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Thanks Revell-Fan. This is my one ultimate project, one of a kind and done in detail whether it all can be seen or not. And, I am quite enthusiastic to share it. The best part of all is being able to have text and pictures together to tell a coherent story. Hopefully, it will encourage others...

TRANSPORT CENTRAL, part 2 First floor continued Dark gray tabs sticking out at the edges of this ceiling sandwich hold the floor at the level of the beams on the outside walls. Light green colored squares are hold downs for the wiring; red circles are usually where a 2-56 thd/inch machine screw...

TRANSPORT CENTRAL 1974-2018 (The forever project) The idea for a large multi-mode transit center was born long, long ago; and, in a place far, far away (actually around 1974). In the late 50’s-60s HO scale buildings were quite frankly dinky and the biggest around were the Revell Bakery...

I thought I was through with this thread but there is one last thing I want to add here. The micro-sized plug & socket sets (white in the photo) that you might find on a computer printed circuit board are hard to solder and have proven unreliable and two of the 4 in the Computer 2000 building...

I spent a lot of time on making paper container images what I thought to be the correct size before printing. They came out slightly large compared to commercial plastic containers from Faller, Roco, Walthers, etc. I tried making them smaller and still all dimensions did not match commercial...

You are right; I figured out right off that built in glue-backing wasn't going to hold as the strips tended to curl up quite quickly. On those photos showing the wiring, click for the enlargement and you will note small dabs of silicone glue (looks like a shiny blob in the photos) holding the...

OMPUTER 2000 KITBASH, Part 2 The structure shell was built around 2014, the interiors added in 2015; lights and wiring in late 2017 (remember it’s held together floor by floor by 2-56 machine screws – so almost anything is possible later on). There are so many of these screws it is time...

Revell-Fan: Empty shell was done during 2014 (don't recall month it was started but was worked on for months though not solid every day until I got what I wanted. Interiors (room partitions, floor coverings, wallpaper, etc.) took place off and on during 2015; lots of hours there and some...

thanks, One of my better efforts I have to admit. Will show lights and clean up the spacing of the text soon. Took forever for me to figure out the photos (Claphands) but I'm getting better at it. have fun everyone, Swamp Daddy

COMPUTER 2000 KITBASH The best way to kitbash a structure that is both easy and impressive is to stack two or more of the same kit to make a taller structure. The buildings I chose is a Pola kit marketed as 4 or 5 different car showrooms by Pola, also imported by AHM, IHC, Model Power and...

If you like SuperGlue you can also buy it at the $-stores, comes in regular liquid (and also in 5 small tubes), each a $. I prefer the slower drying and less apt cause trouble gel version which is also less apt to stick your fingers together. Keep a bottle of nail polish remover handy in case...

I am looking for AHM (made by BRAWA) overhead for trolleybuses. Need poles and wire to expand my system. Need some specialty parts including contact masts (to operate switches or other acc.), need crossings for trolleybus/tram overhead, need slip switches (non-powered switches where routes...

Here are some more sci-fi containers at the Antenocitis Workshop, pdf files of the 10 "evil corporations", 28mm gammers and not dimension-ed like normal RR containers. Free to download at: https://www.antenocitisworkshop.com/free-papercard-craft-containers/ Included are Skynet (Cyberdyne)...

Go here for a free 6 page pdf of 4-basic color generic containers: http://www.combatstorm.com/downloads/containers-v2-001.pdf these are considerably larger than HO so when you print them you will have to adjust the size to your own scale; also no bottoms included unlike most paper container...

Here's an additional site, tommygun, (aimed at wargamers) which has some containers, crates, signs, small buildings all in paper and free. https://tinyurl.com/y844rpvo Some items aimed at specific games some usable by anyone. Have fun, Swamp Daddy :)

A number of kits of "strip malls" are out there. Model Power 615 West End Shopping Center is easily available on eBay and in Hobby Shops with older stock still around. It has 4 stores which are absolutely tiny but you can decorate them anyway you want -- my version is the Sleazy West End...

I've been in the HO train hobby forever (since around 1956); and, in 2016 I scanned all my structure kit boxtops and instructions (I always save them after building) and sent them to the http://www.hoseeker.net/ site. My stuff alone added about 45% size to the site. If you couldn't find an HO...

Here's an interesting way to do strip wood staining. You should stick with basswood, balsa takes stain too unevenly. At any rate, being in a hurry as I assembled an open crated flatcar load that was laser cut. One edge was a nice medium brown looking wood where the laser did it's work. The...

Joined initially in March 2007 but due to many real world events went inactive almost immediately. Finally, modeling started up again (after recovering from a disastrous basement flood that took many years re-do) I have been putting up some benches for a new diorama. I have been a model RRer...

Well, I've found a silicone glue called FixAll (made by the SuperGlue people) at the $ stores around here. Nice size tube. Does paper well and I also use it to glue paper wallpaper and other paper interior things to the plastic walls of some kit built buildings. If I plan on many interior...