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Definitely a lot of logging character. Very nice. So, Paul, you seem to be very happy working in O scale. --Stu--

George, I found my hobby shop out of Dull-Cote once upon a time. I was in the final finishing stages of a model. Since the Dull-Cote was not expected for another week. Lusterless Flat was recommended to me. I tried it. The model came out great! I tried each on a few other projects and am...

If you are going to seal, do both sides and let dry thoroughly after. But brace with stripwood wherever you can before sealing. If doing a multi-story building in wood, consider bracing between floors. One can never have too much sturdy bracing across the grain. I've run into more lumber...

Hello again Andrew. I clicked on "original request" in your first post and saw the photo of your mill. That would be a single-sided mill (one carriage, one saw, live rolls, edger, live rolls, probably a cutoff saw, and transfer table) probably all operated off an overhead belt drive and might...

Hello Andrew. That plan Shamus pictured is on the B.T.S. website. If you'd like to see more, here is the link: http://www.btsrr.com/bts8300.htm Enjoy. --Stu--

My name is Stu, and I am a train-a-holic. I used to regularly let the answering machine pick up phone calls from my former girlfriend during "Tracks Ahead" (weekly PBS program in U.S.). She quit calling a year ago, but "Tracks Ahead" is still on, thank goodness! --Stu--

Just a Plain Vanilla HO Scaler I got going in HO back in 1965 and stayed in it for a few reasons. 1. The size and scale just "seem" right to me. 2. I can add as much detail as I like in HO. 3. I like to sratchbuild and parts-build and kit-bash. Plenty of neat "stuff" is available. 4...

Fabulous model placed in a fabulous and believable scene. Great work, Mike. I especially like the weathering and how all is blended together, rather than just "plopped" onto the layout. It looks like it belongs in a small Ozarks town. As for kit vs. scratch, today's craftsman kits use all...

Excellent advice. I built my first layout as a teenager in the late '60's and have built several since. Can your 4 x 8 be arranged so that one side or end is against a wall? That cuts down on wasted floorspace. I've happily built most of my layouts of 1" x 4" pine box segments 2ft. x...

Thank you. --Stu--

Hello Tom. That car, in good condition, with pressure dome and the relief valves it appears to have, would probably be used in some kind of oil service. Does the B&O Historical Society have any info on that car number series--that's usually a good place to start checking. I have gotten...

For my part, it is always great to hear it from somebody like yourself, who saw it first hand. Around what year were the locos sold to the Sumpter? Oh, and thanks also, Justin, for the info about the boxes of scrap metal and the unusual shape of the coal bunkers. I'd never heard those two...

Ian, I think a lot of us are rather eagerly awaiting the Climax. --Stu--

The scenery I've done the best job on so far was done pretty much using Frary's methods from his Kalmbach book on scenery. Every modeler has their favorite methods, but I do best with washes of color over washes of color (using both thinned latex and washes of tube acrylics) and texture over...

Thanks Jimmy. Most of the cars I've seen use two bunks. It's always good to learn some new logging info. --Stu--

Oops!!! I forgot to say how much I liked the photos posted in this thread. Thanks for posting all ! --Stu--

Re: Mantua 2-6-6-2...

That sounds like a great idea. Some of today's really spectacular kits deserve a place where a fellow can walk around them and sort of get up close and personal with them. ... and Casey does some really classy work, judging by his photos, that will really stand the up-close scrutiny! --Stu--

Hello Eddie. Two other good sources for HO scale freight cars are Accurail and Branchline Trains. I just checked Accurail's site. They have the external post box type, but I did not see a plug door version for a RBL. Branchline's link from the NMRA Worldwide Diectory of Model RR Sites...

Back in the late '60's and early '70's, a friend of my dad's would occasionally host a father-and-son weekend at his cabin near the Nicolet Nat'l Forest at Argonne, Wisconsin. There were fall grouse hunting trips and winter snowmobiling trips. I was awed by the vastness of Wisconsin's northern...