting with a table on which I am raising the height of a track----first from 7/8 inches high to 12/13 inches high. I raised a simple long oval track with stacks of old lumber. Now I can visualize the bridges, trestles and tunnels I will use.

I am getting ready to lay the HO flextrack on corkbed and would like to learn how you weather your track and ties. Also, is there some way to weather some Bachmann EZ track that has a black plastic bed? I would like to use it too if that is possible. Or maybe I should just hide it in a tunnel...

Thanks for the link Andrew. That's what makes The Gauge so great; helpful links to sources of stuff we need. :thumb:

Watched the movie "Emperor of the North" ( Lee Marvin & Ernest Borgnine ) this morning on TV; a story about a hobo who rides a freight train during the depression. There is a marvelous shot of the train at the very beginning of the movie. Talk about black smoke just for effect! It looked like a...

Wow, what a great pic! Thanks for taking the time and trouble to share your find with the gang. What's that ole saying, " A picture is worth a thousand words."

Hmmm, how can I explain this? I guess my layout will not be very realistic in as much as I am going to simply raised an oval track as high as possible in the center of the layout. I saw a picture of one on line and it looked quite good if not atypical. A dry gorge similiar to the Red River Gorge...

I was just wondering how high our railroad modelers were making their trestles. I would love to have something like John Allen's but I inherited a train table with a gorge already in the plan. I have been playing around with raising one track above the table which can accomodate a height of 7...

Well both. This was just a general observation of incomplete information. When we talk I think we should elaborate and disclose the source of a product. I would imagine that a lot of times a reader is unfamiliar with the product. Sometimes we do, most times we don't.

I think there ought to be a law that you have to supply the location of a recommended product. So do I go to Southern States or the Dish Barn or what? It surely would be helpful.