I've been looking at purchasing soldering paste for a bit for trackwork (joiners, handlaid switches, etc.). My current go-to is rosin-core 63/37, 0.015" diameter, from Kester. It works fine on DCC installs and circuit boards, but it's pretty poor at putting together rails. Any advice? What's your favorite type?

Has anyone ever used decals to enhance backdrops?  I am absolutely no artist but would like to add an occasional bird to the sky of my photo backdrops.

As part of my research on traffic patterns in northern Manitoba for my layout, there are obvious sources (mines, concentrators and smelters, pulp mills, sawmills, grain, fuel, propane) and less obvious sources like fish. 

Hi Joe:

In the June 2018 MRH you shared your tentative construction plans for SL2. I found your prototype most interesting, but I am wondering in the case of grades in a layout, how you would handle the transition between what may be plywood in yard areas to spline roadbed elsewhere and still keep the same ends (top and bottoms assuming shadowbox) of each module mating correctly? In other words, would you going to put the plywood also on risers to match up with the spline or?

Kind regards,

Bill