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- Good morning all.With the confinement I am finishing an 1890 wooden buckboard of cheese box in Fn3, I still have work.To your comments
  
  Buckboard in Fn3
  Last reply by Eric Schade on 4 hours ago
  
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  Finished up the gondola sides and end panels. Added the brake wheel and couplers. Going to get some transfers and add some steps to finish them off. Doing three at one time is speeded up by making assembly jigs. All the sides are hardwood including the stakes. I pre-drilled all the escutcheon pin holes with my dremel, then snipped all the pins off the back with my dykes. Ground all the pins down almost flush the finished sanding them flat with my belt sander. Squared all the up panels true with ...
  
  GR plans built flat and gondola cars #2
  Last reply by Ted Brito on June 19
  
  Rolling stock
  
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  Rolling stock
  
  Guys, I'm using a brand new SD40-2 power truck for my Tractive Power TP-56 project. Since this little shunting loco only uses a single truck I'm wondering if I can get away with using a 2 amp board? Also plan on using sound but no smoke. Thank in advance, -Dan
  
  USAT SD40-2 amp draw?
  Last reply by Dan Gilchrist on 8 hours ago
  
  Motive Power
  
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  Talk about your locomotives here.
  
  This evening I ran across this supplier of thin vacuum-formed styrene sheet. If you hunt for 1:24, there are several patterns of brick / stone / etc.. I thought their price (2 sheets of 7x12" for $15) was reasonable, so I ordered a couple. https://kitkraft.com/t/categories/model-building/model-building-materials/styrene-plastic/styrene-patterned-sheets
  
  Patterned styrene sheet
  Last reply by Ken Brunt on March 20
  
  Reference
  
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  Discussion area for reference drawings and information.
  
  My wife has been really patient with my model building making, which has been dreadfully slow. The area representing Virginia City on my layout (which is pretty much half the layout) has been bare forever, and last summer, Linda reminded me that I needed to do something about it. So, here goes. The area involved is long and very narrow, and I've always planned to use a series of facades or "flats" (in theatrical terms) to represent some of Virginia City's buildings. Here's the plan view...
  
  Virginia City Flats
  Last reply by John Passaro on June 13
  
  Technical Modeling
  
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  Discussing techniques for using 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, and other computer-driven modeling tools
  
  For the new year I decided to find out just how well figures will hold up in a hostile climate. Or possibly I just like to torture figures.... Since New Mexico has some of the highest background radiation and UV levels in the country I would say that most of you should get as good or better results than this from your people. If not I highly recommend torturing them until performance and moral improve.. I have attached factory painted figures from 8 different manufacturers to a 2X4. Be...
  
  Figues Durability Test 2019
  Last reply by David Marconi,FOGC... on May 29
  
  Figures
  
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  Make your own figures, or modify existing ones? Share your techniques with the rest of us.
  
  This year the boys in the WSRR's shop are going to build Leroy's Transfer and Warehouse. It will be a two story warehouse structure with an attached office and rail loading dock. The office will be heated with an open hearth fireplace so it will definitely need a chimney. Obligatory napkin drawing attached.
  
  WSRR 2020 Mik's Build Challenge Leroy's
  Last reply by Dave Taylor on June 18
  
  Annual Build Challenge
  
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  Home of the Napkin Builder. Every year LSC has a build challenge, in memory of a long term member Mik
  
  I have wanted to build this layout for a very long time. I have enjoyed On30 for about 10 years now. I have built two mini layouts that have graced the electronic pages of this fine site for quite some time. A sugar cane hauler set in 1920 Haiti and a primitive backwoods logging operation set in 1910 Kentucky and Tennessee. But the ET &WNC RR ,”Tweetsie” has always held a special place in my model railroading heart. When Bachmann came out with their magnificent Baldwin 10 wheele...
  
  The Blue Ridge Stemwinder in On30
  Last reply by Tom Grabenstein on May 26
  
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  The smallest Large Scale
  
  Some of Yunz know that I belong to 2 HO FeMo clubs, now more of Yunz know. I belong to a small club called the South Hills Model Railroad club, because Dave Bodner drug me kicking and screaming to one of the club's meetings when the club was just getting started, and forced me to join. Just kidding, but Dave did invite me to the meeting, and I have to blame someone for delving back into HO. I also belong to the NMRA division 2 FreMo group. Besides having a pair of modules, I also am trying to pu...
  
  Tyco 10 wheeler
  Last reply by David Maynard on Mon at 8:39 AM
  
  Other Scales
  
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  For discussion of any other scales. N? 1 1/2"? Sn3?
  
  Does anyone have the address, website or phone number for The Tool Man that was always at the ECLSTS in York. I always got things like grinding disc and cut off wheels from him and I'm running out. I need a 2 inch disc with a 1/4 inch hole in it marked A60 or A80, can't quite read it. Does anyone have a source? I have tried looking it up on Google and Amazon Prime, but I'm not putting in the right info. . Thanks in advance for any help given.
  
  Tool Man at York
  Last reply by Bruce Jahn on June 20
  
  Tools and Tips
  
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  Tips and Tricks for everything from X-Acto knives to Zona saws.

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