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Yes it's a model banners
This website, and some of it's associated newsletters I receive are adorned with a banner at the top, often showing a nice bit of modeling, under the banner 'yes it's a model'.
There's one particular one I've always liked, but it hasn't 'popped up' for a while (despite several page refreshes).
It shows a heavily weathered red non dynamic road switcher (looks like a GP40 or similar), long hood forward, pulling (or pushing) a hopper into the woods on a rural setting and just on the grade crossing.
Cutting zamac or other die-cast stuff
What's the right tool for cutting zamac or other die-cast materials? I just rather laboriously used a razor saw to cut pieces off of an Athearn blue box frame. Not only was it a pretty fair amount of work but it seems to have pretty much used up the blade in the process. Yet it was only about 3/16" square, several times.
I guess I could have used a cutoff disk in a Dremel, although I'm not keen on that as I don't like the consequences of breaking one of the disks.
Just Read Live Steam Comments
Greetings! Registered in response to what seems to be real interest in live steam. I can contribute quite a story regarding one of the more famous CB&Q steam excursions in which a giant Texas loco broke down enroute.
That excursion dwelt in my mind my entire life, the desire lingering to build a replica of the CBQ engine which saved the day.
Anyone interested in this? Thanks! burlington 5632
card stock buildings
Anyone use card stock buildings? If so where do you purchase them,and what is availble?
WPF 12-13 to 12 15
Post your Model Railroad photo's here! Projects,Layouts, Dioramas, etc. etc. All Scales.
Rod Stewart went to Sellios's layout
I have not seen this here on MRH. Rod Stewart went to Sellios's layout in Peabody Ma.
Animation Possibilities
OK, say it... I live under a rock. I know robots are popular DIY projects nowadays but other than seeing them on television I never gave them much thought. Today I stumbled across a web page that captured my attention for a long time. Not so much for robots but thinking about animation on a model railroad. Holy smokes, they have everything you would ever need regardless of what animation application you dream up.
Check it out: http://www.dfrobot.com/index.php
Which photo editing software?
I am going to have to make my own decals for the Cleveland Cliffs lake freighter I am building for my layout. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what software to use to do this? Photo editing? I have never done this before.
Ted Pilchak
Modeling the ELRR
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