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OK trying again, photo is "downsized" or however less KB should be said:

You have burn scars on the fleshy underside of both forearms, from setting them down on a soldering iron..:( ....both on the SAME DAY, since you moved the iron "over to the other side, out of the way", after the first burn....):rolleyes: :rolleyes: regards / Mike

Last shot is a 24" long curved trestle, 24" radius, all pine construction as before. Deck is spline type roadbed, made with pine strip and birch spacer blocks. 280 pieces, 750 glue joints, Atlas code 100 track installed. The locomotive is one of those old "widebody Athearn GP-7's"...that...

This is H0, semiscale, 130' long, 45' high, with styrofoam and wood filler scenery, no plaster. Masonite profile boards. Construction is all pine, ripped from a single furniture-grade plank. 219 pieces, 677 glue joints. [ exclusive of scenery]. regards / Mike

Sorry..apparently the pictures of the layout are "KB-excessive". Will see what I can do. Meanwhile, I do have a few custom trestle shots of recent units built for next train show: HO semi-scale 130' high, 45' high trestle, all maple bents, girts, wall braces. All stripwood ripped in-house...

Hello folks; ...a "back Northeast corner" of home H0 layout is shown...first section of rewoked layout. Rear unit is a wood pile trestle, curved, shortline construction. Front unit is part of combined deck and girder bridge. One standard 9"Atlas deck truss, one 14" long deck truss...

Ron, keep in mind that ordinary safety glasses aren't good enough for hot metal casting. A splash of hot metal can hit your cheek or eyebrow and still get to your eye. Also, some people will turn their head slightly, when a surprise [ like a spill or splash]occurs, and this exposes the eye to...

Woodie, you are right on about the rails in tunnels not needing cleaning as often. That's mainly because a substantial amount of the goop that gets on our track is airborne contaminants, like smoke in a smoker's house, or trace amounts of oils & greases in the air in most houses....you know...

Sorry Aartwmich, I never have heard of them...[not doing any MRR buying any more, really...just if I see something at a train show that I can't resist]. Where do they advertise ? best regards / Mike:confused:

Sorry Brian, I cannot agree with your position. I feel your defense of the British system relates to the fact that you work for the system. This is understandable, but not necessarily an objective view. I never met anyone in the last 30 years , British or traveler, with anything good to say...

Hello John; Sorry, I can't recall who the carrier was, but it was old BR equipment, I'd guess early 70's coaches, nothing like that Virgin Trains picture. I was in a hurry, my mother was ill, and I booked a train at the first kiosk I came to at Gatwick. "All the way to Paignton, only one...

I think it was that Johnny Inkslinger [ as played by John Cleese], that started that 'dressing up in womens' clothes' thing.........yes ????;) ;) regards / Mike

Has anyone else had the recent misfortune to try to get to a location in Britain, by rail, that is "off the beaten business path"? It's got to be the worst rail service in Europe now. My mother lives in Paignton, Devon, in an area where the sea wall is disintegrating from lack of funds to...

Hello, David; The bad news is, I think it's both columns and arches that taper. The idea being that radial lines from the simulated centerpoint of the curve radius are followed straight through. This is only my vague recollection from an engineering book from many years ago, and I don't have...

Ontario folks :....You can get a good 'feel' for how it would be to have RR cars, up at Weber's on Highway 11...and great burgers too.:D :D :D regards / Mike

rockislandmike is right on about how difficult it can be to model a US road up here in Canada...I've been a B&O modeler on H0 for over 45 years, and getting anything from a LHS has always been understandably difficult. Sometimes though, it's even worse, when you are willing to special order...

Ravensfan;Did the New Jersey lawyers pay? New Jersey lawyers buying out-of-state ?....surprised they didn't get a visit from Tony Soprano's associates reminding them to 'shop locally':D :D :D Mike

I only read three or four of the posts on that site...oh my ! ....some folks need never worry about The Forces of Darkness, as they have somehow become The Farces of Dorkness.:D :D :D Mike

Stan...Vic is right on, the container would likely cause you a lot of heartache [ and a lot of money, too, to get it in shape for a layout]. We used containers for shipping equipment all over the world, where I used to work, and they were fine for just that. The odd time we would refuse...

It's really hardly a surprise. The questions raised by Howes and Wyes..;) But whether it is steam, or not Must start by firmly asking: "Watt ?":confused: :confused: ..and regards / Mike:D :D :D