Thanks for your suggestions... :) I ended up using brake fluid. I had used it on Qtips to remove factory printed lettering, and at first it had...
Thanks, Jeffrey... Well... it looks like there isn't anything that will get the decal without also getting the paint.
They're user applied decals. The shiny plastic film ones. Dang... I was hoping for something that would dissolve the decal glue without harming...
Can anyone here offer a tip for removing decals without harming the underlying paint? I got some old used rolling stock and don't like the decals....
Like me, they also possess incredible powers of inertial stamina. ;) Greg
Ran a little steam logging train on the same pizza layout... :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR7LLFAj4DY Greg
I'll likely find a use for those raw materials as I've been saving up for some 7.5" gauge rails in the yard. There's a riding railway manufacturer...
This is with about one quarter of the digging done... [IMG] This is a fraction of the rocks which were removed... [IMG] ...so naturally my...
Yes, the rocks are real... I jackhammered literally tons of them to excavate a basement train room. I worked like a miner in my spare time for...
Thanks... I like it too. :) For some odd reason it reminds me of an old "Twilight Zone" set.
Yes... I'll be practicing arranging various features and modelling scenery on this one. It's on a 3 inch base of foam so that I can build a little...
This is my first real layout. I'm just starting to build it. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuIPqEMkjbk It's small so I'll actually be able...
I got an old cheap beat up all diecast metal Birney shell off ebay for next to nothing. Then I disassembled it, straightened it out, sandblasted...
Hi steve, :) Glad you're here. I look forward to seeing what you come up with. There are more than a few highly skilled and experienced folk...
I know... :) It's the rail bicycle concept I want to adapt to 7.5" gauge. Here's a recumbent 7.5 inch railbike......
I'm planning on laying some 7 1/2" gauge track in the yard similar to this... [IMG] ...and coming up with something human powered to ride...
My roster is unusual in that it's all little critters... ;) [IMG] (first row left to right) Old Rivarossi 0-4-0 diecast with brass tender....
Hi brown, :) It resized automatically... I just copied the properties of your pic and used the Insert Image feature on the header. Thanks,...
Hi Drz, :) Shows what novice I am... :membarrassed: I was actually searching for a 4-0-4 loco. Greg
That's real interesting info about the coal particulates... :) ...and it's simple to witness a steamer's maintenance demands. Just go to a live...
