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Our local ShopRite has huge landscape backdrops above the refrigerated area. There is no coving, but a large tree folded in the corner. It looks fine. For me, curving the corners is not worth the

Hi Bob, I coved the corner on my L-shaped switching layout. I made mine from 1/8” thick Masonite. The backdrop stands 12” tall above track level.

Coved Backdrops: Yes Or No? I was looking at a small switching layout Bob Smaus is building which includes a coved backdrop. I recall Bob mentioning that he was surprised more modelers did not cove

2021 Central Coast Railroad Festival – Show Your Railroad (Calif.) The Central Coast Railroad Festival returns this year to San Luis Obispo and northern San Barbara Counties on October 1-3

Hi Dan THANKS for the info! I have been collecting multiple loco’s back in 2019 & during COVID and getting ready to work on them (golf getting in my way!) So definitely will reach out to

Jim, If you're still looking for parts/guidance on the Mantua General, suggest you join the Civil War Railroad group here on groups.io. ?Many of the guys have Mantua Generals or have conversions

I am quite fond of Homasote? spline roadbed, and I am unanimous in this. -- Artie the Hinged Jaw

On 1/13/21 12:18 PM, Thomas Knapp wrote: If you are hand-laying track on the usual mix of wood and PCB ties, DO NOT USE CORK ROADBED. It is too flexible and too subject

Dave, If you are hand-laying track on the usual mix of wood and PCB ties, DO NOT USE CORK ROADBED. It is too flexible and too subject to humidity and temperature changes. For foam-to-plywood, I use

I am planning to start building a 2' x 8" shelf layout soon and previously bought some 1" green rigid foam at the hardware store for going over the plywood.? I can't exactly recall the benefits of

Howdy Jim, Hope you're making progress on your project. I just saw this thread tonight.? I have a couple of leads for you: 1.? See what you get searching E-bay for "Mantua General Drive

Oh, and here's the link I forgot to include for overhauling the 4-4-0: http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/1879/bachmann_4-4-0/sound/

Hi Bill The Dhahran club, boasting a grand total of about seven members at best, at least when I was there, was actually in a small disused theatre on one of the BAe System compounds around

Thank again for all the great information!? I appreciate all the tips on how to join the two sections and a lot of good options.? I also am taking note of the idea to consider designing the layout

Thanks Charles! I am looking forward to seeing these attractions! Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2020 7:03 AM To: small-layout-design@groups.io Subject: Re: [small-layout-design] Seeking info for

Daughter and I went Yo Cass?for a photographers’ weekend - or maybe it was called a Railfan weekend - and they had whistleblowing. One of the locomotives was maintaining a full head of steam while

Forgot to paste in the Wikipedia webpage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_radio_telescopes#North_America Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 6:22 PM To:

Charles Appreciate all this great info! I’ve watched at least a dozen videos on the Cass RR and what really captivates me is the sound of the steam whistles. I believe they also have a steam

Cass has several Shay three truck?locomotives, including the very large Western Maryland #6. It also has one active three truck Climax. Nearby Durban has a three truck Heisler. So the “big three”

Speaking of Cass, WV, Carl Arendt's website had a 4 ft. x 1 ft. HO scale microlayout of Cass, WV. As I recall, it had a small sawmill and enginehouse on it. It would make a great small layout in