Modeling general discussion

Latest Project?

What's everyone's latest project?  Mine was installing a pair of working marker lights in a Walthers Viewliner, my first real electrical project.

 

Photo Copying Large Plans To Smaller Scale

 Does anybody have the ratio of copying large plans to smaller scale like O scale to HO scale or N scale to

 HO or vice versa If I have a plan in O scale what is the reduction on a copier to bring it to HO scale .

  ron netti

3D printer to model people

I was watching a stop action video made to show off the Nokia camera phone and they explained that they used a 3D printer to create the various body positions of the character in each frame. Because they were working in 9 mm scale they needed to create a seperate figure for every movement.

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Mother Nature is not to be mocked.....

You may have seen the national news mention yesterday of the Phoenix area being hammered by a huge storm that developed out of nowhere.  60 to 70 mph winds, up to 2-inches of rain in 30 minutes, and hail that ranged from cherry to tennis ball size.

I used to have a very lush and shady  landscape around the pool area; now I have a somewhat interesting arrangement of mostly bare branches. ( Although the leaves, flowers, and fruit do lend  texture to the patio area.) Aside from the huge clean up, it will recover next Spring if not yet this Fall.

grab irons (i hate them)

any ideas on how to make the task of installing grab irons easier? I have slightly enlarged the holes, i use a magnifier. Still, this job doesn't get any easier.

Photo / Video Report from 2010 SP Historical Society convention

Hi, all,

Thought you all would like to know that the X2011 West National NMRA Facebook team of roving reporters have been working hard together to bring you reports from the just-completed
happenings at the Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society convention in Sacramento.

Northeast Fallen Flag RPM

Attended the NEFFRPM this weekend, very nicely done for a great price which included an Italian lunch buffet.  If anyone is in the NJ area next October, they should really stop by!

 

 

Prototype track

Look at this 1943 picture of the C&NW Proviso yard:

http://denverpost.slideshowpro.com/albums/001/496/album-125171/cache/col...

The switch just BEGS to be modeled!.

Brooklyn N-Track Show, September 25-26, 2010

Brooklyn N Trak held one of its shows this past weekend. Here are two items you ight be interested in viewing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcDfvf9YFQA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5e1IxeRp0E

The first is a brief film and te second is a slide show.

You might notice a hobby shop is in one of the scenes. This appears on a module built one of Brooklyn N-Traks founding members. It seems he worked at that shop after he retired. Unfortunately that shop is no longer in business so don't try to find it.

Irv

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RPM meet Wichita Kansas Nov 6th and 7th 2010

Please join us for the second Railroad Prototype Model meet in the Wichita area on November 6th and 7th 2010. This event will be held at the:

Benton Lions Community Center
150 S. Main Street
Benton, KS 67017

Saturday November 6th 9:00am-5:00pm
Sunday November 7th 10:00am-4:00pm


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