Over the years I have tried a variety of techniques to remove lettering from pad printed painted models with modest success. I've tried Solvaset with tissue paper and erasers as well as other commercially available decal removers.  I've usually taken a significant amount of the underlying paint with the lettering.  Touch-up painting and then weathering to disguise that damage has been required.  It is one thing to do it on a $20 car and quite another for something expensive and hard to come by.  

I have been looking over designing a Narrow Gauge layout in either On30; or, Sn3.  I am finding that it appears that hand laying track is more expensive than buying Micro Engineering commercial track.  Those of you who have laid your own track, does this sound correct?  PBL does produce Sn3 track which I think is probably cheaper than Hand Laying track.

Hi everyone,

         I’m planning on having two different types of sand loading on my layout, construction sand loaded by silo or front end loader, and special purpose sand, loaded from a covered silo. I guess what I’m asking is what would a specialize loading plant look like?? I know the loading site would be covered to keep moisture out of the covered hoppers, but I have no idea what the rest of the plant might look like. What should I be looking for??

Thanks, stay safe, Scott ????????

To present my Spanish layout to you, I chose the last video I edited. It is a train station located along the Mediterranean coast. The period chosen corresponds to the 80s, the period of my adolescence and my holidays in Spain every summer.

Sorry, I don't know how to directly insert a video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFyvwicCAXE