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Thank you so much for posting that crossing sign pic. I scaled it down, printed it out and now have one on my layout! I will post pics in 2 weeks when we get back. (heading to the Oregon Coast for storm watching and maybe some fishing!) I have been looking for Pre WW II, WW II and Post...

GAA! I can't tell you how many times I have almost been ran off the road because of those terrifying farmer's implements! Someone around here has one that takes up all 4 lanes of traffic... and he moves it from field to field throughout the summer. Ack!! George

Here we have Tree Planting Day 1. Soon to come, Tree Planting Day 2. But first I gotta get more trees ready to go. Not a hard task, by any means, but just tedious. Cant wait until I get to ballast again... George

Tom - I hit this spot for looking for models. Not that I have bought any yet. I model Fall 1955 and I find it hard to locate vehicles too. Well, let me re-phrase that... hard to locate affordable vehicles. 20 bucks for a '48 coupe?!? Doc - No wonder these folks have lost their limbs... when...

I applied the last layer last night. Ripped up sheets, actually there were 2 layers of sheets. I could still read the newspaper underneath! This morning I sprayed it all with tan-ish spray paint I found at the local hardware store... another kind of LHS, I guess... Then I used the same...

Here are s'more of Mt. Lookathat. George

As promised... Mountain Pics George

You are right, I stand corrected. You are a true master craftsman. My wife asked me why I didn't want a subscription to RMC and I told her it's that I don't feel worthy of reading those articles and they make my simple layout look so inferior. I am learning though. Some day I hope achieve...

Make that 3... Have you ever been in MR and if no, WHY NOT?

Doc, I have 2 questions. 1.) is GERN a publicly held company? I think I could use stock in a company as encompassing as GERN in my portfolio! and 2.) do you charge admission for tours to your layout?!? Holy cow you are a master at scenics. George

What's that old saying..? Slow is smooth... smooth is fast... But I agree with the sentiment. Either a plow or one of these do-ma-hickies might do the job just as well...

I am going to put on my last layer sometime this next week. I plan on using ripped up cotton sheets. The method shown to me by some gurus in my club, it has the smoothness that folks look for, while being able to sculpt into rock shapes as well. Plus the price is right... $1.00 at St...

Great pics so far everyone! Can't wait to see what Xmas brings folks. I know I am all a twitter thinking about it.

I like the late fall colors you have chosen. That is a big order to fill! Brown paper bags, manila folders and yellowish resume paper all blended together might fit the target. Would you use a blender or a food processor to mix them? My wife found the Cornerstone Stockyard on sale for me...

Here we are starting another great set of weekly pics. Unfortunately, I still don't have the knack (lighting, focus, etc) quite right. I am thinking of bringing in a ringer to take my photos for me. lol. Here is my new passenger car. A Kato Business car being pulled by an A-B-A carrying only a...

If you click More Info, you will find 4 of them for $15.50 each. Now, buying 85 at once might break the bank... a whopping ~1400 bucks. Ouch. But if you bought 4 every now and again... 62 bones... not too shabby. Of course, its easy for me to say this... I only have 7 engines, and of those...

I went through the same thing you went through, with regards to not knowing which brands to buy and the LHS, while having an ... ok ... selection, just wasn't cutting it for me. One fellow in my club suggested Pacific Western Rail Systems. These guys were a club that couldn't get the cars...

Thanks for the tips. I will try them out when I get a chance to get out to my hidey-hole. Xmas just kills my Train Time. Family, parties, get togethers, dinners, honey dos... George

I have a 3 ft stick of flex track with the leads going to Program A and B, like the book says. When I try to program anything, the Zephyr's readout says "d nd" which means "there is open circuit on the programming track and no current draw is detected by the programmer." Am I supposed to do...

I got an early Xmas present from my wife when my DC controller took a nose dive of my work bench onto the garage floor. (Ever seen a grown man cry?) I tried to revive it, but there was too much damage. Enter the Digitrax Zephyr. Installation was SO easy. I went to the club and retrieved my...