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A Special Invitation to Some Fun Clinics on Protoype Cranes and Scale Animated Cranes

Here is a special invitation to all interested modelers to two presentations / clinics at the NMRA National Convention being held in Salt Lake City, Utah on Tuesday July 9, Wednesday July10, and Friday July 12, 2019:

Bundling a lot of threads and a little philosophy.....

62 down, 38 to go for another 100 Decoder Buddys.

Definitely a What’s on my workbench, but a story too.

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parts casting-what have you cast with silicone rubber?

I am starting to make a mold of skeleton logging cars with silicon molding compound. What items have you made a mold and cast the railroad car or scenery details?

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Ultimate guide to Static grass

Hi! This video is a summary of my methods and materials I´m using when creating all type of miniature grass surfaces.

 

Weathering like a Pro vol 1 - Freight cars now available to rent/buy

We're getting close to rolling out an all-new TrainMasters TV site that will allow renting or buying individual video titles as an option to buying a membership.

Here's our most popular weathering series -- 6 hours of great step-by-step video by Mike Confalone.

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My new Layout in my new House

Hi all;

For those who do not know.  I have been in a wheelchair for 30+ years after a work accident.  Since then I had a stroke in 2007 so have no balance.  Combined with a heart condition I absolutely can not do crawling around.

Cleaning an airbrush filter

I have been using a wire mesh filter for some time on my airbrush. I use acrylic paints for my trains. Even though I try to clean the filter after each use it has gradually clogged up. I have soaked it in airbrush cleaner for acrylics but it is still difficult to get rid of the gummy residue. What is the best way to clean the filter or do I need to replace it?

Ah-hah Moment:Universal modeling sizes chart

The Internet for model railroaders


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