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    train robbery

    Guys a while back we were talking about the Marklin Museum being robbed, I'm glad to say that the police have caught the people responsible. It seems like it got all the way to Austria and Italy already. They said that the trains stolen were valued over a million dollars. This comes from the...
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    Dremel tablesaw??

    Guys, I got this thing a while back and have finally brought it out to start playing with it. I was wondering if anyone else has one or something similar as I having trouble when I cut the really thin material it tend to flex and then ruins the stock for the next straight cut. Does anyone have...
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    Dick Blick SALE

    If anyone uses Rembrandt chalks and is looking for some on sale check this link out. http://www.dickblick.com/zz200/26/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=4026
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    Blocking criteria and how to make it work

    Guys, I would like to actually figure out why things get blocked and how they would be operated. I trying to get a handle on this and the book I have by Bob Schliesher(sp?) only seems to cover the surface and is not detailed enough. Are there any other books that you would recomend that would be...
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    LARGE layout in progress

    Here is a link to a site with a layout that will take several more decades to finisih and scenic I think. I would not want his bills for what this is going to cost. There is alot of great info there as well, so please check it out.Pat http://users.rcn.com/weyand/pocadiv/pocahontasa.htm
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    book title

    Hey guys I had saved a link to where someone recently mentoined a book about model railroad structures but it got erased when my son restarted the computer and was wondering if this rings a bell with anyone??? Help Pat :confused:
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    gazettes for sale??

    Hey guys I am looking for someone who is selling any older Narrow line Gazettes. I looked at Ebay and am looking for a bulk buy. Especially interested in the Jan/Feb 1994 issue but will take a lot if you have them thanks alot Pat. nobody??? just my way of bringing this back to the...
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    yard planning help

    Guys I need some help here I have a space available to include a staging/switching type yard in N scale about 53" long and a little over 10" wide this will be the only place I can really change cars and engines so I would like some help as I don't understand the special functions of all the...
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    French website???

    Guys, acouple of years ago I ran accross a French website that had a wealth of info about scratchbuilding ranging from roofing to how to make your own stone walls and many others but in a crash I have lost the name and address for it does this sound familiar to anyone? Thanks Pat
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    Making log cars????

    Hi guys I'm looking for a website/tutorial for scratchbuilding cars, anything in the logging industry IE: log cars/ skeleton/ work/ water and so on. Does anyone have a link to something like this? Thanks Pat
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    Duplicate cutter

    Well guys with some time on my hands the mind starts to think, OK wander I've fixed my Chopper 3 for the last time and am looking to replace it with a qaulity product. The only good one I've found though only cuts at 90 degrees and for the price it should really cut the wood for you but thats...
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    Armchair work?

    Folks I need to stay off my feet for a couple of days and am looking for things to do while sitting in my recliner. Now make no mistake this is the better half's domain so there will be no mess allowed in this area. OK, a tiny one MAYBE if shes not watching to closely. :confused:
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    Great deal

    Well Don, AKA Easy days is not the only one that got a great deal. I did some work for a lady who's husband recently passed and she was short on funds but asked if I would work for some barter, I said "well I have to see what it is!" To my surprise her husband used to be a ships model builder...
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    Walt hospitalized

    For those who know Walt AKA Rusty stump, I've found out that he has been hospitalized with a heart condition. I got this from another site on which his wife said she would post any results/changes. Pat
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    New kit

    Hey guys I just saw this link for a new kit from Bar Mills and thought I would post it. Nice simple looking kit. Pat http://www.barmillsmodels.com/dailymoose_04-04.html
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    connection trouble

    Has anyone else been having trouble connecting to the site early in the morning? The last three days I keep getting a server error message.Pat
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    McCabe Planing Mill

    Well folks I've started my first HO diorama with this great collection of structures made by BTS unfortunately my modeling budget cannot handle the cost so I'm scratchbuilding this instead. Here are a few early progress shots.
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    New site?

    During a google search I found this site and thought it interesting. Hope you find it so. [URL=http://www.smallbusinessruralcommunityeconomicdevelopment.com/northern_railway/engines.htm[/URL]
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    Finding the right window

    I'm looking for a fixed six pane window about three ft wide and 4 ft tall with a frame, I've tried grandt line, tichy,detail assoc., and campbells and cant find anything close does anyone have another source for me to look at. I also looked at the Walthers website and came up empty. A laser cut...
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    RTS program?

    I'm trying to start planning my next layout in HO scale somewhere into the distant future and have seen this program(?) mentioned several times and everyone says the price is great which leads me to believe it must be free, but where do I get it? Also I got a book called 18 tailor-made model...