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Surf, Sand, and Inspiration
Here's an interesting project from a different hobby, showing a different technique to make a beach, color water and model surf. Not radically different, but different enough that it may inspire someone's creativity.
I particularly like the use of LED's under the water to add movement. Used sparingly, this could be very effective.
gs
40 | Step By Step Firmware Update | Digitrax DT602D Throttle
I have successfully tested this procedure with the Digitrax DB150 and the Digikeijs DR5000 Command Stations.
Thanks -Heath
Fast cookie-cutter cuts for benchwork
Hi all,
I'm curious whether folks have any tricks for doing freeform cuts for plywood subroadbed. Historically, I have done the cuts with an old jigsaw which looks like this, but it's pretty slow, and I get all jiggled up after all the vibration from the saw ...
A Moral Question
I am thinking of running my layout using motive power of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railroad, and am very much aware of the tragedy that occurred in Lac Megantic, Quebec. I want to be respectful: would modeling this railroad be insulting to my Canadian friends?
Update on Missouri-Illinois Railroad book - Shipping in 20 days
The new Missouri-Illinois Railroad book is shipping in 20 days. The book has been several years in the making with interviews, help from former employees, hundreds of hours typing, research, scanning images and trips to Missouri. The result is a 374 page hardbound book with over 700 photos and images. Working with our editor and the art director we were able to reduce the page count by 8 pages which brought our cost down allowing us to reduce the price of the book.
Overview of the book and a few photos
Proper Tank car for Kaolin Slurry 1980
Good morning.
Trying to keep all equipment period correct and a big part of my MEC based layout will be the paper industry.
Looking for what car would have been correct for slurry in 1980.
Thanks,
"The Pine Tree Modeler"
To Helper Or Not
Hi all,
I am making a substantial layout design choice and would love to hear what you all think:
How to Test Trackwork
How do you folks test and or determine if your trackwork is fair/good/better/best ? What tools and or proceedures/equipment do you use?
39 | Scenery Experiments | Part Five | How I Screwed Up The Order of Operations
This Episode is Part Five of my video series Scenery Experiments. In the previous episode from this series, we started talking about the order of operations. In today’s video I am going to expand on that conversation and go into more details on what changes I would make in the future.
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