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Gil Returns to the World of the Stoney Creek and Western.  First Trip back since Feb. This is a great day let us all say our thanks.

 Good Evening Fellers:-I would like 2 know if anybody keeps their construction drawings after they assembel their structures/??  If so, I would like 2 obtain the drawings 4 these kits that I had obtained at numerious garage sales.  Thanx in addvance:- Boxcar Willy 

E-Mail Address is: heyjud60@syban.net    

HELJAN:-Roundhouse & Engine House Kits: #472; #802; #803; #804; #842; #1024

Pola:-Engine House Kits:- #600; #1020.

Con-Cor:-Engine House Kit:-#9028

Okay - I am going to be forced to ask another dumb question.

What is a "chainsaw"? And please don't tell me it is a prop used in a series of movies that usually have the word Texas in the title.

I have seen several references to "chainsaw" on this site and know it has something to do with layouts - but as a relative newbe to model railroading - I must confess my ignorance.

Thanks

Bob

After getting the oil out of my clothes, and finishing a lengthy list of piled Honey-Do's (!) I got back to layout work.  I FINALLY  got out the benchwork I got off Craigslist last Spring (surplussed by a local On30 modeler who was retiring to his boat), and started re-sawing it for the remaining two benchwork segments:

The construction crew of the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad has been busy installing the train order signals, The railroad uses a telphone system and track warrents. We have been using a PA system if the dispatcher needs to get hold of the crews. Now with the train order signals going in hopefully no more PA system. The second reason is with the telphone system and train order signal we will hopefully be able to do remote dispatching . We have already tried the phone sytem with by friend about a 100 miles away. Keep tuned!!

What is the secret to making the trolley line or street running tracks look real? (so the ties are now shown)

Thanks

Homer

I've completed the foundry using the same techniques as before.

Next building will be the Pattern Storage Room

Saturday August 28th 9:00- 6:30
From 9-2, bring your models (any scale) to display.
From 2:30 – 6:30:
Modeling clinics:
Doug Nighswonger - slides of MOW equipment and models
Mike Faletti - Building bridge/structure & freight car prototypes
Milwaukee history:
Al Currier - slides
George Werkema - Billingham branch line slides
 

MRH attended the RPM meet in Salem, OR this last weekend - and we had a great time.

I love RPM meets because of the fantastic modeling that's present, and an RPM meet in Oregon is especially fun for me because there's generally lots of Southern Pacific equipment present. The SP, of course, is the prototype I'm modeling on my HO Siskiyou Line.

Well, I was not disappointed!

Dale Kathrein, a young vet who spent time in Iraq, had a fabulous display of SP power.

Thank you for reading this.  I thought that i would throw out what I think I know and let the more knowledgeable correct my misinformation and thereby coalesce a useful body of knowledge.  Hopefully I can edit this thing after posting.