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Not really a direct answer to your question, but two industries I have locally that my be helpful to you are a crane boom fabricator, and a steel fab facility that makes girders for bridges and overpasses. The former is not a huge facility. The latter is a pretty massive place. They weld up huge...

At the risk of sounding like a whiner, when I read that post all I am hearing is stuff about $$, square footage, etc. Way too formal. Our N Trak club is a good solution for startup. No dues, no building to rent. We just meet in a member's garage 2x a month. Once you get enough people together...

You should redecorate that steam loco with PC logos. That would confuse a few rivet counters. :p

Thanks for the replies, fellas. I'll post some more pics as the scenery progresses. I think the overhead crane is the same one as Spitfire built, just in N scale. Those cheap *%#@! at Walthers gyp the N scalers in the Vulcan Steel building kit by only providing the parts I show, plus a roof. No...

This is on my N-Trak module. I'm constructing a scene of a metal fabrication facility. This is the superstructure for the overhead crane, just mocked up. I'd like to use the plastic base plates for it to keep the structure unitized, as this bit is rather flimsy and I'll probably remove it for...

I have one or more of each, all diesels: Life-Like: impressive for the price. I have a few, and they all run well. A little noisy, some of them, but not horrible. Atlas: smooth...better detail than the LL's. Kato: Like buttah. :D Truly sweet, but I wouldn't give it a big advantage...

I've got no problem with adding a bit of "seediness" to a layout, or creating a scene. It's all part of the modelling process. I personally can't stand graffitti, as to me it's a barometer of the decline in my own locale. :mad: If you choose to model it, that's ok. I elected to model the...

I just put a Western Pacific A unit up for sale in the classifieds (Kato).

I'll add a brief note as I am also trying to put together a F7 A-B roster. I pretty much resigned myself to Bachmann Spectrum editions as I just can't deal with the cost of Intermountains. Life-Like only offers the A and I didn't want to use a B from a different manufacturer as I was afraid (in...

You can use a compressor or buy propellent in cans ($$$). Mini compressors are not inexpensive, and not useful for much else. I would buy myself a nice garage type compressor useful for other shop tasks and just add a regulator to it to control pressure to the airbrush. Once you have an air...

I'm a modeller first, and a train fan second. I choose to model trains because, well, I like trains. :) But it is also the only hobby I know of that I can create my own 'world' with as much or little detail as I like. Being able to run trains through it is just a wonderful bonus for me. I...

Nice work Bill. :thumb: Curious how you transport them. This is becoming an issue with our club as some of us are getting multiple modules but don't have a minivan or similar to move them in.

One other possible 'air' solution is to use a storage tank. My compressor is in the garage (it's a big one for garage use), but the garage isn't heated, which means currently it's useless for model painting. :( I have a portable air tank I use for my race car while at the track. I bought it at...

That's not the only place that does it. If you Google "locomotive rentals" you can find a few others, most of which are out west. Sadly, I did not locate any in the northeast for myself. :cry: Guess I just have to plan a vacation someplace. :p

Nice work; very realistic! :thumb: SAL, yes, there are specifications to module building. The track alignment is actually pretty easy to do, and there is a required 'setback' for the rails at the ends...this allows them to be connected with a simple straight piece of Atlas track. The...

I agree, the work there looks realistic. :thumb: Personal rant, unrelated to the quality of modelling above... I won't model graffitti (not really a problem in my transition age era, but if I were doing modern...). I live in what was a fairly rural and conservative area. In the last 20 or...

Welcome to The Gauge. I am also doing a layout on a hollow core door. I started mine last year and it is presently 'stalled' while I build an Ntrak module, but I have enough done that I can probably give some advice. The doors are great, in that they are so light, it is easy to pick up and...

I think the first reply said it best; get some books and magazines, and start trying to decide what you like. Visit a good hobby shop that has a lot of stuff in stock (if you can find one near you) to get a good 'feel' for what the different scales look like. Also, this is the prime time of the...

Mmmm, I think the above is an excellent point. I think we are all a bit guilty of dwelling on various minutia (sp) when discussing our hobby. Asking a simple question like "would you like to run one sometime?" or "do you have a favorite railroad?" allows the other party to tell you what...

Good news! I've been wanting to visit there for some time. I found out about the museum not too long after the roof fell. :cry: As they have 1 of the 2 Western Maryland BL-2's there, I've been anxious to check it out. Busy time of year, now though.