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I decided I didn't like the one-piece stair casting that came with the Walther's interlocking tower so I began to think about how I could make individual steps. After some deliberation (scratching from wood or styrene or using CV steps, etc.) a light bulb came on and I decided I'd cut stringers...

Okay, next one out of the barrel. This one started life as an ERTL structure (later bought by RDA and LL, I think) for the brick building and more Plasticville for the loading dock. The challenges here were the general placement and beveling the corners on the brick structure. Creating the...

Hello All! While I'm laid up (shingles...ugh) I decided I'd go through some old files on the computer and post a couple older projects. This structure was built in early 2004 and sold on ebay. It was a neat way to earn a little money, but now I kinda wish I hadn't sold it. Anyway, I suppose...

In the same vein as the recent billboard reefer thread, a recent find at my LHS turned up this gem: I can't find a maker's mark on there anywhere so I'm hoping somebody can help me out. It has a metal reservoir inside. The long screw knob is for opening the flow hole above the slider pad...

Howdy All! I've been keeping busy with parenting (brand new baby as of 9/21:mrgreen:) and other honeydos. Still, in the moments in between these activities I have managed to sit at my workbench and just stare at the Shifter project:confused:. It has stalled again and, while no doubt it...

Can anyone tell me how thick the stock sheet of Cannon & Company Safety Tread is? All I get from various searches is the length and width of the sheet. Not all that helpful without the thickness, IMO. Thanks, Galen

Here's one to kick it off. With this arrangement you get the look of a 4-track main, with basically a double-track dogbone. On this end the flyover accomplishes a reversal with inside tracks becoming outside and vice-versa. On the other end I'd go with a complex-looking switch...

Hello All, I'm starting this thread to kick myself into gear on finishing another project that's been sitting around too long half completed. I purchased a set of 6 ore cars that were at one time drawbar connected by the original owner, in two groups of three cars. Not sure how I want to do...

Has anybody here built the Scale Structures Limited Timber Gantry? I had started it a few years ago then put it away. Installing all those nbw castings was getting really tiring. The result looks fantastic, but it's kinda boring after a while. I'm considering pulling it back out and working...

It all happened when I was down in California on vacation. I got an idea to expand the potential layout space in my garage by shifting a few things around, like a freezer, some shelving, etc. That opened up a whole new set of possibilities. Those new possibilities all got shot down one by...

A couple questions: 1. How do I get the pictures in my old threads to show up? 2. How do I start a new blog? Thanks, Galen

I will be building a model in HO of the Winfall station, an N&W combination passenger/freight station. A photo can be found here: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/ns1130.jpeg It's on the Durham District...not sure if it's VA or NC. Anyway, it'll be a station along the...

I am building the FREE download freight house from Scalescenes.com - Download and print realistic model railway buildings in HO scale, and decided to take some pictures to share my progress. I'll also be sharing any tips or techniques I learn along the way. Without further ado, let's get...

Hello All, I just downloaded the free freight house building (HO) from scalescenes.com. I took a gander at the instructions and 'parts' and it really looks thorough and comprehensive. I'm usually the kind of person who generally follows a recipe exactly the first time then modifies it the...

Can anybody recommend a good custom decal service? I'd like a herald for my private road name (the Ocali Creek Railway) and all my attempts come up short or look like the copywrite symbol (just draw a C inside an O and see what you get...) In addition to this I'll need dimensional data and...

I've hinted at this in a few posts and finally I'm getting around to building another layout. This is for all youse guys out there who have collected old track, bits of wood, etc. and have never done anything with it. That's right, I'll be building a layout using mostly what I've got on hand...

So it's a step forward, but from an unlikely direction...hence, oblique. Just a report on where I'm at, that really isn't a part of the thread I had started over in the track planning forum, since it doesn't really relate to track planning as much as room arranging, and I model in HO so here...

Hello All! Anybody out there have the NMRA Living Legends #3 Gibraltar RR car? Can you tell me what type it is? One page on the NMRA site is down and the other shows a box car. Reason I ask is this...I just found a Gibraltar 2-bay hopper at a swap meet yesterday. It looks like a basic...

Anybody know about this engine? What's the prototype, if any? Does anyone have one, and if so, how does it run? Go to www.micro-mark.com and look for item number 40220. It says "BACHMANN SPECTRUM HO STANDARD GAUGE CLASS SY MIKADO, PAINTED/UNLETTERED" The price looks phenomenal. Of...

...the Ocali Creek Railway (and possibly the Big Tujunga Lumber Company and a connection to the VGN Ry). In one picture you will see two doors. The door to the left is the door into the house and on the right leads to the side yard. In between these doors, currently (these pics were taken back...