Every so often, we will post reminders to our audience of what's expected of you when you post here on the MRH website.

When posting something negative, a little bit goes a long way.

And above all else, refrain from getting personal. Posts like "John, you just don't have a clue" not only will make John mad at you and want to retaliate in a post, it also will likely cause others to start discounting your posts.

Here's a comment on this subject:

I enjoy the atmosphere of night operations.  Though I haven't had a layout in many years, I often used to turn the layout room lights out, turn on the layout building and street lights, and run trains in the artificial late night ambiance.  I also enjoy sound effects, and would sometimes add a cassette recorder (anybody remember those?) with the sounds of a thunderstorm.

I can't embed this video, so you'll have to follow the link. (maybe an ad first - sorry).

(Note to rivet counters- this prototype never ran where it claims to have been)

I did not come up with this idea, but saw it on another model railroader's layout and loved the way it looked.  Since Bruce emailed me and asked me what I used to cover the hillside I thought I would share with others in case someone else finds it useful.

I start with some black poly fiber material which you can get from one of MRH's sponsors, Micro-Mark at: