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Corrugated Grain Silos
Anyone have info on the size of the corrugations on those metal grain silos that are found on farms or along larger grain elevators as overflow or addition storage facilities?
I'm wondering the actual size of the indentations and the spacing between peaks.
I have an idea for how to replicate it in N scale using old center pieces from rolls of scotch tape, but need size info for the prototype to determine what size modeling material I need.
Corrugated siding or roofing with laser?
Here's a question for the laser users. Is it possible to laser scribe scale corrugated metal for walls or roofs? I need to make a large tin building and am thinking that gluing many tiny sheets of siding is going to make it look too busy or exaggerated. I was thinking a wall or roof with more subtle scribed corrugations might look better as well as be less trouble to construct. Anyone had any experience with this process? .....DaveB
DCC servo decoder
Hi,
based on Geoff Bunza's fantastic DCC decoder, I have developed a simple PC board to control 16 servos via DCC. Nothing fancy, but building these decoders from protoboard was just too tedious for me.
Controlling DCC accessory decoders via LocoNet
Hi,
I am currently working on a LocoNet controller for stationary DCC decoders. This controller will allow me to throw turnouts on my layout with a fairly small but dedicated controller, instead of using my Zephyr for loco and TO control, or having to run a PC program to do that. Or trying to cram dozens of toggle switches on a layout panel.
The controller connects to the Zephyr via LocoNet, and the TO signals will be received by the Zephyr which in turn will send a DCC signal to the DCC decoders.
GE 44 DC number 7747
Can someone help PLEASE!
Several years ago I purchased, I think, a HO Intermountain ES 44 DC locomotive, factory fitted with D.C.C. The loco is decorated for B.N.S.F. and numbered 7747. There are no marking on the base of the loco.
DUMB me, has missed placed the manual and original box, after 4 moves in 6 years.
How to model damp earth
This is the last in my culverts series:
Hope you enjoy and please let me know any thoughts in a comment.
Kathy
What does this lettering say on a covered hopper?
I am interested in making the covered hopper in the following photo. Does anyone know what the lettering circled in red says?
http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/ad307/nebraska53/TLDX%203111%20with%20highlights_zpszgo96jus.jpg
Colorado Front Range Railroad update May June 2016
Well the fist 24 feet of the backdrop is painted. It only took 8 tries and a clinic from Paul Rising and watching a few hours of You Tube videos on painting techniques but it is done. This months video was going to be a long one so I broke it down into two parts. The first part is just on paining the backdrop. The second part is on an update for the railroad and showing the new logo.
Here are both videos hope you enjoy!
Scratchbuilding a truss bridge
Anybody ever scratch build a Warren truss Bridge? Or know where some actual dimensional plans might be? I am good at scratch building but not without plans. I know what types of styrene shapes I need but not how many nor what dimensions. I have googled the topic and found a lot of websites but none that actually have a drawing showing exactly how to do and what specific materials are needed. So if anyone has a link to someplace that I can go to, that would be great.
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