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Re: The Ant Goddess Hi Val, Obviously these were VIKING ANTS!!!....Following a battle the Vikings would toss their fallen comrades over the nearest cliff....and if they had lost the battle the survivors would jump off too to avoid facing their ruler when they returned home.!!!!:D :D :D

Graham, This is all it was to the Walthers/Silver Streak caboose springs.

Graham, Walthers used to make them but I don't know about now. They were nothing but a bent piece of copper strip with a hole in each end to fit over the boss in the truck frame where the coil spring went. It would be easy to fashion some in the same manner. If they have the correct wheelbase...

Try This.... Bob Clover Clover House P. O. Box 62 Sanbastipool, CA 95472 As far as I know they don't have a web site...but they have some of the most amazing detail stuff....they do have the PC ties...they come in a strip and you can cut them to length as required.

"Don't be afraid boys.....I'm just here for the beer!"

I 'Figgered It Out Ok....now I see...da frogs eats the files, the princess kisses a frog and he becomes a prince.....den they both have frog legs fer their supper!!!:D :D :D :D

Ants In The Pants From the VAULT OF USELESS KNOWLEDGE comes this tidbit.... The are two kinds of ants prevelent in North America that will invade your home. The first is a sugar ant....that's the little tiny ones who like to get in your chocolate cake....and the grease ant...thats the big...

Priththee mine friend and where doth such thread be located upon this board?:D Methinks that me trigger finger is beset with the dread stiffness of age and that mine eyesight be as murky waters.:D Alas! How doeth I long for the alternative solution:D :D :D :D

I'm Sorry Val I didn't mean to make you Boo-Hoo Val:oops: They can be cute little critters but they are a terrible problem here. The reason being is that here it is not cold enough for them to hibernate in the winter and they multiply all year long:eek: Just a few years ago the varmits...

Suffering Too Thanks for the good wishes folks....and like Macfortner I'm suffering from a disease of old age too....Dunlap's Disease:eek: ....My stomach "done lapped" over my belt!!!:D :D :D

Plain old rubber cement will glue cardboard to plastic. Coat both pieces to be joined with the cement, allow them to tack up and press them together.

You Missed A Couple!!! Hey JR, I am still laughing:D but you missed a couple....:D :D :D I drive a 350 Horsepower V8 SUV!!!:eek: and have been known to smoke a big old stinky cigar on occasions. :eek: :eek: Oh...and BTW....The SEP (Squirrel Elmination Project) was started today with...

In order to create you have to be creatative:thumb: Look for things in places that you would not normally think you would find something useful for modeling. Just a few recent examples. 1. A mounting bracket from a mini blind, turned upside down and painted an industrial color looks like a...

Cheese and Crackers!!.....This would only happen to me!!:eek: My layout is housed in a converted garage in my backyard. On opening the door and turning on the lights this morning it was observed that various structures were being dive bombed by a large number of huge black flys!!!:eek: A...

I've cut the shafts on many NWSL and Sagami motors without damage. Take a 3X5 index card and put a small hole in the center of it just big enough to clear the shaft. You now have a dust shield that will prevent any debris from cutting from getting into the motor. Slide the card over the shaft...

The "Devil Strip"??????? The trolly pole jumps off the overhead wire and the conductor has to get out and put it back on....He is overheard to say..."Awww, THE DEVIL!, with this thing!":D :D :D

And in this one the bricks in the center of the track are 90 degrees from the bricks in the street.

A Load of Bricks for Val Val, Here's a couple of more shots of the bricks. In this one note that the bricks are on about a 45 degree angle to the crossing.

Val that's a great idea and would put most any of the buildings you mentioned into the desired time frame. In the "example" picture that you posted I couldn't help but come up with three scenerios..... 1. The man is dragging the little boy to the barber shop for a hair cut, which he...

LOL Jon!!, Not just 2....more like dozens:eek: :D and those "eyewitness" just sit and drool and want to know when lunch will be ready!!!:eek: :D :D But seriously, that's the stumbling block....anyone who would remember the park would have to be over a 100 years old.:eek: BTW...Our oldest...