Re: airslide decals
Tom, The Rock Island looks like a good choice and would likely roam the rails in my ara. -- Ken Zieska 1/64th Scale Modeler
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Ken Zieska
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Re: Locomotive Workshop Vintage Styrene Kits
*MRIM accepts most any donation of LWS boxcar kits and parts.* Combined with SMM floor and PRS details, you end up with a close copy of the PRS 40' steel car. Unless you have the wood sides. (I hadn't
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Tom Lennon
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Re: Locomotive Workshop kit Photos
Bill... According to Tony Thompson's book, the pre and post war 40' auto cars had offset doors. When they were rebuilt in the 1960's many received the centered door configuration. As best I can tell,
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adguytrains
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Re: Locomotive Workshop Vintage Styrene Kits
Bob#2 speaking here! Some will recognize that the world-famous BBB organization has offer some of those LWS kits to this group!? I am always amazed what can be accomplished with many of them.? I
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Bob Werre
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Re: I see the new light
Hey Bob, If you're referring to the center of the picture and those brown legs, those are sawhorses that are supporting a module that I built a few years ago to practice doing a few things was all.
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JJundt
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Re: Look What's Being Done In S Today
I have also now noted that on pg 36, in the article on the DH&N, Ken Chick states "...Rail Craft (now Micro Engineering) began offering N scale code 55 track with proper sized ties and extremely small
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Bill Hawk
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Re: I see the new light
Light strips for layouts can be affixed behind valences to light the layout, not the room. Here is an example from the Central Coast Model Railroad at the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum. On result is
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Charles Kinzer
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Re: Locomotive Workshop kit Photos
Hi again -- Thanks for getting the photos posted. As always, nice work coming out of the Hogan back shops! I see you did the same as I did with the double door boxcar, centering the doors on the car
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William Winans
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Re: I see the new light
I¡¯ve used mostly longer strips, 16' or so. I have a suspended ceiling, so they went right on the Metal dividing strips between the tiles. I suppose you could use running boards or painters tape on
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jack kelly
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Re: Locomotive Workshop Vintage Styrene Kits
Hi Bob -- While I agree with your assessments of the LWS kits, at least I didn't have to put up with warping! Resin kits were often more difficult and fragile (brittle) with uneven thicknesses as well
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William Winans
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Re: I see the new light
Jeff, Looks like you have all the correct 'boxes' checked for nice even lighting! As in my questioning world, I'm intrigued by the? upright legs (brown!).? Are they temporary saw horses or some
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Bob Werre
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Re: I see the new light
A 3.28 ft. LED strip produces 800 lumens.? A 4 ft. T8 fluorescent tube produces 2850 lumens. How are LED strips to be mounted.? You cannot apply an adhesive strip to your ceiling sheetrock(or
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John Hutnick
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Locomotive Workshop kit Photos
It seems that the photos did not post, so here's another try. Bob Hogan
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adguytrains
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Locomotive Workshop Vintage Styrene Kits
Anyone who has attempted to build one of the vintage Locomotive Workshop styrene 40' Box Car kits over the past many years knows the problems associated with their building.? These old kits featured
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adguytrains
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Re: airslide decals
I have decals from Highball in Rock Island, Southern and Central of Georgia. The printing is super sharp. Tom P Alexandria VA
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Tom Potthast
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Re: I see the new light
Another simple and inexpensive option are LED light strips. No hardwire, they are plug and Play. They're easily installed since they are tape strips. Color and temperature adjustable just like any
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jack kelly
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Don Thompson TrainStuff tribute
Thanks to Pete Silcox sending me these vintage kits, I was able to build a pair of Don Thompson's early TrainStuff resin kits last week.? The Burlington Northern 50' 6" Flush Plug Door Box Car was
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adguytrains
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Re: I see the new light
I have installed a 2x2 suspended tile ceiling in the basement(train room).? What I see here appears to be a sheetrock ceiling.? I preferred the suspended ceiling because everything can be accessed
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John Hutnick
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Re: I see the new light
I went with some flush mount 12¡± round LEDs. The color temperature can be adjusted and they are dimmable. [image0.jpeg] Cheers Jeff Michigan
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JJundt
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Re: I see the new light
I bought these last year, like them alot! https://a.co/d/g5QRmuD
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Kim Hartshorn
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