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Check out this thread: http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=17897&highlight=trainclown There is how I made my X-mas layout. I used plaster for ballast and painted it on with a brush and then ran a truck down the track to create the flange ways. Took a little cleaning up with a piece of...

Thank you, Ralph. I'm having a lot of fun with this. TC

Read this article. It might help you. http://members.shaw.ca/sask.rail/model-book/liftout/liftout.html TC

Thanks, Andrew. This is for a peanut butter lid challenge I am working on. My theme is a tree house with kids and dogs playing. This machine will make some of the kids move. I will post more pix once done. Here is a teaser. TC :wave:

There is a place here called Princess Auto. They sell mostly farm equipment and accessories as well as trailer parts and welders and other tools and stuff. There is a big section where they sell off surplus items such as used motors of all sorts and other miscellaneous cra ...... er ....stuff...

Use your ingenuity I am making an animated scene. I am making my own drive mechanism. I bought a motor that is already geared to 40 rpm. I made gears with a hole saw, use a bolt for an axle and lamp chain to connect the power. I cut a saw cut around the wooden wheel and used a diamond ball bit...

Thanks, Andrew, for the nice remark. Steve, PM me your e-mail address and I'll send you the layout when I have it mapped out. I'll also give you some pertinent tips for using 3rd PlanIt so you can go plan crazy. TC

Thanks, Andrew. If you would like to see the whole model go to: http://public.fotki.com/TrainClown/scratch_built_derel/ TrainClown :wave:

Scratchin Mike. Hello there. I have lots of experiance with power saws. I would like you to read my "How To" on cutting scale lumber. You will find you don't need an expensive saw. What you need is technique. Read my "How To" carfully and you will learn a lot about saws, blades, jigs and...

Good to hear he is doing better. Our best wishes to you and your family. TrainClown

I have some wagon kits my dad bought back in the 1960's. I also have a marching band and about a dozen animals. I have been on the look-out for more stuff but it is hard to come by out of date kits. Best circus scene I ever saw is in Victoria B.C. at Miniature World in the basement of The...

That's real cool, Ray. but doesn't the "oil can" effect come in to play with those springs in the drive train? I'm curious about that. Why not replace the springs with surgical tubing or something else like that? Did it come with springs from the factory? Always wanting to know, TrainClown ;)

Hi, guys. What your looking for is a thread I made on how to do papier mache'. You can find it here. http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=17897 TrainClown ;)

That's terrific! I love those traction engines. I go out to the Western Canada Transportation Museum for there annual steam powered threshing machine demonstration. Such fun. The best one I went to was in Duncan on Vancouver Island. They had a great group of steam there, but the most...

Mrs. TrainClown here. I would like to thank you all very much for showing an interest in my idea of creating a forum for the spouses/girlfriends of modeler's. I've spent nearly the whole day setting it up and now it's ready to go. It's called "Modeler's Mates" and can be found at...

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Hi all, this is TrainClown's better half. I have an idea of creating a forum for the spouses and significant others of model railroaders, or modelers in general. I was wondering if any of your "better halves" would be interested. What do you think, ladies? Best Wishes, Mrs. TrainClown...

yep, Andrew. I do. TrainClown ;)

Thanks, Ray. I copy/paste that post in my notes. Very Cool! TrainClown ;)

When I was a child, my parents were entertainers and did vaudeville shows in Barkerville Historic Park in the interior of British Columbia. They did that for 16 years, from the time I was 5 years old. My dad was a comedian and my mom was a singer. My mom sang old music hall songs like "Jeanie...