I am having trouble with the decals in a Walthers Cornerstone kit.  The decal film seems unaffected by an application of Solvaset.  The decals just curly up and pull away from the surface upon drying.  I even bought a fresh bottle of Solvaset.  I have never had decals that Solvaset couldn't get to snuggle down before.  Any suggestionsl

hey guys I just got this propane yard kit in the mail from GLX scale models.  I've never built a laser kit before and can't believe how light and thin the pieces are.  It does come with a pretty thick colored instruction manual but figured it couldn't hurt to ask on here if anyone has built one or something like it before and if you have any pointers or advice before I attempt this baby.    Thanks in advance to anyone who responds 

Hi all,

I have built for my current layout a 3-span plate girder bridge (2 x 50' and 1x30' center span). It is loosely based on ATSF prototypes for wooden deck (with ballasted track) plate girder bridges. It is almost finished from a modeling perspective (no ballast yet) and has been temporarily installed in the layout in order to serve its purpose.

I have a somewhat unique predicament with my shelf layout. As you can see from the pictures below, I’m creating a shelf style layout that runs about 7 ½” below the ceiling. It’s quite basic, but also kind of large (14’ X 28’). My predicament is what to do for the backdrop. I’m pretty much sold on using a photo-type backdrop. However, the cost seems quite expensive based on the various photo-based backdrops available on the market. I could easily spend over $800 or more for my backdrop!