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Hi all Having been overtaken with the urge to buy a set of the recent Kato Metra commuter cars and F40PH I now need something to run them on. While I'm planning a 2 unit module for the Seaboard Southern set up that will incorporate a small Metra commuter station I'm also kicking around a plan for an...

All

Can across this Flikr group via a posting on "Big Blue / The Gauge" - lots of very useful detail photos of a wide range of industrial spurs

Given me some ideas for the next layout.....

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1408456@N24/pool/

Dan

Or the leasor that puts the 'wreak' into 'rent-a-wreck', Larry's Truck & Electric in McDonald, Ohio https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=McDonald,+OH,+United+States&hl=en&ll=41.170092,-80.723044&spn=0.00179,0.00284&sll=52.8382,-2.327815&sspn=8.325421,23.269043&oq=McDonald,+OH...

V nice!

Best bit of news is that the finer handrails sets are to be available as retro parts for the first model esp I had a slot of my Xmas time off allocated to doing a Smokey Valley / brass wire replacement on my BNSF model. Saving me some time there

Cheers

Dan

Some v good looking modules there Brian

Dan

REminds me very much of the weathering kits and tools that Tamiya provides, and the applicators can probably be had quite a lot cheaper at Superdrug or Boots etc. However be aware that when you're testing the various kinds of applicators in the cosmetics isle, depending who you are, the shop staff ...

John

Haven't seen these as they appear to be a new product esp with their limited list of stockists. Would be interested to see how what the pricing for them is given all the various tools and applicators - seems like scope to make your own from cosmetic sponges

Cheers

Dan

Mike Following on from Martyn's post the below location could be some inspiration for a timber / building supply merchant. https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Arlington,+TX,+United+States&hl=en&ll=32.733817,-97.021165&spn=0.002897,0.007167&sll=52.8382,-2.327815&sspn=4.26027,14.67773...

Interesting that Accurail have annouced a PS4750 covered hopper. Although the protoype was built in huge numbers for a lot of roads and then subsequently into lessor fleets this car has been done by Intermountain (old model with some inaccuracies) and also more recently Tangent (pricy but accurate +...

Was going to stick this under 'News' but didn't seem able post there....... As part of Trainfest 2012 Athearn have announced a set of revised delivery dates and prices for a large number of models delayed by the well documented production problems in China http://www.athearn.com/Content/PDF/pricingE...

Martyn

Thanks for digging that out.

Dan

Koos Sorry....was being a little cryptic :) A running feature in both editions has been in inclusion on a couple of pages of a brunette doing a bit of a homage to Lara Croft (from Tomb Raider video game) to suppliment the demo pictures. Prob getting confused betweem 'modelling' and 'modeling'? Cheer...

During one of my periodic checks of the AK Interactive website (Spanish producer of rather nice weathering products) I noticed that they are producing a quarterly magazine on weatheirng techniques that includes some railway content as well as the usual military / fantasy modelling http://www.theweat...

Looking good so far Brian, just wondering which masking tape you use? I used the yellow masking tape from Tamiya, rubbed down the edges into all nooks and crannies, then added another coat, before proceeding with the darker colour, still got bleed so it puzzled me why it still happened, had heard g...