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- Our local Michael's has a well proportioned gazebo now marked down 70%. It doesn't have any snow or Christmas decorations molded to it so it is ready to go in your town square.
  
  Lemax Christmas gazebo
  Last reply by Ken Brunt on 27 minutes ago
  
  General Discussion
  
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  Train related talk that doesn't fit in another forum.
  
  I have been searching for a template to use to build a trestle bridge, the only thing I have found is references to the cabbage patch railway. The site I keep getting directed to appears to not be there anymore. Does anybody have or can direct me to a pdf template that I can use, the scale is 1:20.3. Thanks in advance
  
  Trestle template
  Last reply by John Passaro on 5 hours ago
  
  Track and Trestles
  
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  Track and Trestles
  
  Hey . . . who has pictures of videos of the triple header ? I've been expecting to see some.
  
  the triple header narrow guage
  Last reply by Dave Taylor on 10 hours ago
  
  Prototypes
  
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  Talk about prototypes here. It's not just trains through the tulips!
  
  I will admit that, until now, I have shown no ability to keep plants alive (I once killed a cactus by underwatering it, for example). Given that the Durango & Jasper is meant to be a garden railroad, this clearly needs to change. Starting from such a stunning position of ignorance, I've decided to take advantage of a lucky coincidence and hire Nancy Norris, the gardening editor for Garden Railway magazine, to plan, install, and teach me about these living things that I will be nurtu...
  
  Planting the Durango & Jasper
  Last reply by David Marconi,FOGC... on November 23
  
  Gardening
  
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  Gardening
  
  Uncropped,unedited,but it must be an image from developed film ......you can do scanned pics of the pics you have or however you prefer to load images of your RR back in the day. You must show the picture parameters like you are flipping through an album. Any takers ?
  
  Polaroids or (35 mm) of your RR
  Last reply by Paul on September 9
  
  Model Photography
  
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  Discuss your camera, your techniques, and other things pertaining to photographing your models, or your layout.
  
  Our local live steam group had our last run on the 2019 season yesterday at a train show in Indianapolis. I took a short video of my Pearse Welshpool & LLanfair Earl with prototypically correct mixed train and my friends Roundhouse quarry Hunslet Lilla, also with a prototype consist other than the "bunny" drumming away at the rear. Both are 16mm UK style narrow gauge locomotives, butane gas fired and full RC control of both valve gear and throttle. Happy Holidays!&nbs...
  
  16mm live steam for the Holidays
  Last reply by Joe Zullo on December 8
  
  Videos
  
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  Links to videos of trains, garden or otherwise
  
  The big Largescale Operations of the year is the next event on the BS calendar. This is always the biggest event of the year and the temperatures, historically, have been the best. Its less than a month until everyone is gathering at the Clarke's and I guess it would be nice to see a head count of who is coming. Jan and I plan to be there, and we hope others interested in this part of the hobby, can beg an invitation from Andy and Jane. Its always a great time.
  
  Bluestone Southern October 19-20, 2019 O...
  Last reply by Ric Golding on November 26
  
  Operations
  
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  Into more than running your trains around the patio? Discuss here!
  
  I have created a route in JMRI that I call the West Willow Turn. It departs from West Willow Hill and works all industry spots going East to the yard at Tyrone, then goes back working all the same industry spots Westbound. JMRI likes the route just fine and builds a train with enough work to keep me busy for over an hour on my small indoor layout. The problem I am having is available space on sidings. JMRI wants to spot cars on the Eastbound leg that don't have a place to go...
  
  Question for JMRI Ops experts
  Last reply by Jon Radder on December 6
  
  Train Operations Software
  
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  For discussion of operations software. Includes TrainOps, JMRI, RailOp, etc...
  
  Anyone know does Kadee make a G scale coupler that fits in place of the factory loop couple on the front of a LGB 2010 or 2020 engine?
  
  kadee coupler
  Last reply by Bill Barnwell on December 8
  
  Problem Solving
  
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  Have an issue with something you've bought? Ask here! Know how to fix a problem, post!
  
  The majority of my construction projects have mostly been getting the Outside layout working. Any work on the inside was basically done to make the freight yard for the outside operations.. Since the weather has turned cold, efforts have been spent on working out the track plan for the upper level inside portion of my layout.. I had previously created my industrial switching portion of the layout and it is against the further most north wall.. For the past few days, I ha...
  
  Bluestone Southern Indoor Upper level la...
  Last reply by Joe Zullo on November 18
  
  Indoor and Micro
  
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  Not all of us have a yard, or want an outdoor empire.
  
  Tonight, I thought I'd take a break from my usual practice of using others' experiences and add to the body of knowledge instead with Clan Mueller's experience with PIKO's "Clean Machine" variant of its new GE 25 Tonner. BOTTOM LINE: This is a fun little fire-and-forget loco that looks good pulling short trains around our small layout (~100 feet of track) while providing at least rudimentary cleaning service. It would probably be most appreciated by folks with similar small,...
  
  PIKO Clean Machine -- A Tropical Take
  Last reply by Eric Mueller on April 15
  
  Reviews
  
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  Just buy something, and want to tell us all what you think about it? Post your reviews here.
  
  I've posted an article on my 3rd reincarnation of the RGS garden layout. This is the first installment and show the progress made so far. This plans on being a multi-year affair and as more progress is made updates will be added. It's also something that been in the planning stages for a couple of years, but that's covered in the article. As usual, any comments, suggestions, positive or otherwise, will be greatly appreciated.
  
  A Raised Road Bed: A build log for the R...
  Last reply by Fred Mills. on August 8
  
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  Change of plans on what I am going to do in live steam, So I am offering my nearly new Mamod Brunel MK3 Vertical boilered live steamer for sale. Has optional canopy and boiler cladding. Cladding is installed and stained, Clevedon steam condisaate tank installed with seperate chimney up thru the canopy, Regner lanterns(non lighted) installed on both ends. Has LGB loop couplers on it now but will come with the original center buffers for chain link couplers. Vertical boiler has a...
  
  Mamod Brunel MK3
  Last reply by Mike Toney on December 8
  
  For Sale/Trade
  
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  Have something train related for sale? Post it here! (Don't take advantage of it, please, or I'll want a %age!)
  
  7 January, 2019 Location - Ridge Live Steamers, Dundee, Florida Yesterday, we completed the Ridge Live Steamers First Ops Session of 2019. We'll have 2 more this Winter/Spring. One in 2 weeks and then another in March. These are great fun and lots of good camaraderie. Always room for interested train buffs.
  
  Jan's and Ric's Great Adventure 2019
  Last reply by Ric Golding on Tue at 8:33 AM
  
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