Folks,

Looking for some advice on a miniature hobby drill press.  Lots of options out there of course, and the reviews seem to be all over the place.  I searched this forum and found several references to various machines, but many were several years old.  

I'm thinking of the (approx) $200 Proxxon machine; any advice?  Other suggestions?  I already have a floor model in my shop, which obviously won't work for fine drilling on models.

Thanks,

Al Carter, Mount Vernon, WA

Hi everyone,

With my layout framed and the foam down (1/4 frame on 2" foam), I am moving on to getting the cork roadbed down. However, I am having a bit of an issue finalizing material choice. For background I am modeling 1940s Canadian Pacific in Vancouver. Here's a photo of the yard I am modeling - https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/canadian-pacific-railway-yard-pier-d... and the yard takes up a good portion of the layout.

I read in the news that Ron passed away recently.  Ron founded American models and over the years offered us some nice models at very fair prices. All S scalers owe Ron a lot of thanks for his years of service to the hobby. I never met Ron in person but talking over the phone I could tell he was a straight shooter, a guy I'd  want for a friend. He will be sorely missed...Dave B 

Received today via email, they get credit and kudos for moving this forward.  A bit leery about bullet 2, depending on how this is done this may make or break the success of their product.   Just give me an industry standard PDF and call it done.