Any of you that are using laser cutters know of a source for a product called "laser board?"  I had some buildings custom cut.  This material was used for trim work.  Worked really well.  Think it's about 0.015" thick.

Thanks in advance.

It has been a busy few months for me so naturally not too much progress on the layout although more time on the road equates to more time to browse the internet and buy stuff. I picked up a couple Scaletrains.com hoppers for my sugar silo, a few Corn Syrup cars that I have started re-numbering along with weathering and a nice display case for some locomotives that don't get to run on my little shelf layout. It was a perfect fit above my lead extension. I tricked it out with a cheap Lowes Floating Shelf and an LED strip to help with the lighting.

Hi, here is a look at my recent project to convert an Atlas O 2-Rail Trinity 5161 covered hopper to Proto:48.   I used the brass couplers and Roller Bearing trucks from Protocraft, along with the conversion bolster designed by Jim Lincoln and 3D printed on Shapeways.   The bolster is very well designed and replaces the factory bolster.  The only thing I modified was to install the Protocraft bolster bearing in place of the pin that comes with the printed part (since the bolster is actually designed to fit the Atlas truck).  The Protocraft truck i

Hey Everybody,

I am not new to the hobby. My Dad and I built a semi-complete layout when I was much younger. However, I now have a house and ample space to build a real layout. 

I have a loft that is roughly 10'x25' and I want to use every inch of wall space I can. I am currently planning a shelf design in N scale. I also need a small corner as my office but the rest is for the layout. I'll be posting in the different topics to get ideas during the different stages of the project.