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Thanks, everybody! I can't remember exactly how well I did on the sale, but I know there was a bidding war to get it. I was flattered, naturally, but tinged with sadness that I had to pack it up and send it away. Some folks just pile on the details (a la Selios) and that's fine, but for me I...

More pics If you look closely you'll see the rear addition is actually sagging to one side. I did this by cutting two of the walls at a slight angle, making more of a trapazoid than rectangle. The corner trim hides that fact, making it appear as if the footing hasn't been well laid. The...

Hello All! While I'm laid up (shingles...ugh) I decided I'd go through some old files on the computer and post a couple older projects. This structure was built in early 2004 and sold on ebay. It was a neat way to earn a little money, but now I kinda wish I hadn't sold it. Anyway, I suppose...

Nice work, Jeffrey! I may have to pull out mine and work on it a bit more. I got mine in a lot from ebay along with other plasticville structures. It will become a tipple for a mine up in the hills...someday. In this shot it's just been distressed and hacked up, er, modified. The back legs...

To carry the pun out a bit more, most of my trains are stuck in purgatory, waiting for an indulgence to set them free on my heavenly layout, whenever that comes into being. Of course I'm a Lutheran and we don't believe in purgatory, so perhaps it's not such a great image...:rolleyes: A fun...

When we first moved to Kelso, I tried to get involved with the Chehalis Centralia Railroad, about 45 miles north of here. I managed to volunteer a few days, take the GCOR and pass, certifying me to train as a brakeman, conductor. But that summer got busy with funerals & weddings and other...

During the winter my colleagues in Ohio used to pine for 'golf season' in the Spring. I would usually make some reply about Model Railroad season followed by, "Oh wait, I get to pursue my hobby year-round!" And that was in Seminary, where the extent of my modeling was a few kits in a plastic...

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=SRP7qat95Ag Here is another video with said steam sound unit. I asked the question in the comments section and the author was kind enough to reply. Please check out his other two vids...nice work.

I fit that category. I've been an ordained Lutheran pastor for 5 years now and been a modeler for just over 20. Yes, Reverend Lovejoy of Simpsons fame is a model train enthusiast. I think there was another tv character accused of the same persuasion...can't recall right now who it was...

I use a Dremel drill press but have been somewhat unhappy with the amount of play and vibration in the press action. There may be some way to tighten it so it won't wiggle so much. Otherwise, I've been very happy drilling with the tiniest bits. Someone suggested to me to use a dremel to...

Steve - I'd love to tell you exactly what type of lighting I'm using above the timesaver shelf layout, but I can't recall at the moment...:p Anyway, I can tell you it IS a pair of flourescent fixtures, the base model you can get from Home Depot or Lowes. Two fixtures with two tubes each...

A5s Puddlejumper - Nice collection of 0-4-0s! Personally they hold a great deal of appeal for me because they're a bit more 'human sized', like Narrow Gauge equipment, than say a 2-6-6-6 Allegheny! Anyway, may I recommend you visit a couple sites if you haven't already, before you remotor...

Grandt Line...gotta check those out. I think I forgot to mention that I plan on saving the Walther's seats for the Selley cars waiting in the wings. nkp - I think there are already boards in the window where the stove goes. Thanks to all for the comments!:thumb:

Uhh...flat actually (minus, as my wife calls it, phillips is plus). Z, you're either very perceptive, very bored, or both to notice that screwdriver back there with pink seats on a stick in the foreground! Bonus points if you can tell me what the book is! Thanks for checking in!

Lilac Dusk Pink seats? Sure, why not. I wanted something in the red family but lighter to show up through the windows. 'Lilac Dusk' was the Delta Ceramcoat color I chose. I also put another coat of yellow on the window frames last night as well as a light tan blend on the sides and backs of...

Scratch Seats Howdy! Got out the dollhouse stripwood and cobbled together a banister railing and baseboard to make a long bench which was then cut into seats. A preliminary sanding using 100 grit paper taped down to the tabletop flattened one rounded side of the railing (seat bottom) to mate...

mismatched ribs hmmm...perhaps it is prototypical. Good point! Thanks everybody for the comments. Has anybody else got a sugar car they'd like to add to this thread? I told my wife now that I had three that perhaps I'd start collecting additional sugar cars as I found them...she just...

For additional opinions, you may want to visit www.yardbirdtrains.com or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yardbirdtrains. Sounds like you're already on your way to solutions here but it may be worth a look all the same.

Michael, Sorry to hear about your train set troubles! The guys have all given you great advice that should at least pinpoint the problem if not solve it. If you'd like additional info you may want to visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yardbirdtrains or www.yardbirdtrains.com. I have...

Thanks, Russ! Hands are full with housework and babysitting duties today, but maybe later this afternoon I'll get out to the garage. Have you been working on anything lately? (model, that is)