I've had a major scratch building project on my to-do list for several years, but don't know how to start.  The project is an HO representation of a sawmill my Dad owned from the 30' to the 70's.  The challenge is that I only have 2 photographs of it, both from an angle.  I haven't figured out how to determine scale measurements from an angled view.  I seem to remember an article covering this subject many years ago in one of the paper mags, but no longer keep back issues.  I think the subject might be perfect for a future MRH issue.  Thanks

Scott Mason has disappeared along with his great structure building and MRR radio show.

Does anyone know what became of him and his cast of favorites?

Will there be anymore shows or has he gone to the great freight yard in the sky ?

Miss the shows a lot.

I am in need of a good method or product for representing cinders in and around the steam loco shops areas on my HO layout.

The Woodland Scenics product is too black, I glued it in place, and found it so dark that I came back and hit it with my airbrush and, if I recall, Polly Scale UP dark gray paint.  The dark gray is about the right color, but now the cinders just look exactly like what they are... spray-painted dark cinders.  Ugh.

I am looking for what I would call a dark gray with some hint of brown.

Thanks for your ideas!

Milt

G'day,

I spent the last week or so putting together a how-to video on building a static grass applicator. There are plenty of resources on the web but I thought I'd try putting something together, it's not the cheapest, it's hard to beat the fly swatter for price, but it is very effective.

I've tried the commercial applicator that costs nearly $190, and in comparison I felt I got the same results using my home made version.