Sometime in the near future I plan on starting to do operations and I need suggestions on uncoupling tools.  I've seen the bamboo skewers and they look like that they will do the job.  Are there other options for manual uncoupler tools?  I don't want to use magnets.  Thanks!

Rick

Backdrop (printed murals) is up with some final touches to be done as buildings and other scenery is completed. Next up is the lighting and then trackwork layout. In some of the scenes I cut out the portions I needed and laid them against a sky blue painted backdrop.

I'm at the stage on my alcove expansion where I needed to think about what to do with the backdrop area and I thought that I'd try a painted backdrop.  The area is all together approximated 30 liner feet and I first thought about a printed backdrop like can be supplied by one of our fine sponsors.  I've got such a backdrop in the Matthews Freight Yard area, but with the cost I thought that I'd check out other options.

One of my most favorite projects has been to upgrade the Walthers 3-2-Lounge-Sleeper Observation Car into a Heavyweight Business Car.

One of the ways I do this is to remove all the detail off the leftside of the roof, (Looking from the observation deck, forward).