I look at all the wonderful materials that are out there for creating landscape... trees, mountains, grasslands, etc.  But I look around me at stuff on the farm that could be used almost as effectively for free!

I've been experimenting with flour/water glue and wood shavings, dyed with either food color or tempera paint.  Is there anything I should be thinking about before using this kind of mixture? 

Looking for something to use to take the paint off complete off plastic engines and cars with out to much elbow grease.

I have tried Testors ELO (easy lift off paint and decal remover) this stuff is to slow and does not work to good .

Just got done trying 90 %  isopropyl alcohol and a tooth brush and after about 4 hours of scrubbing of two layers of commerical applied paint on a engine did not do such a good job either.

Hi all

I am going to need a small turntable for my new RR and would like to have a go at scratchbuilding it. Can anyone offer any pointers to others that have fully scratchbuilt a reliable turntable? Any good articles floating around?

I did read the article here on the turntable & roundhouse but the author used a commercial TT kit so I am hoping someone may know of a total scratchbuilt resource for TT's

Cheers

Bruce

I like reading Charlie Comstock's articles, he is always looking for a way to get a result as cheaply, frugal, cost effective as humanly possible.  I know why he does this, atleast from my prospective as I attempt these buying characteristics.  At the hobby shop we look for stuff we want and when we see it we ask, what can I do with out else where.  That of course being food, utilities, gas etc.,.