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If you think it is the colour of the plastic that affecting the final finish, try a light grey or white primer (both of which work well for mortar lines too ;)). Andrew

Forgot to mention... I am working in HO, so have the advantage of a larger scale to start...! ;) I also forgot to add that "bare eyes" work better with the above devices. Even though they are sized/can be used with glasses, I find it is better not to do so. 'Course that may be your...

I started with a pair of reading glasses from the Dollar Store, but promptly lost them...! hamr I now have an inexpensive magnifying "visor" that allows stereoscopic vision at ~2x and a flip down for 4x. It works really well, as long as you keep it clean, and you have good lighting at your...

I would definitely prime the buildings first - airbrush (if you have one), brush paint, or spray bomb (my choice). If you use a "mortar" colour, you can then drybrush your brick colour on. My favourite recipe for brick colour when drybrushing a primed structure is one part red and one part...

Interesting point... Mortgage payment vs craftsman kit...! :eek: How many of the "cottage industry" types are prepared to weather this economic crunch? Is someone like FSM really a cottage industry, in that the manufacturing is in a basement or something like that? So as long as George...

Thanks Fred! Great insight and rules of :thumb: Andrew

I didn't forget the Depression, I just didn't put it on my list...! ;) The technology that made early television possible was developed in the 1920s. The US had at least three commercial broadcasts up and running in the late 1920s - Washington, D.C., NYC, and Schenectady, NY. NBC began...

felliot, Do you have a diagram of your layout or are you looking for "general rules of thumb" in planning for two cab wiring? Andrew

I'll second that since we are moving into our own reasons for modelling the era we do... Not actually having experienced them, it nevertheless seems to me that the 1920s and 30s were transformative years. For me, the interesting points are: the beginning of the change from a rural to urban...

Incredible (and scary) transformation... I can't take my eyes off it - it's like watching a ... car wreck! ;) :D sign1 Great work Dave! Andrew

Ken Spranza put up some card models here: http://www.horailroad.com/c_cinderblocks.shtml You'll need to add your own pallet(s). Andrew

I agree on both counts! Andrew

Whyte doesn't seem to account for wheels on a tender when all are unpowered. It's only unpowered wheels on the loco that count. And I am not 100% on how the Whyte system counts to booster - the "+10" is my conjecture based on how the Mallets are counted. Imagine the notation for a loco with a...

You're welcome...! I find this easier than telling the difference between a GP-38 and GP-40 (or whatever...! ;)). Andrew

Josh... It's the Whyte system of notation - and yes, in a way, it does refer to axles - although indirectly by actually counting the number of wheels. I believe the French method counts axles. A 4-6-2 (for example) is a "Pacific" type steam loco. It has 4 wheels (two axles) on the pilot or...

Interesting proposal... even if it's a photoshop job. Isn't it a 2-4-6-8+10 though? "+10" for the booster (i.e. powered wheels on the tender) and no "12" since unpowered axels on the tender don't count? :confused: ;) :D Andrew

CPR re-acquired 2816 from Steamtown, PA and completely rebuilt it. It has run across Canada a couple of times (I saw it in 2004) pulling a very expensive excursion train. It did special events and so on in major centres. Check out cpr.ca for more info on the "Royal Hudson". Andrew

Nicely done! I agree with your approach on the added details... :) Andrew

MM - Great posts (or are they awesome...? ;) ). Seriously good points. My current peeve is not so much the superlatives and hyperbole, but the complete redefining of words, like "free"... I seem to recall this all got started when "medium" became small, and "large" became medium, and the...

After checking your question again, I'd vote for all - well done modelling from any era is interesting. I think that most people though would naturally put more stock in a model that aligns with their own interest(s). So for me, the emphasis is "between the wars" - ~1919 (beginnings of CNR)...