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Guys, While I've taken a siesta from model rr building and playing my uncle and some friends down in Pine Mountain, Georgia have been working quite sometime on this railroad. These pictures don't do it justice. I took these before the 300 people showed up on just the Saturday. Myself and the...

Since all it has done is rain for what seems like the past 3 months here and this weekend the big race is in town. It looks like they have had to call in and load up a few more cars full of beverage for all the fans.

I am about ready to start getting some folks working and wondering around on my layout. From what I have been able to find any that are already painted I don't really care for, at least for now. I think I read somewhere that you can boil plastic figures to move their arms and legs if needed. Is...

I am trying to decide on a industry/business for a spur on my track. I don't have a lot of space. I am sort of thinking of a scrap metal yard/dump. I thought about scratch or kit bashing the office and probably putting a fence around it. My real question is find the right crane to put in the...

I have a choice. I can buy a few cement hoppers with the same number and just renumber them or I can buy undecorated hoppers and number them all. What would you do? I guess one thing would depend on how hard and what it would take to get the old number off a walthers hopper. I have no idea. If...

I have decided on a few cars that I really want from atlas. The problem is no one has them. I have looked literally everywhere possible on the net. Every add from MR and about half the ads in the Back of MR of local hobby shops. My question is if they show as available on their website to order...

Not necessarily wanting to over do the weathering, I used my black wash I used for ballasting and then used a building brown for the trucks. Now I just want to tone down the roof a little more but not sure how.

What do these abreviations stand for?

Here's my first tree. It was suppose to be a bit taller but when I was trying to straighten the trunk a little, well, it broke. Still not bad for the rookie. The trunk and limbs are a clip off a dead Mum flower plant. Then I used some ground WS foam and elmers spray adhesive.

Ok, I have finally gotten the cornerstone Interstate Fuel kit. It has been a long time since I have built any models and I didn't know what some "secrets" where to have a good looking model. I have only looked at what is in the box and have already picked out pieces that I will paint before...

I have had to sell off a couple athearn sd-40's because they were to hard to keep on some of my tight curves. I am looking at the Proto 2000, gp 30's. How do proto 2k's run compared to an athearn? motor noise, and reliablity are what i am looking to improve if possible without breaking the bank...

Ok, after lots of consideration, just thought about it, I think I want to add one more turnout on my layout. I've already started ballasting but haven't gotten to the stretch in question yet. Here is the question though. Where I want to branch off it is going to take a curved switch. I found a...

I'm at the point of growing grass, trees and also ballasting. I've put down a coat of dirt (paint). Which would you guys do first, ballasting or grasses?

It's been about two years since I first got on this board and started asking questions about layouts and wiring. When the railroad ran out of funds, I was laid off from May 02 till April 03, I have still browsed this board just waiting to be able to get back to work. Since the funds have...

I have a couple of sd40-2's and I am going to start working on the details. When I first got them I went to use the plastic handrails and my fat fingers could not help but break them. So I just installed the metal handrails. My question is I am wanting to paint them now and how should I go about...