Modeling topic

New Berkshire

Thu, 2012-10-04 13:12 — David Calhoun

Locos - Rolling stock (general)

Here are a few photos of my new Bachmann NKP 763 Berkshire from its speed matching and break-in trials today at the Keystone Midland club layout.

Checking Track Cant Transition with an EGO cam

Thu, 2012-10-04 04:47 — Leo Starrenburg

Trackwork

While laying the track trough the wall to the staging area I found my On30 K27 got stuck on the same spot.

Couldn't see what was going on until I made a short video with my EGO mini aka 'sports' cam mounted on a flat car:

How to Scratch a Shed - Plank by Plank

Wed, 2012-10-03 19:28 — M.C. Fujiwara

I posted this on the construction thread for my Free-moN Effett Staging Yard, but thought it might be found easier in it's own thread, as well as provide a better place for people to share their own methods for plank-by-plank scratchbuilding.

Anyway, I finally finished some videos showing how I scratchbuild simple wooden structures like this:

Here's Part I:

I need some advice on some prep for some wood peices...

Wed, 2012-10-03 19:27 — chesticus

Hello all.

I have some structures I am putting together. They are no craftsmen, but are card stock with some wood pieces that will need to be painted. My question is how to prep the wood pieces for painting. Do they need to be sealed before painting? When I was a kid I used to build model rockets and we had to seal the wood before painting. I was wondering if it is the same?

What to seal it with if necessary?

What paint to use or brand?

Any advice you can throw my way would be great.

Jim Lowery

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micro layouts

Wed, 2012-10-03 16:20 — LPS L1

Does anybody know what happened to the <micro/small layouts for model railroaders> website? i can't seem to get to it. I hope it has not disappeared

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ops vs oops

Wed, 2012-10-03 11:55 — bear creek

Operations

I was asked on another thread how I designed the ops plan for the BC&SJ. Since this i

Op session goals (not in any particular order) for a PEOPLE point of view:

How to attach details...

Wed, 2012-10-03 09:40 — Bob Langer

I have items like fences, road barriers and the like to add to my cork or foam base on my HO layout. My question is simple:

How do you attach them. For trees and telephone poles I drill a very small hole and glue a straight pin. Just the tip of the pin which is very hard to cut by the way. This actually works well. The straight pin allows me to move the object around until I find the most pleasing position.

So what do I you do. Something similar? Is there an easier way?

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Meet at Cedar

Wed, 2012-10-03 08:46 — wp8thsub

I haven't posted many new photos lately, but that's not because things aren't happening. There's more scenery underway, some new track,more structures...

Here are a couple photos from a recent operating session showing a train order meet executed by the road crews of an eastbound manifest and westbound priority pig train at Cedar. Both trains have UP pool power. These aren't great shots, but provide views most of you haven't seen showing the big picture of the area.

Feeling like a Kid who didn't get what they wanted for christmas

Wed, 2012-10-03 06:04 — Mike Pedri

About two months ago I was looking through a copy of Historic Rails when I came across a photo ad for Cornerstone's New River Mining Company (HO), which showed a totally new version of the mining company with a little red stamp over the photo which read NEW. I quickly and eagerly read through the description and thought WOW, I have to have this! I didn't realize at the time that what I was reading didn't really describe the photo that was in the ad. So, with great speed and agility I fetched my credit card from my wallet and ordered the kit.&nb