The good news is that my water damage from the washer wasn't as bad as it could have been.  Thanks to the advice I received from my other MRH post I cut a hole into the drywall to help the area dry out.  I also put a small fan outside of the railroad room blowing into the rafter area where the water was located.  Although the water did lift the paint and some of the drywall mud, the drywall itself appears intact.  The repairs should be limited to spackel, paint, and a dummy return air vent (with black cardboard inserted) to cover the cut out section.  The dummy

Good day all,

first post and already begging for thoughts that are out side the box.

I have grand designe ideas and no planning abilitys.

I have an assembled Walthers round house 12 stalls with machine shop plus all the other engine service stuff

coal water ash .

My problem is I cannot figure out how to make it fit on a 4x8 sheet of 2"foam

every thing has been assembled and is a bit hard to handle.

please help with any planning ideas you might have.

Hi,

It's been a while since I last added to my blog, but I have made a little progress, the backscene on the top level of the layout is complete along one side, and I've dropped down one level to start on the next level down. The scenic work you can see from the pictures I've posted, what has also started since last time is that I have started an operating group to run the railroad. Operating Groups are rare in the UK so I decided to start my own, all being well our first meet will take place at the end of March, and I'll add details in my next blog.

Hi all-

As a bit of a side project, I'm attempting to mimic Jappe's concrete weathering technique that he outlines in this post.  I've painting the base concrete coat on the model however I have little experience working with artists' oils and had a question.  Does anyone out there have a good tip on mixing these thicker paints?