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- posted by Bruce Chandler - 2,717 views - 0 comments - 3 likes
I was putting down some ballast today and thought to myself, "You know, the real railroads didn't use a paint brush to spread this stuff out; there's got to be a better way." Yes, I know, I could have made a scale model of a Jordan Spreader, or one of D&RGW flangers, but all I really wanted to do w...
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- posted by Bruce Chandler - 4,448 views - 0 comments - 2 likes
Garden Railways magazine publishes some scale drawings every month now; and if you’re a subscriber, you can access the library of plans and download any that have ever been published.
These are a great source for ideas and if you build one you’ll probably end up with...
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- posted by John Le Forestier - 2,373 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
This is a build log in one picture.http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/choochoo_chaboogie/the%20story.GIF
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- posted by John Le Forestier - 3,149 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
If you know how to make these images actually show up here, please fill me in. Meanwhile, here are the links. Thanks for looking. Cheers!http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/choochoo_chaboogie/Upload01-04-800px.JPG
http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/choocho...
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- posted by Mik just Mik - 5,614 views - 2 comments - 0 likes
Prototypical flatcar loads
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- posted by John Le Forestier - 2,138 views - 2 comments - 0 likes
On the Naming of Scales and Gauges
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- posted by Ric Golding - 1,696 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
Cleaning Vinyl Siding
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- posted by Doug Arnold - 1,734 views - 2 comments - 0 likes
it's gotten easier to upload from a Mac.
1.First after you edit your photo on your computer, resize it to 350 pixels in width. Also make sure the file name is one word to seven characters.
2. When you write your note in the Forums use the updates that Bob did this past weekend.
3. You wil...
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- posted by Ric Golding - 1,690 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
Who said it?
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- posted by Bruce Chandler - 7,804 views - 0 comments - 1 like
When I was building one of my first structures, I had originally planned to use Grandt Line windows and doors, but they kept getting backordered. They are really 1/24 and I wanted 1:20 in my own size. So, what was left but scratchbuilding?
I thought it would be hard, but it was really just tedious....
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