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    $ 5.00 Garage Sale Box

    I found a box of N-scale building's for ($5.00) this week . At a garage sale they had a mess of other thing in it too, on top of the buildings like bath towels and dish towels ......Boy did i hit the jack pot ........ All in good shape too ! But have one with no instuctions for a "Walther Adm...
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    What Train Related Item's did you get for X-mas?

    Got what i wanted ..Plus a lot of extras that was on my list !!!!! From my grandbaby's........................God love my grand kids for that ............................
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    using real water (sealing river bottom)

    Just go to a water garden store and get a strip of pond liner it is .45 thick and you can shape it too. they also have 2 way tape made of rubber to stick it up.plus if you need water falls find some flat small rock (flag type)and stack them up with a little gret stuff for the glue and it will...
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    Athearn Couplers

    I use ATHEARN CAR's and can't keep the couplers from falling off all the time . The metal clip comes off and i have to redo it a lot..I have them on right with the long side supporting the henry coupler as it said in paper work ..What am I doing wrong ?
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    Bench Work Done

    Well got my bench work done now. Now is time for track work but have no plan in mind as of yet. My bench is a 6 foot x 4 foot "L" shape and is 48 inchs off the floor too . The 4 foot is on the short leg of the "L"on the right side of the bench.I would like to see some track plans from out there...
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    homemade saw

    Mill machine That would be nice to have. It could come in handy for train work ..Maybe you could get the wife to work overtime so you can get it soon ! :)
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    homemade saw

    Table Saw I was at the HARBOR FREIGHT STORE and they have a 3 inch table saw for modelers look's just like a 10 inch one !!!!! You may want to check it out .
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    Finally...some hope!

    Good luck Matt!!!!!!!
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    ouch.!!

    ouch!! I wear ball cap all the time ,and they have that little button on top ,,that hurts too plus you have a few more words to call it when you hit it #$@$%^^&&:eek:
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    Welcome back to the-gauge Shamus!!!

    Back Welcome back!!!!!!!!!
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    Fake Water & Styrofoam

    water I seen In the academy - scenery a thing about water,, may be it will help you .........
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    Erie in N scale

    Foam in layout Nice looking layout Chris,Isee you are using a lot of foam in it .Did you put the plaster right over the foam?Would like to know as i' am working with foam too .
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    "Pee" Gravel

    Has anyone used real stone's????? Like" pee gravel " on retraining wall's and on bridge support's .. And what is the best way to glue it up plus filler to make it look like concerte in between the stone's?
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    Finally...some hope!

    best of luck matt
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    improve this scene...

    Tyson Maybe you could set in some kind of fork lift too! With a load on it going down the road.