I have a Menards 'Tool Shop' 18 Volt cordless that is at least 5 years old and works great. I am still on the original battery for it. A spare...
I have a small storage bin of horn hooks. When I get our layout far enough along for the scrapyard the horn hooks will get painted various rusty...
Krylon Acrylic Crystal Clear Clear Flat Protective, Non-Yellowing Clear Finish 53530 is the number above the UPC symbol Krylon offers Gloss,...
I haven't seen it on DirecTV in months. It was on a lot last fall.
Feed that throw rod extension through a piece of brass or styrene tubing that is buried in a groove under the track and there is less chance of...
Spoken like a true model railroader! :thumbs_up:
Layouts set in the 50s and 60s could use a small LCD screen as the basis for a drive in movie theater.
:thumbs_up: Very nice! Is there a plan for those stock pens out on the internet or is that something you came up with? I need several stock...
I've never had it turn white either. If I am using diluted matte medium to bond ballast I tint it with some craft paint. It bonds just fine and...
You cleaned the track. Are the engine wheels clean? Have you tried another engine?
I really like scenes where trains appear and disappear framed by buildings like this. Great job even without details!
I just finished an easy paint mixer that did not cost much to make. I got the idea from a tool thread on some web site that I can no longer...
Right End with drill
Right End
Left End
Overall view
I remember being on the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway from coast to coast and completed well before 1930, as a kid and those lanes...
I use builder's sand from Lowes (50 pound bag for about $5.00) as ballast. It tested as non-magnetic. It is a light limestone color so I tint my...