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Ballast Marathon

Fri, 2019-11-22 05:28 — Martin t

Tools, tips and tricks

Hi! This week I´m making a ballast marathon.. Well.. At least 4 different ways.. I wish you a nice weekend!

An experiment that went well; gluing brass numerals.

Thu, 2019-11-21 20:07 — Deemiorgos

Trying to glue brass numerals to a surface has been not fruitful for me.

I can line them up and with the eye get them perpendicular,

but I need a thin adhesive that doesn't dry fast in order to position the numbers, which takes a few minutes.

Long or Short Rolling Stock?

Thu, 2019-11-21 13:04 — WCG

These comments came from an on-line booklet called The Ultimate/Definitive Guide To Model Trains. I found the section on recommended rolling stock length to be confusing.

Publishing model train videos on YouTube? Don't worry about it ...

Thu, 2019-11-21 11:06 — jeffshultz

Community

This has blown up on YouTube the past couple of days - apparently the Federal Trade Commission is putting teeth into COPPA (Child Online Privacy Protection Act), to the tune of a $42,530 fine per violation (video)... since most of the world considers what we do to be "playing with toys," what we put up on YouTube can potentially fall afoul of this.

Walthers Double-Track Railroad Bridge Stone Abutment 933-4584

Thu, 2019-11-21 07:59 — LocoDriver

I sent the following question to Walthers a couple of times over the past couple of weeks and have yet to receive any response. The subject is the Walthers Double-Track Railroad Bridge Stone Abutment - Resin Casting p/n 933-4584 seen below.

Need help with a (coaling tower?) structure - where to place what to add?

Thu, 2019-11-21 06:22 — VSOTTO

Good morning everyone. So, here's the story, I picked up this great looking structure a (really) long time ago. It looks to be scratch built from cardstock and basswood. It's a really nice model.

To my uneducated eye, it appears to be a coaling tower and I was planning to use it as such at a small engine servicing depot I'm planning.

Fire Suppression in 1955 Vintage Roundhouse

Wed, 2019-11-20 20:32 — lloydthomson

I'll be detailing the roundhouse's interior on my HO railroad and hope my fellow modelers may have information. How would a mid-1950s western Class 1 railroad with steam and diesel motive power equip their roundhouses, back shops, and other work buildings with fire suppression? Hose reels? Or? Unfortunately my Internet searches have proved fruitless.