An interesting website that features downloadable pdf models of historical Illinois buildings, for instance Lincoln's Springfield home, etc.  Some interesting "main street" models similar to the old Heljan courthouse square series and the DPM's. Nice brickwork and roof detail. Check it out.  Free

http://www.illinoishistory.gov/ps/construct_mainstreet_aledo.htm

I was looking through some things this afternoon, and found these  - some final shots of the Chainsaw II layout.

Enjoy!

I have seen some photos of self propelled car floats and come up with some descriptions for them as could have been developed for use on the route between New Jersey and Brooklyn. I have also found it necessary to change some of the basic parameters for the layout as well.

Okay with the mountains fixed....

More photos on my website oregontrunk.blogspot.com/p/remond-shelf-layout.html

Would've liked to have been there - oh well! Today, 19 September 2010 is the last day of the three day Rail Fest at the UP North Platte, Nebraska, yard - home of the Golden Spike Tower and the UP Bailey Yard.

You might have noticed that some of the MRH staff hasn't  been around quite as much  as normal the past couple of days.

Hope someone gets a kick out of this.  The lengths we go to are amazing!  I've been cutting out decals to do my second AMR all-door that has been gathering dust on my shelf for a few months, and I couldn't resist taking a pic of this.  I hear that you can get blank decal paper and print your own decals.  Maybe I should have tried that.

MRH is at the NMRA Pacific Northwest Regional convention in Seattle right now. One of the better-known modelers from this region is Paul Scoles. We attended his scenery clinic today and it was delightful and informative.

Paul put some paving sand on a piece of pink foam that he had painted a dark green-brown. He used wet water to shape the scene's terrain not unlike how you did sand castles as a kid. Then he soaked it with glue ...

I recently ran across this website and I rhink it's worth a look. It may or may not be threat to thsi site, but if used a suplement it could be quite valuable.

I would suggest that you take a look. You can find it just by typing:

Model-Railroad.TV

into your browser. If you want to subscribe it will cost you $45.00 a year.

I am not in any way associated with this site except as a subscriber.

I don't know where the stars of the films they show are located but the site owner is in the UK.

Irv