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Wire - save it? toss it?
I'm down to the last part of deconstruction, pulling out the old wiring - 14 gauge, stranded, color coded. Toss it or save it for reuse?
Nick
Paint styrene to look like wood
I have some flatcars that are factory painted red. What I would like to do is paint and weather the top boards to look weathered gray.
I have some scrap styrene that I painted red and I have experimented with a few techniques by re-painting the styrene a tan color and then using a mixture of Indian Ink to stain it gray. This has produced some OK results.
I thought I would ask for some other techniques/methods. Any pictures to share?
--Bill
Christmas Display
For those in the Harrisburg area, tomorrow is the opening weekend for the Keystone Model Railroad Club's traveling display at Ft. Hunter. Come and enjoy the fun of trains for kids of all ages. The schedule and that for the club open house is here:
Kato unitrack feeders
Intend to install track feeders. Using DCC and would appreciate any comments on any thing I should look out for or be wary of during installation. Thanks. Tom
Backdrop overlay question
A number of years ago I read how some modelers used a type of thick underlayment paper over masonite to form their backdrop. The paper was installed using wallpaper paste.
On my previous layout I built my backdrop using that paper and it was very dimensionally stable. I’d like to use the same product again, but I can’t remember the brand name. It was gray in color, came in a large roll, had a slight toothy feel, and was about 1/32 in thickness.
Rethinking Staging
A layout design mantra has been staging, staging and more staging As I continue to change the railway from a freelance layout to a model of the British Columbia Railway Squamish subdivision I am rethinking this. The Squamish sub only saw 3 through freights in each direction and 2 passenger in each direction in the summer plus locals and pushers.
The north end of the modeled portion ends in the division point yard at Lillooet. Staging would be more realistic as part of the yard.
Mid South RR Heritage Units Headed North
These two Dash 8 40B units have been painted in Heritage Paint job for the Sue Line Railroad in Shreveport, La. and are headed North to delivery but put them to work before making the segment of there journey.
Steelers Boxcar
To All: I painted and lettered this Steelers "What If" boxcar for my son James, a Steelers fan. The club's colors are black, gold and white. I did the art work. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout
3D Printing Update, Shapeways FUD Process
In a recent article I wrote I discussed the good and bad points of 3D printing as I had experienced them. I had concluded that it was useful when traditional methods were difficult or impossible to employ. In October I attended the Mideastern Region NMRA conference and visited the Koppers tie plant at Green Spring, WV. I wanted a tie plant on my layout, but had no information on the operation. One item I found that I needed was a lot of carts for moving the ties into the creosote chambers.
Detect DCC decoder in an engine
I thought I remember seeing an advertisement for a product that automatically detected the DCC decoder installed in an engine. Can anyone help identify a product (or products) that do this? Thanks.
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