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Rail connecters look fairly ugly

Thu, 2019-01-10 17:49 — jTrackin

Rail connecters look fairly ugly and shouldnt be in highlighted showcase areas. Does anyone have a suggested workround or other option so it's not seen. Most places you get away with it. After spending a lot of time getting my ties right I got this big ugly metal thing sitting in prime view. Please help. James B

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DPM Structure Kitbash butt joint is flexable

Thu, 2019-01-10 05:54 — Freedj

Last night I made my first butt joint of many in a DPM Goodnight Mattress kitbash to join two sidewalls into a single wall to make a low releif building. I was really careful to get good 90* edges to work with, pushed the pieces together on a straightedge and applied the glue to the back of the joint. I expected the glue to wick down into the joint and weld the entire seam, but it seems like there was little wicking action. I am left with a beautiful, but quite flexable joint.

I feel like my options are:

Here's my ditch

Tue, 2019-01-08 12:47 — Joe Circus

So here's where I am so far. I want something in the ditch, maybe some rocks, water, and some kind of water vegetation, but not too much. Maybe some brush/weeds at the grassline.

I like the Jim Six grass suggestion, like the look. I had to lower the profile of the foam so the grass wasn't above the rail.

This was my first attempt at ballast, thoughts/suggestions before the wet water and glue comes out?

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Using Real Dirt for Scenery - Yes or No?

Mon, 2019-01-07 13:07 — Chris Adams

Scenery - Structures

Way back when I didn't know "so much" about model railroading (i.e. I didn't know any better...), I took a tip from Dave Frary's scenery book (1st ed) and got myself a can of baseball diamond dirt to use as - you guessed it - "dirt" for my layout. I think he recommended it since it's relatively free from anything other than dirt (little/no twigs, grass, etc) and is relatively fine.

Small layout - Expansive View

Sun, 2019-01-06 11:40 — Chuck P

I did a screenshot of a magazine article I read last night in Model Rail. The UK model magazines have some clever techniques.

Questions regarding the IHC 2018 Electrical Substation

Sat, 2019-01-05 18:57 — buckhornlogging

Scenery - Structures

Happy New Year, one and all!!! Last year (as in January, 2018), I began assembling my IHC 2018 Electrical Substation kit. My assumption is that I'm unique in doing such things, dropping a project midway to go off and begin about a dozen or so other ones before returning to the first. Usually all goes well, this time a little hitch has happened. essentially the final step, the addition of a framework located over the majority of the substation area. A number of insulators (counts to be 60) are to be attached to the sides of the frames into 85 pre-drilled holes.

Colouring hydrocal/laster castings of "wooden" items

Sat, 2019-01-05 03:44 — StefanT

Hi there everyone,

I have a DPM Gold kit of the Coal River Station buildings, which has a part of the "wooden" platform as a hydrocal/plaster casting. I also have some plaster castings of wooden tunnel entrances and retaining walls. Do anyone have some good how-to tips or instructions to colour/paint these to get a nice wooden finish? I have searched the site and found a lot of discussion on the colouring of castings, but mostly rocks and such - no "wooden" items.

Will appreciate any help.

Best Regards

Stefan

Feed store questions

Fri, 2019-01-04 14:13 — ErieMan47

I am putting this feed store, a kit from Branchline Laser Structures, on a siding in a small town on my layout. Locale: upstate New York. Time: early 1950s. I am going to put interior lighting for the first and second floors, so I want to put a bit of interior detail in the structure, in addition to details on the rail and truck docks.