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Hi Ron, That article was written by a friend of mine, Blake Tatar. So, it was one of the few issues I knew I could find easily! The article won't be of much help I'm afraid, as it details modifying and painting a brass model to represent an Erie railcar. Apparently there were no known color...

I'm hoping someone can point me to some photos of smalltime tankcar unloading. I'm working on a scene where I envision a tankcar of fuel oil is spotted and used to fuel a diesel switcher in a small but busy yard serving an industrial area and interchange. I started building a cinderblock...

Sorry I can't offer any help with the DCC Specialist unit, but having read the above will state that I've had zero problems with Tony's reversing units and recommend them highly. Also, I tried the MRC units, which I do not recommend, they did not work reliably for me with steam locos...

Hey! A new photo in photo of the week! Cool pic too, kinda nice to see the planes, love them too.

Well, it would be nice in a photo contest if the commnets were limited to another, parallel thread, so one can just view photos. Along the same line of thinking, it would be nice if the max file size were larger, as I've often had shots that looked good that weren't worth posting once I reduced...

Just opened this thread for the first time and think it's an awesome idea. I can't provide drawings or even dimensions, nor the other two sides of the building, but post this photo just out of a desire to be able to buy a kit of the structure. The roof line of the shelter over the platform is...

There are a couple reasons I haven't posted entries in the contests, mainly because I haven't done much new and who wants to see the same scenes with maybe just different equipment? Contests which have a theme such as ptototype structure, etc., require one to build a model and would only be...

Some really nice pics folks! Here's one of my Stewart FT's.

Lookin sweet Val! I guess only some model rairoader types can appreciate the beauty of industrial settings. Back when industry was quite heavy in New Jersey, particularly along the norhtern stretches of the NJ Turnpike, I used to get odd looks from people in my car when I drove by the...

Sorry Dan, I have no photos of the feeds to the points, as I solder them on the workbench prior to installing on the layout, and I have no turnouts on hand to demonstrate with. The feeds are on the underside of the points so are invisable once the turnout is laid. I can explain my process...

Nice pics guys. Here is one from "lackawanna night" awhile back.

Gary, the only reason I didn't post before was jimh beat me to it. Mark where your columns or walls will be, mask them and apply your ground texture, put the building in place, then touch up.

Play-doh, depending on what turnouts you use, you can get away with one connection, but with some possible long term problems. A lot of turnouts, and I have to admit I'm not terribly familiar with most current commercial turnouts, route power thru both branches regardless of which side of the...

Sorry, I had to go away for a bit, Gary's drawing is what I had in mind too.

Not sure what you're asking Val, are you asking if you can have, in effect, the buss be connected to the same power source in multiple places? I say yes, others may say no, but I feel it is no problem. However, don't do this with your digitrax loco net. The loco net should not be arrainged in...

And also a pic of the yard itself in all its unfinished glory.

Hi Val, Yeah, soldering the track together is logical and fine, I wasn't concerned with buckling either. For this small yard I only used rail joiners where I felt they would really be needed. Mostly I glued the track down to plywood with the rails lined up and said good enough. How smart...

Thanks Andrew. Regarding the paint on insulation, I got some at my local hardware store. The brand is Liquid Tape. Great stuff. Perhaps a search for it will reveal an on line seller. Electrical tape tends to give up its grip with time Val. If you can't get the paint on type, a couple thick...

Funny, I'm in the midst of wiring a yard too! My answer to your question is it doesn't matter. Well, between choices 1 and 2 anyway. Yes, you should keep the length of a small gauge feeder short, but what is short? For me, about a foot is ok. I use 22 gauge for the feeders. I took a...

Thanks Nazgul, now I remember seeing that before, I'm getting senile! Here is a shot of L&HR C420 #22 pulling out onto the new deck girder bridge on a recently completed small section of a new scene I'm working on. The new bridge replaces the abandoned wood trestle behind it. The loco is...