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Nice work. Inspired by your bandsaw work, I looked across the room at my small bandsaw for stained glass & wondered if there is a wood blade that fits it. Happy to find one offered by the manufacturer. This will certainly help in my work. Wayne

I believe that, except for the various motorized cars & bus the GRR used, the entire passenger roster consisted of the number 12 combine. The article in the Narrow Gauge Gazzette says the motorized #12 from the LO&S was painted "light green" during its years on the Grasse River. (Originally...

Small train cameras are available commercially. Here's a few: http://www.nehobby.com/traincam.htm http://www.gadgettom.com/GadgetCAM.htm http://www.choochoocam.com/ Wayne

Ok, you win, downloading and installing the program will save several seconds with the calulator. Just threw my suggestion out for the poster or others who may not be aware that they could already have the tools installed on their computer needed to perform the simple task asked about. Wayne

Yeah, I've used lots of viewer programs. That's a good program too. I keep going back to paint for simple image manipulation, adding text, cropping. I don't see anything hard about what I explained, though. Takes seconds to reduce the photo size. Thousands of ways of making soup, I guess. Take...

I use the free program Paint which is on nearly every computer that runs on Windows. I open the picture and under the "image" pull down, select "stretch/skew." I then enter the percentage that I want to reduce the image. (Use your calculator and divide 680 by the current width to find the...

Don't forget W. Averell Harriman's father, Edwin who bought up railroads like he was playing Monopoly. (Which, in his mind may not have been far from the truth.) He bought the ailing Erie in 1908, the year before he died. His son ran the empire after that and later entered politics & was elected...

Looking good Frank. Remember, a flat roof on a commercial building is generally a butt-ugly place, lots of patching and lots of flashing & tar running a ways up the parapet walls. Generally only the birds get a good view of these roofs. Modelers have to weigh realism with the sensitivities of...

Thanks. Missed the other thread. My entire business is dependant on my computer & I have to be a bit careful about things that might shut me down. I'll check it out. Wayne

I notice that you're posting a link to a .exe file which is unusual. Most people are rightfully wary of opening this type of file since it opens the doors to your computer's hard drive. I'm sure your intent is not to damage or hijack. How about a heads-up as to what program you are asking us...

Yeah, my clients next door to you in Morris, CT have been complaining about it. We only had a dusting up here in the mountains but it's snowing now. It warmed up to above zero today which made biking to town today a bit more pleasant than it was at 17 below. Wayne

I've been thinking of an Adirondack winter scene with Linn tractors bringing loads of logs down the mountain. Haven't quite worked out how to animate that yet. Possibly a motorized cable mechanism somehow hidden behind the ridge. Or horse drawn log sleds with the horses desperately trying to...

OK! No more excuses! Time to make tracks! Keep us posted! Wayne

Ah, simple pleasures. I do miss those days. Have fun! Wayne

A run-around at your yard throat would be helful to your swiching crew. Wayne

Nothing gives the frozen look to a body of water better than a frosty finish and an ice fishing shed on top. (Heading to 20 or 25 degrees F below tonight. 0 now.) Wayne

Going to burn a lot of gas following that map when were through. Wayne

You might have to break yours in a bit to get it running at its optimum but if it is running much slower than your other engines, it sounds like it's running properly. Sit back and enjoy the scenery while running your Shay. Shays were built and geared to pull heavy loads and up steep grades...

We're still comparing apples with oranges. Wayne (Going back to some train stuff, now.)

I think you'll find that intentional deaths by gunshots are far greater than intentional deaths by medical malpractice. Few inner-city citizens worry about drive-by apendectomies. This joke still compares apples with oranges. But you're right, statistics are a hoot. Here's more...