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New Boards for the S&NE
Further issues with my arthritis have caused me to dismantle the layout that I was building on the kitchen units. There were two problems with it. Basically, the return curves were too tight and I was getting a lot of issues with stock coming off the track. Secondly, it required that I stand up to build the railroad and also to do the switching.
Anyone ever made a "Post Rock" fence?
I want to create an HO scale "post rock" barbed wire fence. Has anyone attempted such a thing in any scale?
In the late 1800's limestone fence posts were used in Central Kansas because there was almost no wood available. Some of these fences exist today. I see the post rocks as an iconic feature of the region.
You can Google "Post Rock Kansas" and find pictures and information on this kind of fencing.
Wood+Foam= Fun,Fun,Fun!!
Well he are once again with some more ramblings and pictures.
First off let me say that I knew these sections would have to be transported here, there and everywhere. ( once I started doing shows). So I made sure that I used top quality materials.
3/4" Baltic Birch Plywood
1/2" Baltic Birch Plywood
1/4" Sanded Plywood
2" Owens Corning Pink Foamular 250
Assorted Glues, and Fasteners
Help removing weathering from ME code 70 track?
HI, I recently laid some ME weathered code 70 track. I was wondering what people used to clean off the weathering from the tops of the rail without scratching it?
Thanks,
Martin
Up-Date, The great Puff Ball Debate
Here is some up-dated scenery.... I wasn't liking the Puff Ball look so I switched over to Woodland Scenics Clump Foliage (see previous post). That too, didn't create the look I wanted. So here is my latest attempt.
In need of some good ideas
Hello again all. As some of you may know, I will be retiring and moving shortly, so I have been re-designing what hopefully will be my last railroad. The entire layout will be 32" off the floor as I have difficulty standing for long periods of time so this will be a roll around railroad. The benchwork will all be 1" x 4" with inch and a half foam as the sub roadbed. My plan is to build this in sections, probably 4' long. I will lay the track and do the wiring at the workbench and then set the section in place.
ESU ECoS 50210 DCC System
Good evening folks,
I am wondering if anyone has or has used a ESU Lok Sound ECoS unit to control their trains. I am wondering if you like it, your thoughts, or if anyone has one, and their impressions of it
Mascoutin Valley Railroad - From the Ground Up
A couple of people have been asking about the background for my model railroad so I'd figure I'd share it. I wrote it over a year ago and the basic concept have stayed the same. I'm going to add some edits of what is happening now
I originally posted this under my blog at blogspot you can find here:
http://mascoutinvalleyrr.blogspot.com/2015/11/concept-continued.html
Little Rock Line Duplex Upgrade
Well this weekend saw the start of the conversion from Digitrax Simplex to the Digitrax Duplex on The Little Rock.
SP Caboose 374
I was at the Orange Empire RR Museum in Perris CA, and I noticed a SP caboose. I thought I would share it with the SP fans. I am not sure what about the history of this caboose or what years it ran. I thought it would be a good reference for weathering.
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