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Scratchbuild a Coaling Tower

Mon, 2015-10-12 08:27 — robert.bob.rich...

I finally decided to try my hand at scratchbuilding and needed an HO coaling station on my shelf layout. I decided to use the Model Railroader series from 1951-1952 which gives detailed instructions on building a Central Vermont Ry coaling station. I'm at a point in the build where I could use some advice.

Should I scratchbuild stairs or could someone recommend commercial stairs/stringers?

Any recommendations for HO scale chain?

IAIS's West End - Anhydrous ammonia transload complete

Sun, 2015-10-11 22:45 — IAISfan

Scenery - Structures

Today I finished construction of a GLX railcar transfer tower, including some alterations to better fit my prototype. Below are a couple GLX photos of the stock model, from http://glxscalemodels.com/craftsman-structure-kits/ :

The photos follow ...

Scale Trees

Sat, 2015-10-10 17:24 — JerryRGS

Several years ago there was a manufacturer called Scale Trees. They still have a website at

www.scaletree.com/

But they went into hibernation back in 2004. According to the press release they hoped to come back someday.

But nothing so far.

They had some great tree armatures. They appeared to be made with wire so they were flexible. And they coated the wire with some substance that was flexible and did a great job of looking like bark. But I have never found anything like what they used.

Pilar Valley Railway Alanville Enginehouse

Sat, 2015-10-10 08:41 — quadk

This is still a work in progress. I still have to finish the structure itself along with signs and the many details that still need to be added and weathering of the building. I also have the overhead crane to build yet for the inside of the structure.

This is where I am at right now and a little of how I got to this point.

I started out with the Walthers Railroad Shop kit.

Overland Brass sanding facility

Fri, 2015-10-09 21:00 — quadk

Last spring I picked up an Overland Brass sanding facility at a train show. It was already factory painted a silver/grey color. It came on a brass base for shipping that is fastened to the bottom of everything that needs to be removed before installing.

Weltyk Marine Boat Repair build videos

Wed, 2015-10-07 17:55 — Ojaste

2 level mountain

Wed, 2015-10-07 17:07 — 187

Has anyone with a 2 level RR ever run a scenic element from the lower level through the upper level? I'm thinking a mountain with a tunnel on the lower level that would taper through the upper level so I can introduce a bridge to cross the mountain on the upper level. Blayne

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My Cardstock Buildings

Wed, 2015-10-07 07:00 — trainmaster247

Here are the design photos models to come later:

photos to come later

Quiet track--Ground foam as ballast?

Tue, 2015-10-06 15:48 — MikeM

I know the subject of building quiet track has been knocked around a lot over the years but I've never seen any discussion of the feasibility of using ground foam rubber (if you could find the right colors) as ballast. Would this work with a matte medium adhesive to build track with a less rigid (and hopefully quieter) ballast shell? Would some other form of rubber (or any other soft material you can think of) be a better substitute (not sure if the cell structure of foam would be too difficult to glue down even using "wet" adhesive)? Just trying to think of