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Hello Twilight, I really hope you don't expect me to admit in public that I recently had to take a pair of side cutters to my permanently installed station awning for that very same reason. That would suggest that my 50+ years of modelling has taught me naught.

Boy did I feel stupid when I discovered that Mallet (Mah-lay) was named after the Swiss inventor and was not named after a hammer. That's OK I can pronounce Beyer-Garratt with the correct regional accent.

I had a few coiled fluorescent screw in bulbs which have now been replaced with the new fluorescent floods. They have loops rather than coils and are enclosed in a silvered reflector glass globe that focuses the light into a bright flood using only 15 watts each. The only problem is they have a...

That just broke a leaf spring on my belief suspension Well I certainly have no intention of questioning any Gaugers televisual proclivities but I for one always stop for trains. Not just at crossings but any time I see a train, driving a car or surfing tv channels. I do have to admit that I...

Hello Justin, Thanks a bunch for those details I really appreciate the insight. I have ordered the tank version as I prefer the looks of it over the tender version. I have been told that I can not expect a delivery before April, sigh. As a matter of fact I know nothing about this little...

Hello Rick, I have made some very strong load bearing structures (non-MR) out of this stuff and a hot glue gun. It is a godsend to the movie set builders and sign makers which is where you get used pieces free. It's a delight to work with and seem's quieter than plywood but doesn't deaden like...

Hello DASH, The pink or blue extruded foam makes a very good amplifier. If you have a sheet try sticking a piece of coat hang wire in the edge and striking it. Fun eh? If used without cork roadbed you can hear where your trains are in the tunnels. Acoustic ceiling tile is useless for...

Hello David, As Tileguy pointed out it's simple in DCC. For DC cab wiring if you don't have DCC yet it is a bit cheaper but not at all difficult. Same as DCC cut 4 rail gaps to isolate the loop between the two legs of the turnout. Add a snap relay (Atlas is cheap and reliable) in parallel...

Hello Herman, First off, great stuff! my only criticism is that it it's very neat and tidy. A little detritus would help. far be it from me to question someones naming and titling skills and whilst I enjoy rustic and humourous, may I be so bold as to offer " Mont Le Gofham" I have a hill made...

Hello Jon-monon, Conspiracy guy tells me that he was just an overpaid hired model brought in for the pics. The real Shamus doesn't show up in photographs and is rarely seen and is always wearing his long flowing wizard robes and pointed hat, the other theory is that the real Shamus is...

Hello Matthyro, I too was very intrigued with the mushroom article especially the sums. Getting that much track into any given space any other way would look like the proverbial bowl of spaghetti. Unfortunately by the time I read the article I already had my spaghetti draped mountain already...

Hello Dave, There's a bit of a thread going on in the logger forum. 2-6-6-2 logger thread I have ordered mine!

Growing up in the '50's and early '60's I was surounded by Southern steam and filled a few boxes with slides. Sadly these have not survived but during a cull back then a few pics that I was throwing out got snagged by my kid brother. He gave them back to me some 40+ years later, funny how that...

I just saw a Mantua logger on ebay lettered for the Sumpter Valley, it was at $51 but has a few days to go. I tried to order a new one online from Trainworld as they offer one at $79 but I ended up slapping the plastic flexible friend at Tony's Trains and paying the extra $20 cost but his...

Ha ha, that's funny. In America when a person becomes a famous tv or movie personality they buy themselves a bodyguard, in Canada they buy themselves a name tag. Love those homebrews, keep 'em coming. Hey, I'm pulling for you, we're all in this together.

Hello Mark, Are you using styrofoam (the white stuff that breaks into little balls) or do you have extruded construction foam (usually pink or blue, rigid, cuts easily doesn't crumble) The latter is used widely, the former is rejected widely

I guess those huge files are a bit daunting so I've found a couple of smaller ones that might be the incentive you need to avoid wasting time on the big ones. click for 7 meg download - CP triple header click for 6 meg download - Shay meets Climax click for 50 meg download - Auggie's...

Hello Don, Simple twin coil point motors will work with either AC or DC because they have the 2 coils at each end of the actuating rod. A single coil motor would be mounted in the centre and would require DC only and would work by reversing power. Nobody makes these. I have a few beer can...

Thanks brakie, Of course, it makes sense that an engineer goes fast because he has been instructed that it's OK rather than just having sufficient head of steam to be a hooligan. Reassuring too, haha. I can't remember hearing this term in England. I appreciate your response.

I was having a conversation with a fellow enthusiast when the origin of the term we all use so flagrantly was questioned. I assumed it was taken from some ancient steam pressure reading device that was a precursor to those high tech modern fangled dial jobbies. Does anyone know the real...