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Not exactly on topic, but I'm reminded of the first time I went swimming in fresh water....it was in the Housatonic river, and I instantly realized that fresh water wasn't anywhere near as bouyant as salt water!! I learned the meaning of the word, "sinking" :eek: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

The "track kit" that comes with scenic ridge is all "snap track", as in short sections, that are "snapped" together. For a beginner, probably OK, but I would still recommend using flex track instead. You could build a layout for a lot less, building from scratch as Kevin recommended...

Yeah!, and his grandson is the energizer bunny !!!:mrgreen: :mrgreen: Just keeps going, and going, and.......................

Glen, PM'd you a soldering technique. Dr. Wayne, Never thought of wet tissue as a heat sink..that's cool!! (pun intended) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

It's good to see interest in waterfront, and ships, boats, and tugs. Nicely done!! :thumb: :thumb:

Hmmmmm, I wonder if I have enough of the old Monogram "snap together" Big Boy kits to build the Big Boy Garret. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Open House!! November 15-16, 11:00 AM- 4:00 PM, 107 S Main St., Wauconda, Il. See, www.lcmrr.org for map, and details

Trainfest will be here again, November 8-9, at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park, in West Allis, Wi. ( Milwaukee). see, http://trainfest.com for more information.

The Long Island Rail Road, ran a train out to Montauk, late afternoon, called "the Cannonball express". We had gone out to the cottage midweek, and my dad came out Friday evening, on the "Express". We met him at the Bridgehampton station. I was....maybe six, or seven. There was a steam loco on...

You may have to go with a bit more distance between the rails, to account for the combined overhang of the loco, and rolling stock on the other track. When I run my B&O EL3a on the modular layout, I have to keep it on the outside track, the boiler hangs too far out and collides with trains, if...

Not good news at all. That we may not see anything new from him is sad. That we will see him fight to the utmost end is perhaps sadder still. If there is any good at all, it is the legacy he will leave, and the sheer number of lives he has touched. My prayer, now, is that he will know when...

The other thing to consider, is that ACC, "Superglue", has superb "tensile strength", you can pull on the joint with great force, and it will hold. It has poor "sheer strength", apply force at an angle to the joint and it will break easily. The guy, dangling from the girder, need only tilt his...

I had an 8' X 10" modular layout, with a 2' X 4' extension. There is almost nothing left of that now, as I have transferred most of the scenic items to modules that are compatible with the Lake County Society of Modular Engineers show layout. With that, and being a member of the Lake county...

The slight difference here, as opposed to broadcast television, is the hobby forums draw members, and numbers sell advertising. As long as The-Gauge stays as it is, it will draw members, and therefore, advertising revenue.

The problem with a back lighted waterfall, is, light. The fall would have a tendency to "stand out", rather than "be part of the scenery". Still, it's a concept that could use a little playing with. Then, there's the same basic problem as with train motion.....scale speed. Water, falls at the...

Very cool piece of "junkbashing?". That would make a great Gn15 project! I remember talking with some one who wanted to do a "single truck" shay in Gn15.

Yes sir! that do look much better! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

Mel Thornburgh ! Now there's a name I haven't heard in an age! He did an article on scratchbuilding an O scale B&O C-16a 0-4-0 switcher with slope back tender. two of the four, C-16, 0-4-0T's had their tanks removed, and tenders added, to become C-16a's.

I know Jim Hediger, good people. If he wasn't able to find any further information, it's not there. Actually,....................I have driven a steam engine........once! :mrgreen: It was at Steam Town, when it was in Bellows Falls, Vt. The bell was on a pneumatic ringer, and I hadn't...

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