Well, I think it is time I start building again, as Tilley Yard South celebrates its 2nd birthday this month.

So I had the tv on in the background while I worked on my layout, when all the sudden a commercial for vaporizers came on. It got me wondering, is it possible to put vapor pens filled with water into an HO scale smokestack and have a working smokestack? I've searched on the internet but the vaporizers are either way too big or don't hold a whole lot of liquid. Has anyone else made working smoke stacks with maybe a different method or have any idea on how to make the vaporizer method work? Thanks.

i made my first visit to the Amherst Show today.  It was overwhelming, but I had a great time.

How overwhelming?  Well, I almost missed a whole building!  And I lacked the stamina really to do justice to any of the buildings or categories of vendors.  I took my wife and a tech-savvy-but-non-model-railroad friend, and it was great to be able to show how new technologies and materials are energizing the hobby.  

I expect to be in Atlanta next weekend, and if all goes well, should have a chance to hit a hobby store or two.  Are there any that often carry older stuff, either used or new oldstock? (Current stuff is easy enough to get, but the old stuff is often full of surprises.)

Thanks!