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Unless it was (or they thought it was) quick lime - isn't that stuff kinda bad?

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Happy Birthday (don't spend it all in one place)!

Wll, I'm reporting you to the GDL (Grecian Defamation League)!

Why Greece?

Just the circled area needs to be isolated. Jim, have you "operated" with the plan, seeing what moves would be needed to service the different industries, etc?

I agree with Blake on both counts. It's not worth stirring the pot. The only thing I'd add is the actual cost to the manufacturer's to use UP's logos would be more than the 3% royalty, due to the extra bookkeeping, paperwork, hassle, etc.

They are licensing, and charging royalties for, usage of any of their "brand identities" (trade marks, heralds, etc.). This includes not only UP symbols but the symbols of any of the RRs (and there are a lot) that they have bought up. Go here for more information (it's their own site, so...

And of course there's the "No Humping" signs on freight cars with delicate loads.

That's what the "Buy & Sell" section of the Gauge is for, Matt!

Hey Ron - I extracted this from a thread on the Bachmann forum - maybe it will be of some help: For the full thread, go here, and look for a thread called "My soluton to the Spectrum Mountain". There's also a thread, from the same guy, I think, on the Atlas forum here. Regards, billk

Very little escapes her eagle eye, but I consider anything in the recycling or trash fair game!

Mark - One idea I've always found intriguing for this kind of problem is to use what Iain Rice, in his book "Small, Smart and Practical Track Plans", calls a cassette. You'd have to see his book for details on the construction, but it is basically a train-length of straight track that you can...

Hey Jesper - you might try experimenting with a mixture of a few drops of India ink in alcohol. It produces some neat weathering effects on bare wood.

I read somewhere of mounting a sponge rubber block to the layout surface, sized so it can be press-fitted up into the structure. The structure itself doesn't have a base, or if that is a problem, I guess the base could be offset up into the structure.

You might want to check out Micro-Mark: http://www.micromark.com/ It looks like they ship to Europe, but I'll leave it up to you to figure out the shipping costs!

Cool tip, Alan!! :thumb:

Sounds like a lot more fun than knowing you have it and not being able to find it!

I agree with Jon-M. It's easy for us to forget that the manufacturers are in the business primarily to make money, and love of the hobby is secondary, or lower, or not at all (at least the big boys, not necessarily the guy selling lost wax castings made in his garage).