Scenery - Structures
Finally found a photo of a WWII Halifax Harbour Crane for SWE
Sooo. I must have/make this crane. I've done some preliminary searches and have not yet found a reasonable model that can be used as a starting point for a kit-bash. Any ideas out there or am I going to have to scratch build this thing?
Steps for Structure Building
Being a programmer I learned long ago that tasks must be done step by step, in order. So I am going to attempt to share my experiences completing a fairly good sized area of my layout that parallels the mainline track. There will be a number of structures on both sides of the street,
Reducing the stall angle of an Atlas roundhouse
If I knew a little more about aviation, I'd try to make a good joke about that title..
Anyway, I've decided to see if I can make an Atlas HO scale roundhouse work on my layout. The difficulty is that my tracks are already laid at 10 degrees, whereas the Atlas model is designed for a 15 degree angle. I had planned on scratch building, but when one is given a nice kit, it's worth investigating good ways of using it.
Decals, Dullcote and Glosscote
I read that when finishing structures the finish should be glossy, paint to glosscote before applying decals, then sprayed with dullcote last. True?
Bob's Railroad - NE Georgia Medical Center Toy Railroad
This posting is NOT about the Richlawn Railroad, but something much more important - a toy railroad for the children at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. A number of generous gentlemen (for now un-named) wanted to do something special for the children at NE Ga Medical center which is a wonderful hospital about 20 miles from my home. These gentlemen contacted model railroaders in our area to see if we would be interested in building the layout if they provided the money for the materials. What a wonderful opportunity to help the children and have
The CCT&E Update - The Drive-In Movie Theater
Hi All;
It's been a while since I've posted anything. However, some progress has been made on the scenery of the "CCT&E Ry".
I've always had the idea in my head of taking about a 7" Portable DVD Player and kit-bashing it, to turn it into a working 'Drive-In Movie Theater' for the "CCT&E".
Any experience narrowing an Atlas roundhouse?
Another thing I found in my box-o'-trains is an Atlas HO scale roundhouse. Nice, I need a roundhouse, and had planned on scratch building one. This could come in handy..
Looking at it, the roundhouse is designed for 15 degrees between the stall tracks. I thought that's what I'd built, but it turns out that I went with only 10 degrees. Spreading the tracks isn't an option, for space reasons, so it looks like I have to kitbash the structure.
Are there any alternatives to MEK based solvent for gluing styrene?
Are there any alternatives to MEK based solvents for gluing styrene?
The small bottles of styrene solvent sold in my LHS don't last very long and it become expensives when you are constructing large buildings.
Does anyone know if there are solvents that you can purchase much more cheaply in bulk (by the pint / litre) from one of the big box stores that can be used to weld styrene? Would acetone work, or is there some paint thinner that contains a similar solvent to MEK that goes by another name (e.g. Xylene, Toluene, Lacquer Thinner)?
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