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Try searching for parper mache recipes. You can use glue or flour. Paper Mache Paste Recipes Try this link for a couple different recipes. Personally i dont like the idea of using food products on my layout so I will be sticking with the plater and paper towl mix.

Political people At the museum I help out at, I have had the opportunity to meet many of the politicians in Manitoba, and Canada. I was able to meet many people that represented all of the different parties, and levels of government. It was always neat to talk about our steam engine and...

At 22 I am young, but definately not great! I have a vast knowledge and experience in electronics(design to assembly), computers, and live steam. I have combined many of these passions and interests with my model railroad hobby. I am learning as I go along and slowly aquiring skills...

The smallest resistor you should be able to use is a 1k ohm (1000 ohm) . personnaly i would go with a 3.3K ohm resistor that way you have less current going through the LED and it should last longer. I think the ones pictured are 460 Ohm but am not too sure as the colors are hard to read in...

Thanks THis was waht i was looking for a quick easy solution to my confusion. I will try it out tonight.

I have a bunch of sectional track that i was planning on using on my layout. Lasnight as i was laying the track down to plan what pieces i have and what i will need i discovered something and had a thought. Some of this track was purchased at the hobbyshop and some of it came in various...

Please Would you please post those blueprints or if not can you send them to me? Also do you have anymore info on the prototype? I plan to base the steam part of my line of the Bevier & Southern and would like to model their locos as well. I will be following this thread to see the...

My father is pretty talented with a backhoe and i have seen him cross a trench he had dug but i dont think he would want to try climing a train car.

I am using a LED housing from a company called Lumex for my turnout signals. This link Welcome to Lumex.com Leader of Standard and Application Specific LED and LCD Solutions has the parts and a picture and you should be able to buy them from digikey(digikey.com) I use red for thrown and green...

At about 10:00 we had a perfect clear view. It was a cold -20*C but worth it to go out and see the eclipse. Very beutiful.

Linux is usually free so i gues that makes it cheaper. :)

They work now. and look pretty good.

Ive seen that same situation on my layout before. The track had this real nice dip in it that need some support.

After hearing about how 6 axle diesels need a minimum of 22" R curves I thought I would put that to the test. Last night i was doing some testing with a 18" radius loop so I thought I would try out my Athearn C44-9W 6 axle diesel. It handled the curves very well as I let it run for about an...

Good tutorial Russ, Thanks for this great tutorial. It is one of the best descriptions for how to use flex track that i have seen.

Looks good That halftrack looks pretty good. My father has operated the diesel version of that Lynn Tractor/Truck just like that for many years at a museum in Maniotba. He will enjoy seeing these pics.

Thats ok i think i have about 50 of them sitting in a parts bin. :mrgreen::thumb:

Thanks Russ, that tip gave some ideas for the abundance of brass track that i have kicking around. PM me if anyone has anything to trade for some sectional brass track, I have about 200 feet of strait pieces and a few less of 18'R curves.

Beaver As a Manitoba born farm boy one of my afterschool jobs was trapping beaver. I have seen them come in a range of colors from a dark brown, almost black, to a light tan(blond). Some were even a goldish color so CP isn't too far off. BTW great loco choice. I have been shoping...