Very cool! My wife and I just blew through South-Eastern Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont this past weekend as we were down visiting my brother....
The first thing that popped into my mind was a steel mill. There would be opportunity for a dedicated loco, as seen in the photos in these links....
Trees! Well, it certainly has been a while since I have given an update. There hasn't been a lot done on the layout since the spring weather...
WOO HOO!! I finally have weekend modeling plans! After a summer off, I am finally back to working on the layout. I am hoping that I can finish...
I just finished reading through this thread. I really like these types of modules. Makes me think I should be having a look around for just this...
Good input. I hadn't really considered the fact that it might shrink considerably, makes sense though. I had a look online to get an idea of...
P.S. I should give credit to John Bartolotto for his reply about using hair for reins in the "Scratchbuild a N-scale Stagecoach" thread....
Has anyone ever thought about using, or actually used horse hair for telephone and hydro wires? I was doing some research and it turns out that...
No books yet... I know, I know... but I did find a great website this morning outlining how to build a boxcar roster in central Ontario for the...
Just thinking out loud here looking at your picture. If you were able to mount the switch up a little higher, you could drill the hole for the...
AHHH, right you are. Guess my assumption that a manufacturer would get that right was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off. I am sort of a newb at this, and...
Well, I attempted some weathering for the first time last night on a box car. It looks dirty for sure, but I am not entirely happy with it yet. It...
Here are a couple more 'Street View' shots of the transloading facility. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
So, I have been thinking about building a couple of N-scale modules/dioramas. On the one I would like to have a transloading facility for...
Mike, I just spent some time watching a few of your youtube videos. It is great to see the progression from start to finish on various scenes....
Hey, thats a pretty good idea he has there. His ground throw technique also looks pretty slick... if ever I get that far, maybe I will use it...
I really like that water!! It may be a little choppier than you had hoped, but I think it looks very realistic, like a light breeze is coming off...
Holy smokes!!! is there some sort of trick to this contest? I can't believe you got that with that one photo!! The last contest I spent hours of...
