Fall has arrived, snow has arrived so that means the winter modelling season has begun. I wanted a little more “beef” for my mining industry area. I am building the industry to fit the cars I already have. I have collected a number of smaller hoppers similar to ones used in the Fraction sand And potash industry. I also have a number of larger hoppers used on Canadian railways and for Canadian industries. If you have not followed my blog, I collect cars with Canadian railway names, or references to Canada not too many of the major players.

Scale Model Animation—bringing models to life—adds enormously to the interest and enjoyment of any layout or individual model! When I started out designing low-cost decoders, they were intended to facilitate my animation work.

Good morning:

I was wondering if there is a company out there that makes strip style decals in HO scale 2x4 and 6x8 and larger etc. in woodgrain? I am making grade crossings out of styrene and I would like to line the sides that come in contact with the rail or inside the rails with a single strip of distressed wood RR ties. I know there are other methods out there, but this is the direction I would like to explore first.

Robert Gross

Groveland FL

I tried to search for this, but I think the search bar on this site goes to Google.

Anyway I have been watching the Luke Tower videos and I like the idea of a finer mist sprayer for scenic cement. I have tried watering it down before, but it wasn't working too well. 

Is there a special type of sprayer you need for scenic cement? Or if not, what is a combination to water down Woodland Scenics? I also have the woodlands scenics sprayer, but is spits out the cement and blobs it on the layout.

Any suggestions for me?