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Free-Mo Club Launch
Good Morning. I wanted to post an update - my friend and I have founded a Free-Mo club here in the Central Valley of Nevada. You may recall that I posted several weeks ago seeking those that may be interested in joining me in this endeavor. Well, the power of this site came through and helped join a few of us together in our region. While we do not have a central club space, we are moving forward with our first modules. Surprisingly, the greater Las Vegas area does not have an active HO scale club of any kind.
Wikipedia - Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine ???
What happened to the Wikipedia article on "Model Railroad Hobbyist" magazine? I went to refer a friend to it and it was gone !?!?
John
Understanding Resistance Solder Station rating WAS Looking for 110V/3A Input/ 8VAC Output Transformer
I have a copy of an article in the October 1995 issues of Mainline Modeler on how to build a Resistance Solder Station, but it requires at minimum a 110V/3A Input/ 8VAC Transformer and I have a heck of a time trying to find a manufacturer, let alone a vendor that sells them. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Ken L.
FOLLOW UP QUESTION:
Layout sound
I am in the process of designing and building a modular layout loosely based on West Side Lumber that ran in Tuolumne County in California.
I will have a sawmill and I am interested in having sounds of lumber being cut. Other scenes like a hobo camp and banjos. Other areas will have woodsman cutting down trees and a spar tree loading skels.
I am interested in your experience on which sound modules/methods you have used to add a variety of background sound to a layout.
--Bill B.
New 2nd Division PNR Facebook page
We are launching a Facebook page for the NMRA PNR 2nd Division, stop by and have a look!
https://www.facebook.com/PNR2ND
Ross
Vaping for HO Steam Locos. . .
Been busy for a while and haven't posted in a long time. . .
I had an epiphany. While out and about, I see these 20 something "hipsters" vaping. There's huge amounts of vapor coming out of their mouths. I thought that would be a great technology for model steam locos to simulate real steam! The smoke oils used now produce a very weak effect. Can you imagine plumes of "steam" coming from your HO Big Boy. . . Way Cool!
"Shapeway City"
I came across this item in an industry e-newsletter. Is a new modeling scale being born? A 40' boxcar would be just under 1/2" long at 1:1000 scale. What decoder would fit in that locomotive? 
Jim
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