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LOL, squidbait. So, for newcomers to the model railroading hobby: primary essentials: mask, gloves, glue, knife. Caveat: don't try to board a plane. :wave:

Thanks for sharing, beachead. It's coming along nicely. tip: autofocus or manual: get a friend to hold a piece of lined white paper or card at the point of focus, hold that focus, they take away the card and ... but, I need to work on that myself, I need a better camera as well. Oh, well -...

Hey, scratchy, if you find "chains on trucks" a bit confusing over there - just try being British.wall1wall1wall1 :wave:

Well, yes - all those sharp knives - such a temptation ... Great build!:thumb::thumb::thumb: :wave:

That' a little beauty, Roughneck. If you have the patience - and the eyesight - you can cut out segments of plastic leds for the running lights. :wave:

Hi, Rob. Sorry about the too brief 'goodnight' post. My eyes went on strike and my eyelids went on overtime. Try ebay for Hornby track - lots of modellers sell it off when they switch to Peco. Peco is much better imho, and more realistic, but please to check my sig.sign1 :wave:

Greetings, all. Jeffrey, I had to google for 'Charcot'. That's nasty. You take care, now. Here in the UK the weather is crazy also. Mostly it's sunny, but we have some throwbacks to winter. It snowed in April for the first time I can remember in about 50 years. Today it's really sunny...

You are most welcome.:thumb: And so - to bed - good night. :wave:

Hi again. The sort of glue I use is used by boatbuilders mainly, at least in the UK. It's a gooey yellow liquid, a bit like expanding foam, but a darker yellow, more an amber. It's basically liquid polyurethane without the foaming agent, marketed as a wood glue. Sorry I can't point you to any...

I miss my wife - where can I buy a telescopic sight? No, but seriously, I am divorced long since, but although I am free to do as I wish in my own home, I'd give up at least some of my hobbies for the sake of a happy marriage. :wave:

Hi Rob. I usually glue polyurethane foam with polyurethane wood glue for smooth facets, polyurethane foam for rough ones. Given a good clean surface, polyurethane in the liquid form will stick to almost anything - so disposable gloves are advised. As for painting, this may help: Painting...

Greetings, one and all. I collected some e-bay-win carriages from 10 minutes away - got called a "pleasant chap" in the feedback. It made my day. CSXect: You ask about experts? In my book, there's only one thing that people learn to be expert at: camouflage. A master craftsman is merely...

Hi, beachead. I was going to crack wise about HMS Invisible but decided not to. But then I thought: "what the heck ..."sign1 Seriously, I'd love to see some pix, and thanks in advance for sharing. :wave:

Oi! Don't go calling my mother tongue common. Oooops! There goes another misunderstanding. wall1

Ah! I'm sure you can hear the sound of the penny dropping, all the way across the pond! So, ingrish 101: 'truck' = 'the bit with wheels on', not 'the whole darn wagon'? sign1 (Need more coffee.) :wave:

Hi, all. In the UK, these safety chains were fitted up to about 1920s on tenders, passenger stock and luggage vans. They were 'breakaway' chains - a fail-safe device - as used on the highways, on trailers. Our screw and chain type couplings reduced discomfort by keeping stock close-coupled...

or an electric bread-knife.:thumb: This side of the pond, 2" foam board is common in large DIY warehouses - it's sold as insulation for home extensions etc. Does this help? Plastic Foam Suppliers Directory | FRASERS - Canada's Online Industrial Search Engine :wave:

Hi, Guys. Hornby rtr track radii/radiuses/radios/radiususesiwall1 1st radius = 371mm 2nd radius = 438mm 3rd radius = 505mm from the official track geometry guide pdf. hth :wave:

Nice build.:thumb::thumb::thumb: You have a lot of patience. As for the colors, I like them. On my monitor this lot shows as brown with a green highlight to edges. That's the sort of thing a museum of engineering might do, to emphasise the working components. Red is more common, especially...

Big guns last - but only if diplomacy fails. Great build so far.:thumb::thumb::thumb: