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Homasote Supply in Toronto... Hi Rob, I got some Homasote from D & M Building Supplies 229 Wallace Avenue Toronto , ON M6H1V5 Phone: (416) 531-3504 I'd heard that they were closing this location, but according to Canada411 they are still there. Foam board = Extruded Styrofoam...

Hi Josh, Take a look at Garden Railways Magazine from March 2006. Jeff Young's article: Pots, porcupines, and flues which discusses the pros and cons of different boiler types. For a stationery boiler, I'd consider a verticle boiler made from a Kelly Kettle.

Why buy the cow When you can get the milk for free??? Lot's of inspiration and information on-line for free... So why bother paying for magazines? Sure, you have to take some information with a grain of salt, but with some research, you can cross reference and double check most things...

Hi Matt, Good Luck! Here's a link to the Proto87 Turnout Wiring page: DC and DCC TURNOUT WIRING GUIDE

Hi Matt, Yes, the solder joint can break between the points and the throw-bar. Since pictures are worth 1k's of words, here's a couple of diagrams that I drew, along with the DCC wiring diagram from Proto87...

Hi Matt, I recommend Mount Albert Scale Lumber for sugar pine ties. Although PC ties help, you don't really need them. :eek: Here are some pictures of my Hand Laid Turnouts in On30... Look Mom, no PC Ties! sign1 sign1 To throw the points, I soldered tabs of 0.010 tin to them. I...

Hi Matt, Rail is rail is rail... The stuff that you pull off of flex track is fine... Here's a couple of links for Hand Laid Turnouts. Laurie Green's HAND LAID TURNOUTS Railway Engineering "Sn3 Handlaying track The basic turnout techniques" You can get kits, tools, templates...

Exhibitionists Found! Hi Kevin, Hmmm... No HOn3 this year. :cry: We've had a Welsh HOn30 layout at a previous show... It's mostly On30 and Gn15... Here's the breakdown of Exhibitionists: 6 - On30 4 - Gn15 3 - Assorted large scale 2 - On3 1 - On2 2 - 7/8ths 2 - Gn42 1 -...

Third Annual Ontario Narrow Gauge Show... Distance... Ha! James MacIntyre brought his layout "Apple Bottom and Hemlock Acres" all the way from the New York/New Jersey Border to Schomberg Ontario to participate in the show. Lots of folks from Peterborough, Toronto, Hamilton and around...

Exhibitionists Found! Hi Kids, I took a load of pictures at the Third Annual Ontario Narrow Gauge Show: Narrow Gauge Show 2008 You can see them all here at Fotopic.net: Ontario Narrow Gauge Show - 2008 :: Fotopic.Net Most of my pictures take in whole mini and micro layouts. They are...

The weather's no good for playing outdoors... So come to the show instead!!!

Just a little Graphite.... Rubbed on top and inside edges of the rails...

Coat the track Hi Gang, I have a problem with using Wahl Clipper Oil on the rails... announce1 Don't do it! announce1 Eventually, the oil is going to attract more gunk and dirt. Then you are going to have to clean everything again and again... Instead of oil, use a "2B" hardness...

announce1 The Third Annual Ontario Narrow Gauge Show is less than a month away! announce1 Mark Saturday April 12, 2008 on your calendar and plan to attend... :thumb:

Stacks and Pigs! :thumb: Inter-modal all the way!!! :thumb: :thumb: Great big 5-unit spine cars! :thumb: I guess you could say that they are modern flatcars.

Ahoy! Sunday March 2, 2008 was a very busy day for a pair of the UC&A Founders. Captian Rob should have been busy with pencil and rule, creating the blueprints for the mine while Lynn and I spent the day generating sawdust and consuming beer. :-) We cut a couple-dozen Interface Plates...

Hey Kids, The Upper Canada & Algonquin Railway is planning a major expansion. This weekend, we are having a Maintenance of Way work session in preparation for the Third Annual Ontario Narrow Gauge Show in Schomberg on April 12, 2008: Narrow Gauge Show 2008 We plan to cut a batch of...

Good to see that you are willing to take the wrap for this... First, I stoled Doctor Frank's De-Bigulator... Then, I stoled the bridge... Now, it's on my layout. sign1

Frame-up and farm-out! Hey Kids, The Upper Canada & Algonquin Railway is planning a major expansion. This weekend, we are having a Maintenance of Way work session in preparation for the Third Annual Ontario Narrow Gauge Show in Schomberg on April 12, 2008: Narrow Gauge Show 2008 We plan...

Surfing through the Yahoo! News photos I saw this...