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    Rockwork pics.... :-) please

    Kewl beans...great pics of rocks!! Thanks everyone!! :D I SHOULD HAVE ASKED TO TELL WHAT YOUR ROCKS ARE MADE OF WHEN YOU ADD YOUR PICS!! THANKS. I wasn't really yelling, just a visual aid...lol. t. alexander...did you really make those rocks out of styrofoam?!?! They are awesome!
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    Rockwork pics.... :-) please

    Yah Yah I know I ask for alot...and have nothin to show for it yet. I really am working on a diorama but I am no imagineer. I thought the bridge thread turned out well, filled with great pics!! A nice little library. SO how about showing your rockwork pics, could be anything but...
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    Let's see your Workbench II

    It's only clean right before I start a project cause I usually have to clean it to use it..... signed, Confirmed Slob
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    Question re water level

    LMAO Pete :D :D Welcome back to the real Tyson Rayles. Got any boards nailed together Val??
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    Happy Birthday to

    Happy Birthday Ravensfan!!! and Gohan, if you read this, who hasnt posted since the day he joined 7-31-02
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    And So, Work Begins On The Logging Area...

    WOW...Great work Steve!! I see now the point of hand laying track..it looks SO REAL!! Those ties are awesome..and the whole look of it is great!
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    Backdrop "holes"

    Hi Matt.......heres a thread about Charlies layout with a backdrop going thru the middle. Scroll up from where the link takes ya, there's a good pic of his tunnels. Hope this helps and I hope the link works! tunnel-backdrop thread
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    Benchwork question

    Hey Val...sounds like you're getting CLOSE gf!! My two cents: I drew this up in cadd real quick and generated a jpg(not pretty). I don't think you need the 45 degree braces as the shelf will stiffen everything nicely, but I would use 2x2's for the legs. Have fun!! edit..oops, sorry...
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    Over & Under Bridges

    As usual Shamus..awesome!! ;) Thanks for sharing.
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    How do you keep it clean????

    Thanks Guys.....Mike, I've been thinking just that ;)
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    How big is yours?

    LOL 88!! I was thinking of throwing that twist in there too!!
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    Happy Birthday Guys

    Hapy, Happy B'day!! :D
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    How big is yours?

    Tyson and Vic...me three! lol For once I'm glad to be in the majority, but then again I didn't decide the size of my layout, dad did. I know if I was planning a new layout I would go bigger. Course then maybe those folks with the bigger layouts are probably just too busy working on them to...
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    How do you keep it clean????

    Yet ANOTHER Update if anyones interested..lol Okie dokie...at the suggestion of one of the electrician dudes at work, I've got all the wires extended using butt splice crimps so the control panel side folds up without disconnecting the 'jones' plugs. YYYAAAYYYY!!!! :p I bought some...
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    Brick buildings

    With my macro mode, you have to have the zoom set at a certain distance(the little macro flower icon turns yellow) in order for the macro mode to work correctly. It does help to steady the camera on something solid or use a tripod, but I've taken tons of macro shots just hand held. Hmmm...
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    Brick buildings

    Charlie..is the 10x zoom a digital or optical zoom? I've heard, and seen, that the digital zoom loses clarity fast. I have a macro function on my camera that is fantastic, so I rarely use the digital zoom.
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    The Robber Barron Strikes Pay Dirt!

    OH BOY!!! New TOYS!!!!!!:D :D :D What a lucky guy!! ;) Have fun!!
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    Brick buildings

    Charlie.....you got great coverage with the red paint using a 'dry' brush! Did you use a large flat brush to span several bricks? Great photo too!;)
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    Layout Finalized (i think)

    Yes msh...being a CADD assisted machine designer working with both 2D and 3D I am greatly intrigued :D by your illustrations. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a 3D illustration is worth a billion words. You can explain to me with words forever and a day and I don't get it...show me one...
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    Brick buildings

    ezdays...have you tried the search function for this forum, there are several filters that are usefull. If you find a thread that you want to save for reference, I make subject folder in my favorites and save the threads I've found searching so I can go back to them without re-searching...