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Uncle Pete strikes again Unfortunately, the rumors are true. I just returned from my LHS and he told me that the hobby shop owners are fed up with it all. AND, it is not only Uncle Pete. The other RR's are coming on line but the most devestating of this is the RR's are not the only ones. NASCAR...

Progress for 2004 Well Shamus: Seeing as how I can't convince you to come to beautiful North Carolina and finish up my layout, I guess I'll have to do it myself:D :D :D Seriously, I REALLY have started on scenery and on a track section and the sight of that much completed has energized me...

Robbery I am no longer surprised at what I read about how people steal anything they can get hold of. Immediately after retirement from the USMC, I took a job as Sgt on a security force for a power plant which was in the midst of changing from coal to oil. COPPER TUBING!!! At the time copper...

The Stumps Hey Jon: Man I could smell the sap when I looked at those stumps!!! You can bet that your tutorial is bookmarked by this copycat:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: JR

chat nicknames Jon: You've obviously been sitting way too CLOSE to that open tube of glue again!!! Maybe you need ANOTHER hobby plus MRR. You have entirely TOOOO much time on your hands!!!!:D :D :D Cheeseball Apple Face.....er I mean JR

CN Investigation This is exactly the kind of thing that happens when profit is put ahead of everything else. Repairing bridges is time-consuming, EXPENSIVE work and it causes no end of delays. Railroads cannot afford that, riding on the thin edge of cash-flow as they are. If they do not make...

railyard rookie - help wanted Bill: You mentioned about reading the posts. That is a wonderful way to start. All of us started out without knowing much and gaining knowledge by reading what other folks were doing either in the mags or on forums like this. Those of us who have been in this...

Scooby: We have never actually met except for reading each others posts here on the net. I understand how you feel. I lost my middle son in 1974 to Muscular Dystrophy and at that time I had just switched to HO so that we could have something to do together. Unfortunately, I don't deal in...

how-to-do-it articles Hey guys: I wonder, after reading these threads, whatever happened to the good old-fashioned how-to articles that use to appear in the mags? I know some of you remember the Dollar Projects. Wonder if it would be a good move to revive them? Take some of the old items and...

Huge archaeological discovery in NoVa Flash!!! Today, employees and owners alike of the Cabin Branch Mine and Logging Co. expressed amazement at a discovery made during mining operations. Here, at the bottom of a 2,400 ft deep shaft in a small mine in northern Virginia near the quaint town of...

Hi Val: Way to go girl. It's too bad my layout doesn't have any need for neon. It hadn't been invented yet!!! Good show and all that. Keep on Keepin on.!! JR

Hey guys: Think I solved the problem. TOOOO much liquid and I think that the Hydrocal is running out of shelf life. Last night I tried just plain water and Hydrocal. It was a 3-1 mix. Boy, does that make a difference. Today we go for coloring the rock castings as I hate to paint over those...

Hey folks: I need some confirmation on a problem that I'm having with rock castings. This AM, I began making cast rocks for the South Ridge area on my layout. I mixed up 1 cup of water, 1 cup latex paint and 2 cups of Hydrocal. I sprayed the insides of the molds with "wet" water and poured in...

Well, let me see. In the order of creation, first God made dirt and then He made me, or was it the other way around??? I forget. JR

Son, when you've got a face like mine you use anything you can get:rolleyes: :rolleyes: JR

So Vic: Not only are you a fly torturer, a squirrel killer and a Grade-1 polluter you have degenerated to a user of subtrafuge to try and keep your wife from knowing that you broke her WHITE blender... what can I say?? I tried to warn you about the life of crime you were about to embark on but...

Thanks guys. I don't have enough to do now and then you bring all these photos out. What are you trying to do, drive me crazy??? (I know, that's not a drive, that's a short putt!!) Beautiful photos just filled with temptation for me to drop everything and start building. I'll finish this...

Gluing things Hey Guys: I couldn't agree more about super glue, Good stuff but it can be dangerous. In my own LHS they stock de-bonder right next to the glues in the case. Because most of what I scratchbuild is wood, I use Elmer's. Safe and good. Vic, I will try some of that Duro stuff...

PAM, Wet Water etc. Thanks for your help guys. Hey Philip, thanks for the line to CC Crow. I busily downloaded all his clinics to a disc :D :D :D Have a great day all JR

Here's a subject that I thought belonged here in the Tech Section. In making rock castings, what's the best method to treat the rubber molds before filling with plaster? I've heard of spraying them with PAM or "wet water" and all kinds of things. Since I am now starting with some rock castings I...