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Just one of the hazards of this hobby. But if you have a continuous running loop, you can let a train run around while you do the chores. Sometimes when doing scenery its fun to let a train run through your work area - you have to stop work to let the train through then scramble like heck to...

I approached the show organizers about doing a display, but was told only enough space for vendors and club displays and i guess Judy and i are not really considered a 2 member club. I'll be the funny-looking guy with a white beard, glasses, longish hair, and a greenish-grey...

The human side of railroading!:thumb:

Vic, Thanks for the tips. Airbrushing is a skill that has to be practiced, and expert advice like this really helps to steepen the learning curve.

Remember the 'Cat's on the layout' discussion a few months back? Nice to know there is a cat out there that likes model railroading and is smart enough to realize that the trains are not edible. BTW, a little bit of plain black pepper sprinked into the bushes did the trick for us - Abby no...

DOTKWA again. Your skill is amazing!

This is amazing! Had no trouble - just clicked on the link and it played. Wonderful image quality. Loved the trackside T-Rex at the end, but didn't realize they had fur:D . Good thing it didn't pounce on the loco, but that would have been a cool image from inside the cab. This is a whole...

Beautiful artwork, Val. I wish there was a smiley for 'drooling on the keyboard with awe'. For now DOTKWA will have to do.

That's beatiful work, Lightbender. Same here, Woodland Scenics makes good products and we use them a lot, but using natural materials in addition creates even more variety and texture.

Mating season in deer land. While 2 bucks duke it out she's taking off with buck #3!

Judy's ground cover Here's a trick Judy taught me for making a coarse vegetation (forest floor) ground cover: Go to Garden Ridge or other craft shops that carry dried plants (floral arrangement materials). Get some of that dried moss stuff (cheap!) and put it through a blender. Instant...

Am starting this discussion to learn the pros and cons of body mounted vs truck mounted couplers. The benefits of each have always been somewhat mysterious to me and would like to get other's experiences on this. There is some mention in various places in the archives, but as far as i know no...

Last heard he had a new trainroom and a great layout plan with animation and all sorts of good ideas. Hope to hear from him soon.

Just did now, sometimes i goof and hit the reload instead of back buttons and it seems to wipe out all the unread flags. Thanks, it's stories like this that make modellers realize that when their babies get ornery they are just doing the same as the prototypes. But seriously (and to keep on...

Brakie, Maybe what MR could use is a 'reality railroading' column from someone who's been there... Miss your stories, got any more in the works?

The MR website has submission guidelines for those who are able to spend some time exercising the author in themselves and submitting the kind of articles they themselves would like to see. I'm working on one slowly, may never get it finished but it is another fun project. But think about...

I buy mainly Micro-Trains N scale simply because I like their couplers. Where i've bought other brands for roadname or era specific use, i am not happy with the stock couplers that come with them and i've either changed to MT trucks/couplers or plan to do so when i finally get a round tuit...

Thanks for sharing this Val. Many ways to install ballast, this adds one more useful tip to the repertoire. Personally, i used to lay the ballast and spray (upwards) a fine mist of rubbing alcohol to drizzle down and wet the ballast without disturbing it. Then use an eye dropper or dental...

Nice model engine! A web search for 'Stirling Engines' will turn up a lot of interesting stuff, the early history of piston powered engines where for a long time inventors tried to use the principle of temperature change to contract and expand gasses trapped in a cylinder to work a piston...

Big name manufacturers of boxed breakfast cereals and soft drinks pay big bucks to film producers to get their names and logos on the movie screens and TV screens. I wonder what UP would do if everytime a modeller ran a UP or fallen flag train in a public setting (train show etc) then sent an...