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How bridges work

Fri, 2011-04-08 16:55 — pipopak

Just in case you want to know something about prototype bridges:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/civil/bridge.htm

Brick wall detail

Fri, 2011-04-08 15:38 — pipopak

Take a GOOD look at this city brick wall:

http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/11/04/07/

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New design for thought

Fri, 2011-04-08 14:03 — SP4274

 So,

Here is a design that captures the feel of Southern Pacific's Willamette pass route over the cascades.

Uneven Wheels - lesson learned!

Fri, 2011-04-08 10:22 — Pirosko

There was a recent post (that I could not find now, so posting this one) that indicated the front right wheel on Athearn's SD75I was running a bit high. I had an issue with my unit running so I took a look and sure enough, that specific wheel was almost 2mm higher than the following axles!  You could see the bend in the electrical pick up plate with out putting a straight edge to it. It ran ok on straight track and looked solid on the rails but in curves or some switches the wheel would ride over the track. Never would have imagined this was the issue.

Railway oddities

Fri, 2011-04-08 09:13 — pipopak

Came across the following site, strange prototype railroad items. At least worth a laugh!:

http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/odpage.Html

Route 66 coffee shop

Thu, 2011-04-07 19:17 — pipopak

I just found this pic of a Route 66 coffee shop that just BEGS to be modeled:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrphilmy/5250140899/sizes/o/in/pool-8557427...

any takers?. Note that there is a mannequin inside the car.

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Roadbed Height

Thu, 2011-04-07 15:42 — LKandO

Is this the right combination of Flexxbed roadbed heights for a 60's-70's era railroad?

Mainline 3/8"
Sidings 1/4"
Heavy use spurs 3/16"
Seldom used spurs 0" (on the subroadbed)
Yard 0"

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Easy Model Railroad Inventory Easy Model Railroad Inventory - Potential Addition #5

Thu, 2011-04-07 12:29 — Bob Langer

Easy Model Railroad Inventory currently allows users to make a copy of an existing rolling stock and locos record. Would this type of functionality be useful with:

1. Structures?

2. Library?

3. Electronics?

4. Consignee/Destination?

5. Add image field to library maintenance? Picture of the book.

Please respond for each selection. Yes or no only, for example 1. No, 2. Yes. If you respond maybe that will be counted as a no.

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Easy Model Railroad Inventory Easy Model Railroad Inventory - Potential Addition #4

Thu, 2011-04-07 10:24 — Bob Langer

End date. A new field in addition to the build and rebuild dates. This could be used to note when the item was sold or scrapped by the railroad. Not by you!

Please respond for each selection. Yes or no only. If you respond maybe that will be counted as a no.

Small issues with zip texturing

Thu, 2011-04-07 08:19 — luckerby

A couple of numbers back, Joe Fugate had an excellent article about zip texturing. I've found the method working excellent on foam support, but recently I tried adding some plaster to simulate small earth irregularities. After painting the foam + plaster with some brown color, I went on to spraying the whole area lightly, just as the article says. Unfortunately, the plaster portions "suck up" the water incredibly fast. One resolution to this problem i found to be sifting the "earth" formula and then mist the whole area.


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