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    Next addition to The Academy?

    Trying to type addresses (URL's) is like threading the needle, frustrating. Best just to do a copy and past, which is a no brainer. If I have several addresses, I will open word or note pad and paste the different addresses there. Then I hit "edit" then "select all" then copy, then paste this...
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    Finally...

    Congratualations on the acquisition of your new layout room... and oh ya... good to hear the rest of the house comes with it.:D :p
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    My layout

    I used Krylon Low Odour Clear Matte finish 47120 and it worked well. The can has gone amazingly far. I sprayed about 65 feet of backdrop with varying heights, but up to 4 feet high, and I still have some Matte Finish left.
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    Garden Railroad Kittens

    Dress them up like black bears - that would be prototypical.
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    My Last Post

    Paul, I can remember your first post at trainboards; naturally you being you it was photographs - great ones at that. I hope you are faced with a temporary set back only... good luck!!
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    What electronics do you want for your layout?

    Also, cheaper block detectors than what is available for dcc. The DBL16 is what I am thinking here - Digitrax.
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    What electronics do you want for your layout?

    Well, you got my attention on this one. The good news is what I want is easy to do, no brains; the finished product is already out there but what I want some one to do is put the "package" together, with instructions not designed for geeks. And what I want is an auto detection auto reversing...
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    Pearl Drops Tooth Polish and Gears

    Toothpaste is a polish. Of those using toothpaste on their engines, crest is the brand chosen most often - more abrassive than other toothpastes.
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    DCC vs Crest

    I would recommend dcc for the following reason. Normally one of the recommendations I give a new person is to buy the dcc system that is popular in your area; the reason is that WHEN (not if) you have a problem, there will be many there to help you out. DCC is the dominant force in model...
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    NMRA Toronto Train exhibit cancelled

    You don't have to worry about getting SARS in Toronto, but watch those burgers - Mad Cows Disease.....lol:D :p
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    Confusing "how to" track painting

    Air brushing is great if you have a lot of area and track to do. Air brushing is the only method I have used. The chap I have copied is an excellent modeller and it works well for him. He tapes the points with masking tape; spray paints everything, then takes off the top with a bright boy...
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    Voting for the Academy

    Thanks, done. I read em and voted.