Archer Fine Transfers has made rivet decals, "eye" decals as well as many other surface products. I received an email that they are closing their business. You may want to take a look at their remaining stock before they are gone.
I have no affiliation with the company. Just a satisfied user.
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When:
09/01/2022

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Description:
Discussion of the design and construction of small model railroad layouts.

PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT SALES AND WANTS ADVERTS - EBAY IS THERE FOR THEM.

This group is intended for the average model railroader who does not have an entire basement or even an entire room to devote to a layout. Here we will discuss smaller layouts -- table-tops, shelf layouts, micro-layouts, modules and modular layouts -- and how they can be designed and built for enjoyment and modelling satisfaction.

The above is an example borrowed from Carl Arendt's excellent site



and also at



Due to restrictions in file space, 4 separate groups had been set up for the sharing of design files and photos.

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/g/sldfiles2

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Due to space restrictions on groups.io photos from the Small Layout Design yahoo group are located at the following

/g/small-layout-design-photos


By the way, we do not tolerate trolls or flaming

Last Call For Model Railroads - Central Coast Railroad Festival (CA)

The Central Coast Railroad Festival returns this year to San Luis Obispo County and northern San Barbara County on October 7-9 (Friday-Sunday).

As in past years I will organize a tour of model railroads and garden railroads. Last year we had twenty-nine railroads on the tour.

This is the final call for layout owners to participate.

Participating in a layout tour is a great way to share your work and meet your fellow model and garden railroaders. You’ve probably worked hard on your railroad so you might as well get some recognition from people who will appreciate your efforts.

We are only asking owners to be open for four or more hours on just one day. Additional days and hours are at the owner’s option, including "early bird" showings on Thursday, October 6. And we are asking owners in Santa Maria and areas south of Santa Maria to be open only on Sunday, October 9.

All you need to do is operate your trains. I will do all the planning and publicity, as I have done for sixty-one previously tours since 2006, including nine previous tours for the Central Coast Railroad Festival.

This will be a free, self-guided tour. No buses will be used.

If you have any questions before committing to the tour, please ask. In any event, please contact me (OFF LIST by e-mail) in the next several days if you are interested so we can add your railroad to the tour. Once you have been added to the tour, I will contact you to set your day(s) and hours.

Thank you.

Bob Chaparro

Moderator

Model Railroads of Southern California

Layout Tour Coordinator - 2022 Central Coast RR Festival

Hemet, CA

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Festival Website:

Festival Schedule:

T-TRAK Modules Display At Lomita RR Museum (Aug. 27)

Information from Peter T.

Group 160 N-TRAK will be displaying our new T-TRAK modules at the Lomita RR Museum Family Fun Day, August 27th, 11 AM - 4 PM

2137 West 250th Street, Lomita, CA

Free admission, kid games, crafts, balloon animals and an ice cream truck.

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Bob Chaparro

Hemet, CA

Thank you for posting this! ?My interest in T-Trak is in longer than single modules, too - I have a pair of quads in planning, and also oversized 180° ends with the largest radius Kato superelevated curves. ?It’s good to see what others are doing.?

Ken Ford
Temple, TX

While most of us think of TTrak in terms of standard “one foot” (sort of) or “one box” and “two foot” (sort of) or “two box long” modules, there is no reason you can’t make your module(s) longer or any length you like to support a home layout or an operating scheme you want.? As long as the ends conform to the standard, and your length is a multiple, any multiple, of a standard one box module, if you want to display at a train show or convention with a TTrak Group.?

(The “odd” lengths and widths are because TTrak is historically based on the A4 paper format, which is the metric equivalent of our letter sized paper.? It is also based on lengths of Kato UniTrack, which is also metric.)?

A few years ago I saw an amazing TTrak module in the model contest room at an NMRA Northeast Regional Convention.

Here is a link to the owner’s webpage on the Little Rhody Division site:

Justin Maguire, MMR, had a TTrak module based on an East Providence RI prototype that was about 4 or 5 feet long.? I was admiring his amazing diorama and finally noticed the Kato UniTrak connectors sticking out of the ends.?

I certainly lack his skills, but it made me think about different possibilities with TTrak.? Consider it thinking outside the A4 sheet of paper.

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Be well,

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Monthly Remonder

When:
08/01/2022

View Event

Description:
Discussion of the design and construction of small model railroad layouts.

PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT SALES AND WANTS ADVERTS - EBAY IS THERE FOR THEM.

This group is intended for the average model railroader who does not have an entire basement or even an entire room to devote to a layout. Here we will discuss smaller layouts -- table-tops, shelf layouts, micro-layouts, modules and modular layouts -- and how they can be designed and built for enjoyment and modelling satisfaction.

The above is an example borrowed from Carl Arendt's excellent site



and also at



Due to restrictions in file space, 4 separate groups had been set up for the sharing of design files and photos.

/g/sldfiles

/g/sldfiles2

/g/sldfiles3

Due to space restrictions on groups.io photos from the Small Layout Design yahoo group are located at the following

/g/small-layout-design-photos


By the way, we do not tolerate trolls or flaming

On 7/28/22 14:23, jim wrote:

I also use Chrome.

It would appear that Chrome does not check certificates.? If you don't know about certificates, look at:

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I received a warning that tge security certificate was not valid so did not proceed.

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On Jul 28, 2022, at 09:38, john@... wrote:

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That happens when a site's ssl[0] certificate has expired. It should be a simple matter for whoever "owns" the certificate to update it.
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On 7/28/22 09:38, john@... wrote:

Website is showing as a potential security risk.

Just in case the above is assumed to be a "one off", I got the same warning using Firefox under Linux.

Website is showing as a potential security risk.

For those of you who do not know about the New Tracks Modeling website and YouTube channel should take a look at it.? I know many of you in this group have specific interests and niches that you cater too.? The New Tracks Modeling deals with just modeling in all scales.? There are many things that can be learned from watching others build or scratch build as well as show off their models.? Yea some of it may just flat out be boring.? But there is something for everyone.??

I challenge you all to at least take a look at both areas.? The website is catching up with the YouTube channel but there is a lot to be offered.? Please check them out.? Sign up for the event notifications on the website and make sure you ring the bell in YouTube.??



Here are the links:


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You can always unsubscribe if its not for you!

Regards,

Jim Allen

On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 12:01 PM, Bill Belsher wrote:

I built an Inglenook Sidings switching layout designed to use Atlas GP length locomotives and Micro-Trains & Trainworx 50' Covered Grain Hoppers on a double and triple T-Trak module set.? Her is a link to the club page with my module set information.?

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? Inglenook Grain Co-op - T-TRAK Wiki ?

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Oddly enough it was this module that set me off planning my own. I like the idea of using the Kato buffer stops to stop stock rolling off the disconnected main-lines.


Steven B.

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