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Colorado Front range RR - Mock Ups

Sat, 2020-03-14 08:22 — mikedeverell

Scenery - Structures

Hello all I got two videos up this week the first is a continuation on the UP freight house in Denver that I am scratch building. Looking at the mock up.

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What A Great Time to Have a Model RR.

Fri, 2020-03-13 16:01 — arthurhouston

Community

At 74 and most of my friends past 65 and with CV19 and now State of La is gone on shut down. Great to have the RR. Always have some thing to do and share. Video of the group last Friday's Club meeting 10:30 until 4PM .

Walthers Mainline SD70ACE ditch lights

Fri, 2020-03-13 15:51 — csx4451

Hello everyone, I am in need of some help. I model a contemporary CSX line in HO scale. I got a Walthers Mainline SD70ACE with ESU sound and DCC recently. The ditch lights are sort of dim, but that's not an uncommon problem according to what I've read. That is not the problem though. I do not really understand CVs yet. I am a DCC beginner, and I have an NCE power cab, an NCE USB interface, and JMRI on my computer. I understand how to change CVs but do not understand them very well. I want to make the ditch lights flash when the horn is sounded.

Model miniature BoatHouses and Harbour Lanterns

Fri, 2020-03-13 05:54 — Martin t

Tools, tips and tricks

Hi! I scratch built a row of BoatHouses from for my marina. These small boathouses is commonly used to store fishing equipment and assesories in my area. A now empty beer can made the foundation for the harbour lantern. It all came together in a short video. I hope you like it. WIsh you all a great weekend!

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Rattle Can - Painting Track

Fri, 2020-03-13 05:47 — mgilger

What's the best rattle can brand & color to use for painting the sides of track.

Thanks,

Mark

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Switching areas without dedicated switcher

Thu, 2020-03-12 17:40 — arvanlaar

Hey Everyone,

I have never really been overally interested in prototype modelling before, but recently I have read some articles that have got me thinking that I might want to incorporate some things into my layout I am designing.

How Stock Market Crashes Might Affect Future Model Train Purchases, (warning, evolved into many virus discussions)

Thu, 2020-03-12 10:35 — railandsail

We've seen some pretty radical downgrades in the stock market these past few days.

Just wondering how it might effect our hobby buying habits, etc

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Addendum:
I tried to keep the conversation focused on how the stock market might affect out model train hobby,...but of course we have the flu situation that is driving the market, so lots of flu discussions.

Cinder Ballast

Thu, 2020-03-12 09:59 — Bart Chasley

As old as I am, I am not old enough to have seen cinder ballast in the steam era.

I am of the opinion cinder ballast is not all black as some commercial purveyors of same suggest in their offerings.

So, in addition to the usual vegetation and droppings from various forms of lading, what other colors should be

present in cinder ballast during the steam era?

Thanks in advance.

Bart

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Weathering

Wed, 2020-03-11 15:27 — JackM

How long would it take a hopper car operated in seasonal climates like upper Midwest to accumulate weathering like on the attached ERES hopper. Modeling the 2002-2005 time frame, I am afraid I am overdoing it. Also, I am fully rusting the roofs of outside braced 50 foot boxcars. Is this too much. RR Picture Archives is not much help, most photo's are a much late era.