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Some people just have poor luck. I left the big city behind 5 years ago and have not regretted it for a single day.

Thanks Val, you not coming up this time? I will post the results on Sunday night or Monday night.

Thanks Ralph. Will do.

Thanks Deano, I appreciate it. I will be building the actual cabin on Sunday and will post more photos when I have it done.

Well, I am at it again... This time it is for a "Building Dioramas" clinic at the train show on Sunday. I needed to build a small diorama for the clinic, so I looked around my layout for a likely spot. I had read an article in a back issue of The NGSL Gazette, entitled "A Farm For A...

On our old club layout, a couple of the portals were made using the blue extruded foam. It was carved and painted with Acrylic craft paints and looked quite realistic.

I too am not a rich man, so I turned on the charm at a couple of local stores. The woman who owns the local coffee shop that I frequent throws her used coffee grounds into a plastic pail, so I asked if I could bring in a pail and remove some of the used grounds. She was glad to be rid of...

CCT&H Cedar Creek, Toldeo and Huron TH&CC Toldeo, Huron and Cedar Creek

Congrats guys, well done.

Thanks Rich and Mark. A compliment like that Rich is muchly appreciated.

Finally, CVR Will has finished the Engine House. I can't get over what a great kit it is. Those guys at RSlaserkits did a fine job. Here is the finished product: And it didn't take long for the workers to get busy.

I used 2" foam as my base. The benchwork in 1x3" wood cross braced every 12-16". With 2x2 legs and 1x3" kick-board all around

The train from Back To The Future III was actually the "Cannonball" that used to run through Hooterville. That's right... the same locomotive they used in the scenes of Petticoat Junction and Green Acres TV shows. For more information...

I would have to agree with Andrew, I mispoke my layout, it is in fact secional as I follow no standard and the sections cannot be rearranged.

The human eye can be tricked, but a camera sees exactly what is there.

HO-Trak and N-Track modules have specific dimensions in order to facilitate them being combined. I build my home layout in four modules, simply because I knew I would be moving one day. It is easier to take the layout apart and move it as four pieces (2x5, 3x4, 2x6.5 and 2x7.5').

Well, I just don't like the economics of Scenic Cement... Scenic Cement = $5.50US - $6.00US for 16oz. (I have seen it in the LHS for $8.00CDN). LePage's Glue = $15-16CDN for 3.8L 3.8L = 128.5oz which is 8 times 16 therefore a similar amount of Scenic cement would cost me $44US - $48US...

Well, Doc and Penn central. here is my whole process for laying track. Remember that I am in N scale. I am using a 2" foam subroadbed, cork and flextrack. 1. I mark the path of the track right on the foam. 2. Run a bead of LePage's White Glue (full strength) beside the track mark. 3...

I use the white glue... works and if I have to change it, simply get it wet.

For deisels, Atlas, Kato and Intermountain. For Steam the Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0 is the best runner I have seen (steam or deisel). Also Model Power or Atlas are very good. If you can find Minitrix Steam they are excellent.