Search results

  1. D

    Steam whistle sound when opening home page

    OH, PLEASE NO!! I like to check in periodically while I'm at work, & I don't need to alert everyone else in the office...:oops: :rolleyes: (The office PC doesn't have external speakers, so I'd have to go into the control panel to turn off the sound...not too big of a problem i guess, but it...
  2. D

    2' N-Trak module, start to finish

    Nice work! :cool: I looked at your club site, too…that’s a very nice set-up you guys have there! That looks like a lot of fun! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: I modeled in N scale for a few years, & I’ve used tons of those Model Power houses for all sorts of things! One thing I didn’t like...
  3. D

    What the heck is this?

    WOW! Outsyanding photo!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
  4. D

    An Odd One at the Old Water Tower

    I've always been a fan of "mixed" trains, Tom! ;) :cool: Another great looking string of equipment you caught down there at the water tower! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
  5. D

    Woodland Scenics "Scenic Ridge"

    Wow! That is some great looking work you guys are doing, Pete! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
  6. D

    ACT now owns a 2-8-0

    Beautiful, Mike! :thumb:
  7. D

    photo of work in progress

    Looks great! Love to see some more pix! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
  8. D

    Track laying Fun!!!!!

    The layout looks great, Jeff! Nice work on the track! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
  9. D

    News flash!!! BGM invade layout

    Happy St Pat's Day to all life forms out there in Arizona! (& the rest of the world...er... I mean universe!) aussie balloon6 aussie (Don, I'm officially designating your layout as "AREA 52" :D )
  10. D

    Papa Bear's Layout Party

    It keeps looking better & better, John! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
  11. D

    Blind Drivers

    I was just kidding, Don! I haven't driven for a couple of years now...:rolleyes:
  12. D

    Trees From Spirea?

    We have a couple of astilbe (a type of spirea) bushes in the yard, & I've used them from time to time for trees... This pic is from my HOn30 layout...the brown tree in front of the rock outcropping is a sprig of astilbe used as is... I've also used seedum, crepe myrtle, & this great little...
  13. D

    Drew's Feb. Layout Party - HO Sawmill

    Updtae: Save for a few touch-ups, I've pretty much got the roof finished...
  14. D

    A third little project - start to finish

    Nice work, T-N! I’ve always liked seeing coffee table layouts, & am a big fan of small layouts in general…Thanks for sharing yours…it’s quite a showpiece! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
  15. D

    Layout photos

    Great looking layout, Kyle! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
  16. D

    Contest for March 06, show your work

    TrainNut, I like your scene also…Hey, I’ve been a member here for five years, entered I don’t know how many contests, & I’ve never won one…But I’m not going to throw in the towel…I like taking pictures of my trains…Even though they’re not contest quality, I like taking them anyway…it’s not...
  17. D

    Papa Bear's Layout Party

    That sums up my entire experience with model railroading, John! :rolleyes: :D But hey, variety is the spice of life, they say! Speaking of spice, I'm looking forward to some more of that "pizza"! :thumb:
  18. D

    Contest for March 06, show your work

    OK, I'll give it another try this time around... This is an old b&w shot of a coal drag drifting down off Casey Ridge on the Poor Fork line, past the depot, & into Glasgow Jct...
  19. D

    A Bridge Over Troubled Waters...HELP

    I don't know if this will help, or if it would be feasible for you, but it looks like to me the upper track needs to curve over the lower one...If there is a way you could build the bridge as a deck girder, instead of a through girder, (track on top of girders instead of between them) this would...
  20. D

    Plaster mountains and trees

    Instead of a drill bit, which can get kind of gunked up drilling thriough plaster, I put a finishing nail in my drill chuck...