I want to make some backdrop buildings by gluing photos of buildings to foam board, I have a few photos of buildings that I've taken squared to the building, but I wondered if there is a collection of high resolution photos somewhere that can be used to this.

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What has anyone here used to fasten track down on their layout??? I seem to be having truoble finding spikes small enough to go thru the tiny hole already drilled in the ties. If the spikes are too big then they split the plastic ties and it looks bad. Or are you using a different method altogether to hold the track down?? I will be using cork roadbed under the track.

Well here it is again, December, I guess that happens every year, too bad my bosses don't seem to understand that we who have families would like a little time off during the holidays, but alas, at least I have bosses!

The train sale went off very well, when we  arrived the parking lot at Dana's RR Supply in Springhill, Florida was already just about packed, we managed to get our tables set up and got our stuff out, but we didn't sell much for the entire day, I did however, spend plenty! The story of my life!

Has anyone any success in implementing a diamond crossing on a slope? I have a line coming in from an external fiddle yard and if I can bring it across the line of my helix it looks like the traffic flow will be simplified. Question is, do I need to have an extended level section for this or is it possible to have the trackwork on a slope? The helix is rising right to left at the intersection point with a 3% grade. The fiddle yard line is rising left to right at the intersection point with a grade of about 2.5%.