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FOS Rust Rock Falls Kit Build
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Posted by Kurt Bainum On 10/29/2019 At 8:54:31 PM
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Jump right in.
India ink wash was not dark enough to show through the small cracks in the paint so I used wood stain then hairspray before the acrylic white topcoat was airbrushed on. Lots of washing with a small brush and water to soften the hairspray to get the paint to crack and peel. Rust and moss stains are being added with artists' oil paint and then washed with thinner.
Kurt
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scratch building the idaho hotel in o scale
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Posted by kebmo On 10/27/2019 At 2:02:26 PM
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i decided i would attempt to scratchbuild an o scale version of the idaho hotel.
i put together a mockup of it to get a sense of the size. it's big. 17 1/2" by 7 7/16".
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DPM KITS poly....resin problems
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Posted by hairball On 10/16/2019 At 8:31:11 PM
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was reading somewhere that the DPM kits made of polyurethane/resin walls have a tendency for warpage.
Never having worked with it before was wondering what is best glue to use.
If there is warpage whats the method of straightening it out, heat plus weight ?
What about 3/16" wood or aluminum glued to the wall as a stiffener if a lot of warpage.
thanks for any insight
mike lynch.......HAIRBALL
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Loading dock height?
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Posted by deemery On 09/30/2019 At 12:40:50 PM
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Is there a standard height for a rail loading dock? Looks to me like it's about 4' above rail height.
dave
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Split station house.
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Posted by Graffen On 09/18/2019 At 12:54:48 PM
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Hi all!
I'm building my layout again after the summer months.
The town of Holy cross on my HOn3 layout is slowly taking shape.
But, I realised that the station took up too much real estate.
I therefore decided to move it to the Isle side of the rails.
The space was a bit narrow though. So, I decided to cut the building in half lengthwise. 
That makes it possible to see the interior of it and make it a bit of a show point.
The starting point was an Atlas station.
I cut it in half and used the remaining pieces to make the interior walls.
The cut was painted red to highlight it.
What do you think?
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Another Stone in the Wall
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Posted by mellow-mike On 09/01/2019 At 5:59:53 PM
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Handmade stacked stone retaining wall in HO scale. This was a couple evening's tedious work, using tweezers and super glue gel. I had a sandwich baggie full of suitable pieces - but the time was spent fitting them together like a jigsaw puzzle. They should to be flat on the bottom and top, for the most part. Some were close enough.
I'm building a large (i.e. tall) scenic diorama, and the more I looked at the Chooch wall(s) I have, the less random they seemed. I want that Furlow and Olson look, as if the wall was built from the rock in the area. Not nice blocks brought in by rail. I think I'm quite pleased with the results.
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Dave Cook
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Can anyone help me to find a source for battery powered control units for HO engines company web site or how to contact them please???
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Signed: 11/11/2015 2:17:56 PM
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Posted By:
Russell
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Just became a member of this Forum. Thought I'd encourage others viewing the Guestbook to join in on the great conversations going on here. With that I'll leave you with a link to a video of my Garden Railroad Layout in action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IBVEGo3Z0
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Signed: 8/8/2015 12:11:15 PM
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Harvey James
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Signed: 4/28/2015 4:23:55 PM
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W Taylor
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Signed: 3/14/2015 8:17:32 PM
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Posted By:
Skip
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Although I model in HO, to this day I often refer to your book
HO Narrow Gauge Railroad you can build. It was published in Model Railroader magazine. One question I do have is quite a few of the figures you use in the book appear to be hand made. For years I have been searching for them with negative luck. Are they formed by hand and if so, how did you accomplish it ? Is there a book on the marked explaining the procedure ? Thank you for any information you can offer.
Skip
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Signed: 3/4/2015 7:51:29 PM
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Philip Anastasia
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Stumbled on this site while looking for a G scsale steam shovel- Interesting find...
Member: Rusty Rails & Rotten Ties Garden Railroad Club, and LargeScaleCentral among others
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Signed: 1/29/2015 7:16:14 PM
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Posted By:
Bill Reid
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I'm always amazed by how fantastic this site is! The creativity is astonishing and It's my #1 source for finding ideas. (I will confess that before retiring I often dropped by without signing in.... Has my memory failed or did the posting allow printing at one time?)
Thanks to all of you for sharing your ideas and talents!
Bill
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Signed: 1/4/2015 11:55:12 PM
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Posted By:
Rayisins
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I am looking for information on using disc magnets for uncoupling Kadee couplers for S gauge trains. Can anyone here help me?
Thanks
Ray
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Signed: 11/15/2014 8:42:19 AM
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Posted By:
Andy Reynolds
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Hi - Has anyone done a BIS Tidewater Kit? I have started one, but want to detail the inside of the Repair Shop. Any suggestions?
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Signed: 9/10/2014 6:52:04 PM
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Posted By:
samuel tarallo
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my grandfather name was salvino tarallo and was married to carmelita and they lived on bordentown ave in southamboy.The only imformation i could recollect he was eithera fireman or coductor for the raritan river railroad in 1970s and early 1980,they use to call him sambo,or pop,like grandpop,anyway he was my grandfather who carries a tradition on which i am proud to talk abouti think he worked with ray stocktenand other former emplyers.it is hard to get imformation on past employers,that is one reason i wrote,this is a good imformative site.
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Signed: 9/2/2014 12:49:05 AM
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