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Looks good Bill! What do you use to glue your battens on? I line a bunch up on double sided tape & spray the back sides with 3M spray adhesive.

Very nice find, You might want to store that because of it's value. Look them up on ebay, very valuable. http://cgi.ebay.com/TWO-REMCO-MIGHTY-CASEY-RIDEEM-RAILROAD-TRAIN-SETS_W0QQitemZ290376075342QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item439bc3484e

Hey Bill I like your word smushability, it fits the product very good. I use it a lot because between my own work & scavaging it from jobsites I keep a good supply. There is one thing I have not seen mentioned is the fact that most of the 1/2" foam board has a plastic membrane on one side &...

I couldn't bring myself to all that window detail yet so I just glued them all in for now. I first scraped all the paint off of the flanges & inside of the window openings. This is very important to get a good glue bond. The front & rear view with all the windows. Remember the back of...

Hey Doc Tom Bill mentioned using tile grout, I have used that stuff for years. I have a lot of leftovers from my work & I blend the colors along with some ballast or Structolite to get something that works for the need. You can also get some of the colored dye that the concrete guys use to get...

It was a beautiful Thanksgiving, hope you had a good one as well. I am jealous of that wheelbarrow, :mrgreen: all mine says on it is "Jackson Wheelbarrow Co." it's a good one but dosen't look as nice as yours. Keep us posted!

Here I cut the foundation walls from 1/2" foam board. I have done this a few times with good results. It's not my favorite for any stone or brick wall but I like a challenge. Here you can see some guide line markings for my mortar joints. I don't know why I do this because I hardly ever...

I think your indoor modeling experience is exactly what you should take to the garden. The garden has mostly been there but the train is basically what is being added. My thoughts of keeping to scale was not so much the vegitation but was with trestles, buildings etc. I have seen where a lot of...

My thoughts are mostly leaning towards the scale look of coarse you probably will have to have functionality as well but could possibly hide it with something in scale. I like the scale cribbing. GRR is just that, you have the garden look along with the train look. To each his own I guess...

I'm glad your still at it. I saw your post the other night & wondered what happened to you. :mrgreen: Don't forget the pics & keep us posted.

Hey Doc if you build your own wall that would allow more money for rolling stock. :mrgreen: I really like the decal selection, good choices.

Nice picture Doc Tom, looks like you made a lot of people smile.

Yes S class there is plenty of help & ways to better ones self but the sad thing is the ones that don't want to get better are the ones that get all the attention. It's like the bad apple trying very hard to ruin the whole basket. No other way around, a nickel is still a nickel & a dime is...

Hey Doc, I'm not sure if it was the show from PBS or not because I have seen so many but the one I do know a lot about is the one Diane Sawyer showed last year. She & her political cronies only showed the worst of Harlan County. There is a lot of problems there but not much different than...

Thanks Doc & Bill for your comments. My family was born & raised in Harlan County, there is a lot of history concerning coal, railroad, & hard times especially when the miners were bringing in the unions. I actually bought this building a few years ago at a train swap meet for $5. for just the...

Hey Doc that's a nice touch & interesting subject. I bet they have to sell the ice fast. Pictures like that remind me how spoiled we are & how we take so much for granted.

Very nice job. It's a good thing you had a large place to work on it. Nice detail as well.:thumb:

I like that one a lot especially dealing with a narrow space. The only thought I have that would be nice if you could do it on your layout is to incorporate more of the pond in front of the jackslip feeding the mill. You guys do water very well & the pond feeding the mill would be another eye...

The Company Store For the next week or so I will be building the Company Store for the Coal Mine project from a Walthers building called Henry Ford's First Factory. These stores were owned like everything else by the mining company. The miners & their families would often meet & shop at the...

Thanks Doc Tom. I have started on a company store & will be posting it soon.