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    Window Openings

    I think that Micro-mark makes a " corner chisel or probley make one on from sq brass tube. PS stay inside of the lines when coloring
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    This site is AW SUM!!

    welcome hey chaparral I need pics of( the sand boxes). welcome to the place I use black powder less GOV involvement.:thumb:
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    Photo Phun week of 2/3-2/9

    I be liking the B&W the color and steam? not right
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    Newly painted and Weathered Locomotive... "Fantasy" Scheme

    And Iowa ,Kansas Missouri ,Oklahoma, New Mexico ,Texassign1
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    looking for.. layout of Conway yards

    jawdrop Chessie 6459 thanks for the pics links now when I put a shed over the north 40 I can have a track plan!
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    The Great Lakes (off topic a bit)

    Man no wonder I just take showers and don't go near the poolsign1
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    Woops!

    I trim off the bumbs and just use elmers or super glue! be careful around turnouts with glue!!! stay awawy from the "points"
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    Tips for powering these turnouts

    It will be hard to "push" the nail into the OSB table top you don't really want to use a hammer could hit the rail! BAD THING you might use a nail set but as you grow in your modeling the drill bit and pin vice come in real Handy PS I type s l o w
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    Flux for feeder and joiners soldering

    It has an acid in it that will coroade the rail joint!
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    Tips for powering these turnouts

    put your "feeders" at the point end of the turnouts "The end of tunout that moves" be carefull gluing down that you don't glue the moving part of the turnout! you might get a pack of atlas track nails for turnouts but then you need a small drill bit #63 and a "pin vice"
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    train traveling from roadbed to nothing

    Good idea I always used a shim made from a cedar shingle!
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    Woops!

    Yes the glue will hold it down save those ties that you remove! you can cut the little nubbins "spike heads" and slid them back under the rails so you don't have a missing gap in joint area when you go to put down ballest.
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    The Beginning of the Tennessee & Western

    Looking real good like minds think a'like
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    Flux for feeder and joiners soldering

    I've be modeling for 30 yrs, certified electronic tech, rebuild aircraft instruments, never need flux inless soldering solid brass !
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    Newly painted and Weathered Locomotive... "Fantasy" Scheme

    Nice work like the way they named the locos just like the ROCK ISLAND! did you use chalk to weather?
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    Photo Phun week of 2/3-2/9

    Josh how do keep the trains on track going up the wall?
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    How to solder?

    soldering wire connections is allways best then heatshrink or electrical tape the connection! .015 dia.solder is fine
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    How many unfinished projects do you have....

    Does the layout count? 3 proto 2000 coverd hoppers all those little parts,back drop tracklaying decoder in an athearn bb f-7 buildings rock cut trees every thing!11
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    How to solder?

    Thats the size iron you need !!
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    Hi im new

    welcome Joe:wave: sign1