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Hmmm... how about an online magazine? I'm a member of a forum that evolved into an online magazine and so far it has worked out splendidly.

Looks veeery good! The furniture looks great! you ought to post a thread on how to do it.

Swell! It's not something you see very often in model railroading.

Fantastic little home you got there Val! Say... how did you make the blinds?

Me too. Some time ago I sent a few pictures to the contest (one of which was posted here) and since I didn't win, I'm still hoping it gets some ink on "Trackside Photos"... why did they have to push that section to the end of the magazine anyway? I'm gonna miss those big spreads.

Nice job! Especially the first picture!

These figures are so popular, you sometimes spot the same "character" on several layouts. I also remember the fat trucker sitting, the man in jumpsuit and hat that's leaning on something, the standing sailor, and the engineer with a lunchbox.

He he, normally I don't feel satisfied with a passenger car until it's fully carpeted, upholstered, lighted and populated!

If I'm not mistaken, Walthers makes all of that stuff. I think they can be easily modernized by adding a few details, modern signage, etc.

I've been going through my old Model Railroader issues, and I encountered something you don't hear of very often nowadays- a series of articles about scratchbuilding a brass steam locomotive (Oct. 97 - June 98). This quickly made me come here and ask, has anyone attempted scratchbuilding a...

That's a good piece of advice. Has anyone ordered the set I mentioned earlier? what can I expect from that one?

This one's gonna look reeeaaaally nice when finished!

Sounds a bit dangerous, but I think I'll try the screwdriver thing. And you're absolutely right spitfire, prototype locos can be quite shiny, especially if you model the early 40's. Take a look: Now, the thought of touching my Bachmann 2-8-0 with a hot screwdriver seems a bit frightening.

One of those things that I think gives away an uber-realistic model photo is the fact that the car's (or engine) surfaces are too smooth. Is there a way to represent those little dings and dents on a plastic model? (I'm sure those who use brass don't have this problem)

I want to order a few sets of Preiser figures, but before I do I want to know something. There's a set called "different professions" (which if I'm not mistaken features a sailor and some cops) and I'd like to know if those figures are in the "Passengers and passers-by" unpainted set. Also...

Well, I recently got the October Model Railroader from the newstand (actually it was a week ago), and I got to say that I was somewhat dissapointed. First (and I know you all vented on this one) there was John Armstrong's obituary. He really deserved at least a good 6 pages and not a skimpy...

I'd like to try the technique from http://www.trevinocircle.com/sippin/index.html, but there's a little inconvenient - what is exactly selkirk scenery netting material? Is it some sort of synthetic pasture or something?

Well... the budget is tight even for N scale flextrack, besides, I want to learn how to handlay track. That means only one thing.... I'll scratchbuild! (It's gonna be a looong winter)

Recently I've been toying with the idea of expanding my layout - vertically. I somehow felt that a towering snow-capped mountain wasn't enough to impress myself, so I wanted to add a dummy narrow gauge line just for show (and as a preview of what's to come when I find a bigger room). The only...

How many of you like to add a touch of the whimsy to your layouts? Any businesses with funny names? strange critters lurking in the woods? a living prehistoric switcher? I usually like to sneak a little surprise inside building windows, one than another paranormal occurence in the nearby...