Either operator or equipment error is all I can figure. After two tries, my static grass is not standing up. I am using the following:

1. Grass applicator from Micro-Mark with 2 D-cell batteries (brand new) with a strainer type screen.

2. Enlarged the holes with a hat pin and have good flow when "tapping" the plastic arm.

3. Using a finishing nail as a ground into the cork or foam area to be applied.

4. Using Woodland Scenics static grass flocking material.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1kGox_XHA0

We have been working on the track and have added a new switch. We also hung a clock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAbdls1RgEI

     The ho and o gauge layout at the Canfield war vet museum in Canfield Ohio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhVuS7CaQjk

Taking a cue from my favorite MRH columnist Mike Rose and Marty McGuirk, I have been slowly rebuilding my layout for the better. I have shut down the operations so I can replace the turnouts on the lower level. I have been taking up the Atlas commercial turnouts and replacing them with hand built ones to NMRA standards with Fast Track tools and lessons. 

Ok railroad fans, starting next week I will be downsizing my engine and rolling stock roster of both DC and DCC items. BEFORE I put things on eBay, i will provide a list so interested parties can contact me.

It's been a little while since I posted a update on the relocation of the Watersmeet Engine Terminal on my CNW Peninsula Div. RR. So here it is: This is the new Machine Shop which will be mounted next to the Round House. It is a Walthers kit which I repainted and weathered added a couple of details - AC unit, tank, and additional exhaust pipes. Added a gravel roof also, great way to hide any dust.

Hi all,

I'd like to share with you the start, progress and re-start on my eclectic HO scale layout.

A rr modeller since I was a child, I've been interested in US-themed rr's since the early 1990's. SoCal/Cajon Pass and the Santa Fe /BNSF transition era was to be the theme for my layout, had I not fallen into a great appreciation for the south of France and the French railways.

How to accommodate all of this in a single layout?

Greetings all,

I’m looking to install a grade crossing on my HO Free-Mo module and am currently comparing the available optical detection systems. For the crossing itself I think I know which controller, grade crossing signal, and bell module I want to use; however, with regard to the detection hardware that will set the whole thing in motion, I’m stuck in analysis paralysis.