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Thanks...Keep those suggestions coming... Gary, The Academy? What is that? :confused: I did a search with "water poured it's a river" but did not find your photos. :( George, The masonite idea is a good suggestion considering I have some curves to deal with and masonite is somewhat...

What a GREAT looking Diorama... I love detail and your creation is fantastic. You are truly a craftsman. Regards,

Morning Ya'll, Does anyone have any experience creating/making HO scale concrete looking retaining walls? I have the need for alot of them on my layout and before spending tons of money buying them I wondered if anyone had any suggestions on how to make them? Any suggestions would be...

I'll try to attach a picture. The type I am talking about is flat and dull not shiny. Regards,

Greetings all, Has anyone ever used Black Gaffers/Duct tape (the wide kind) to simulate asphalt pavement for streets, etc? It seems to me that it would stick well and could be weathered with chalk to make it look well worn. Any input would be appreciated. Regards,

Doc, I have been buying Atlas Girder Bridges for a couple of weeks now on Ebay. I have about 4 of them and thought about doing what you suggested, however I don't think one would use steel girder plates be on a wooden trestle. I think it might look strange. Yours works because they are on...

Ron's suggestion seems to be the easiest remedy to my situation. I really don't want to dismantle that section of the layout if I don't have to. I guess I could attach some kind of edge on the ends of the plywood and ballast between the edges. To answer Andrew there is no top on the trestle...

Is there any rules about decking width on trestles? I made a grave error when making mine :eek: Since I had a HO trestle that I made for a previous layout, I cut the new deck out of plywood to match the trestle and attached the track. Now I have to figure out how to camo the edge of the...

Hi Ya'll, Does anyone know where I might find a 1/87th scale die cast assembled classic Checker Cab? I ordered one from Walthers and when it came it was plastic and was a kit to assemble (which was not indicated in there description) :( I can find plenty of these die casts in other...

I too am using the MRC Prodigy Advance System... I too am using the MRC Prodigy Advance System (since about October 2004) and love it. This was my first venture into the whole DCC arena. It may not be everyones cup of tea but for my purposes and the money it offers all the features I needed or...

Morning all, SHAME ON ME....It's been since before Christmas that I've done any work on my layout. :( Although I did help a friend with his layout last weekend...does that count? And I replaced the power supply to my Lenz LS150's and they seem to be working much better. Oh yes and...

Scott, The fence in the third picture is made from left over porch screen which is nylon or plastic (you know what I mean) When I had my porch screened in I grabbed all the left overs for my layout...and my neighbors left overs also. It is great for mountain bases and fences and I also...

Here is a link to a company that I am going to use for my Fiber Optic needs on my HO layout. http://www.fiberopticproducts.com Here is a link to what i am doing also... http://www.modelrailroadforums.com/...ht=Fiber+Optics Regards,

Thanks for your service to the gauge Fred you will be missed. And thanks to all who volunteer to keep the gauge up and running so smoothly... I for one appreciate being able to bounce ideas off of other modelers and really get some great ideas from them. Regards,

Happy New Year All, I was playing around with a couple of ideas this weekend and here are the results. First lets use wooden coffee stirrers cut to fence scale height and make a couple of fences out of them. :D I used elmers white glue and used a long stirrer behind all the smaller...

Latest Accomplishments as of 12/31/04 Happy New Year All, I have been busy with wiring turnouts and planning both my downtown area and industry area. I've placed some buildings in both areas and have more to build or buy. Little by litte I am beginning to see where I am eventually headed...

Great looking sign work. I'll have to try that with Photoshop and see what results I get. Thanks for posting this procedure.

Eddie, That is a great site ...thanks for the link. Regards,

I have heard that ... but the technology has changed... Fred, In the past I would agree to all of your points. :thumb: However the technology has changed alot over the years and there are some new things out there that interested me. I have attached a photo of the fixture that goes on...

Don't discount the use of wooden coffee stirrers either... Morning All, I have used wooden coffee stirrers to build trestles in the past and they work great and stain well too! :D Here is a picture of my old layout with a shot of that trestle. Also I have included a link to a picture of...