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In one of Benjamin Kline's Pennsylvania Logging books there is a photo with the narrow gauge rail lighter than the standard. I am sure it happened elsewhere. Harold

For those who haven't seen an S Scale standard gauge layout: Viewing Album: Mike Fyten's S Scale Kaw Valley Railroad - Railroad Picture Archives.NET Harold

The bands were placed on the tank temporarily for the article to demostrate how they would look on a tank. The tank is underconstruction. Harold

Yes, New Zealand is mentioned in my article. Queensland, Australia and South Africa have 3.5 foot gauge. The new HO Roundhouse mogul can be bashed into a convincing early Sn3.5 mogul. Something we will never see in On30. Our mogul under construction. They were the freight mainstay of...

Actually faux fur works great being applied in bunches. When cut off it has a "base" to glue and does form a clump. Woodland Scenics grass, wigs and fiber materials like them don't really work well. I have tried them all. The don't stand up. I believe Woodland Scenics has tool now to press their...

S scale man, HO horse and women with long faux fur grass made from grizzly fur Low grass made from plush felt with an HO man HO man with Pelted Mink Faux fur That is an S scale man an HO track in the original post picture with the wagon road Harold

Thanks, Gus for reminding me of the way to cut paper cleanly. Not being much of a paper guy I forgot that cutting on a hard surface works with paper. Harold

Faux Fur Grass for Realistic Scenery Thank you if you visit Harold

I have updated the article with a link to the prototype rust picture used for those who don't have a varied rust picture. See: http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/railfan/8-11-06/pict0055.jpg Harold

I have a "maybe this is a good idea" about making rusting steel banding at: Coloring Metal Bands For Water Tanks & Barrels Thank you if you visit Harold

I have a "what I did" about putting smaller drivers on the New Roundhouse 2-6-0 at: http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/mogul_drivers/ Excuse the bad photo the locomotive is too black Thank you if you visit Harold

3-1/2 was the ORIGINAL narrow gauge instituted in India in the 1860's. Yes they had 5'6 at the time and other narrow gauge later. Harold

Any flat white paint works, it is used to kill the color in the wood and start with a blank palette. I have tried razor saw scraping and have found using coarse sandpaper gives a more random texture. If it works for logs why wouldn't work for trees. Harold

White tile grout colorant can also be used as frothy water: Visit: Making Frothy Foaming Water Harold

I have a "what I did" about making logs at: Making Logs for Model Railroading Thank you if you visit Harold

That is a small bush that got run over. The old cheap bright green Life-like sawdust makes excellent manure Harold

I have a "what I did" about more experiments in making old time dirt roads at: Making Model Dirt Horse Roads Thank you if you visit Harold

An Atlas HO trackside shanty I think plastic is more versatile than wood for model wood and the time to make it textured is made up by the fact that it goes together so quickly. Visit: Make Realistic Weathered Wood Thank you if you visit Harold

My layout was featured in the Kalmbach's Model Railroad Planning 2007. I had my first article in the March 2005 Railroad Model Craftsman on making grass from faux fur. That article is on the website at: Faux Fur Grass for Realistic Scenery Originally the layout was On30. I found that I...

I am doing Sn3.5 in the 1870's which is a whole different animal than Sn3. Very few people are making conversions in Sn3. Too bad, S scale is the perfect layout size. All those coarse details you see on HO layouts become the right size in S and all those details that O scale needs can be omitted...