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Shortliner & 60103.:wave: Thanks for that additional info fellas :thumb: ,that link looked very interesting shortliner. I'll be getting clipped round the ear soon for spending too much time on the computer.announce1 :cry: . Trouble is -there is SO MUCH interesting stuff to read!!:thumb: :D See...

:thumb: Guys thanks for all the great info, I've no excuses for getting it wrong now!! It is just what I wanted. Long Island Tom, That website had some sideways links where I found some pics & and info on towns I had intended to put on my previous unfinished & dismantled garage layout !. You...

Hi all, I would like to represent a "small town" on my midwest prarie layout of the late 50s. A bit of a problem having never been to the US. I don't know what they really look like ( other than films which seem to be in the wrong area). Should I have a mix of wooden & brick buildings in the...

:wave: Hi skirun14, I've found that article I mentioned--Railmodel Journal June 1995. Basically you buy a xmas wreath, cut it into 1 1/2" long pieces, thin each of them out so they're not too bushy, hold in thin nose pliers & heat gently with hot air gun. Spray Depot Buff, plant where reqd...

Hi skirun14, Sometime ago I read an article about that, using cut up imitation mini xmas tree branches. I'll try and find it .:D

Kurt, WOW and jawdrop are NOT descriptive enough!! OUTSTANDING work......:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: I'm going to hide my head in the sand now and pretend I don't exist in the modelling world.:cry: dennis

:wave: Thanks Russell, Wouldn't say seasoned---OLD---my kids say:curse: . I have done a few small kitbashes, only buildings so far. One day might have a go on a loco or passenger car like Miles. Eightyeightfan1, They tend to be the same, never had a workshop or bench:cry: . model making on...

Hi Ralph, Miles & Hoghead, nice to meet you fellas and thanks for the replies and compliments , much appreciated.:D :D :thumb: Miles, the building you mention ( pic 2) is the boiler house from the meat packing kit with a replaced roof and a modified smoke stack next to it. In ( pic 3), the 2...

Hi Miles, :wave: If I remember right it's a couple of Walthers meat packing factories I kit- bashed. The module photos are 3/4 yrs old .The factory has plain backs 'cos it's only seen from one side. :thumb: Dennis

Thanks Ralph,:thumb: I forgot to say the 8ft industry represented a sugar beet factory:oops: . The rather untidy layout construction pics ( your'e not the only one wdsrwg ! ) is, I have to admit, a very slightly altered Ian Rice plan :D Reasons to come later!!:wave: Dennis

Hello everybody, :wave: as a newish newbie to the Gauge, :) I hope it's ok to post these pics of my "old" NMRA(BR) modules at a local train97 show and a couple of my new, in progress, HO layout here. Here goes- Should be self explanatory,announce1 ( if I've done it right!!! :rolleyes...

Hi jim,:wave: My Morning Sun CBQ vol no4 book shows both wooden & brick Burlington depots to have bronze green trim until 1958 when the wooden on line structures started to be painted white. I guess that would apply to freight depots too.:)

Hi wickman, :wave: :thumb: NICE,especially the buildings, some of us over the pond in the UK wish we had that space!!! I'm quite lucky to have an understanding wife who also likes trains and has allowed me to take over the dining room:D :D . I have a 12 x 8 HO US layout under constuction...

Sorry eightyeightfan1 to bring up those memories because of my ignorance.:oops: Looking forward to October:thumb: . Will shut up now !! :wave:

Thanks for the replies fellas,:D I sure will.. I have a read through whichever forum attracts my attention, usually the DCC, MR Ops, modules or HO railroads. A lot of helpful info usually, glad i joined.:thumb: When I find out how to work it I'll have a go at putting some pics of my previuos...

:curse: still very new to this e-forum stuff, so sorry if in wrong place.:confused: will try to get things right . not been on the home page much and just found the mag & articles from 2005!:oops: am i right in thinking e-mag has now stopped?:cry: Thanks for thebday1 greetings by the way. :wave:

thanks for your replies fellas, Ive emailed cvp twice without luck. Am awaiting snail mail reply now!!

Hi all, Newbie to this from the UK.Anybody out there used the easy dcc systems as am looking at getting hold of one??