My Kingdom Lacks Nails..

[jacon12]

Foam nails, that is.... whatever the heck they are. How do you drive a nail that is made out of foam anyway? [:D]
In any event the LHS (naturally) didn't have any and I need a way to temporarily hold those risers and inclines in place when they go around a curve.
Track testin', don'cha know [^]
Or for that matter when they're going straight. Anyone have a cure for the lackanails disease?
Jarrell

[pcarrell]

Once again, the lonely toothpick rides to the rescue (insert dramatic music here!).

[selector]

Have you tried darting pins? See the missus.

[jacon12]

QUOTE: Originally posted by pcarrell

Once again, the lonely toothpick rides to the rescue (insert dramatic music here!).

Taaaaa Daaaaaa! Like magic the answer appeareth.
Thanks Pcarrell
Jarrell

[jacon12]

QUOTE: Originally posted by selector

Have you tried darting pins? See the missus.

I'll have to ask her what those are. Are they the little pins that look like a T.
Jarrell

[MisterBeasley]

I take paper clips and straighten them out, sort of. They have the advantage of fitting through the tiny holes in the center of Atlas snap-track and flex-track. I've also bent them into a long U shape like a croquet wicket to hold things I could straddle but not puncture. Any G-scale croquet players out there?

[Bikerdad]

T-pins, available at any half-way decent supplier of sewing materials (i.e., JoAnns Crafts, Wal-Mart, etc), are the same as the "foam nails" that Woodland Scenics sells for half again the price. However, lengths may vary, and the WS pins are 2" long.

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/785-1432

[oleirish]

jarrell: How did the kit turn out?

JIM

[Anonymous]

I just use the common sewing pins with the little color balls at the top - they hold cork, track, or anything in place for testing or glueing.......

[bgrossman]

Micro-Mark sells the T pins (P/N14318). Page 28 of their Spring 2005 catalog. I have used them to hold WS risers, etc, in place and they work very well. Use needle nose pliers to remove them to save your finger tips especially from the 2-4" goodies. The sewing or map pins with the little balls seem to lose them when pulled out from glue or cork. I had to then go back with needle nose to get each little piece of wire out.

Bernie

[jacon12]

QUOTE: Originally posted by oleirish

jarrell: How did the kit turn out?

JIM

Grrrrr..... @#^&@@!!.... Jim, I'm not sayin'![V]
Anybody know how to model Kudzu? I need to cover the top of a building.
Let's put it this way, I'm not taking any close up photos of it.
Jarrell

[jacon12]

Thanks everybody for the suggestions. I'll see if I can get one to work for me. I'll tell you what.. if I screw up ONE more thing on this project, I'm going into model airplanes.
No I'm not.
Jarrell

[oleirish]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jacon12

QUOTE: Originally posted by oleirish

jarrell: How did the kit turn out?

JIM

Grrrrr..... @#^&@@!!.... Jim, I'm not sayin'![V]
Anybody know how to model Kudzu? I need to cover the top of a building.
Let's put it this way, I'm not taking any close up photos of it.
Jarrell

Jarrell: if first you do not succeed try,try, again,I'll bet you can fix it[}:)][^]By the way connerstone make a real good old time saw mill($65.00)[:o)]600 grit wet/dry sandpaper make a good roof[^]It even looks like tar(just a thought)

[oleirish]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jacon12

QUOTE: Originally posted by oleirish

jarrell: How did the kit turn out?

JIM

Grrrrr..... @#^&@@!!.... Jim, I'm not sayin'![V]
Anybody know how to model Kudzu? I need to cover the top of a building.
Let's put it this way, I'm not taking any close up photos of it.
Jarrell

Jarrell: if first you do not succeed try,try, again,I'll bet you can fix it[}:)][^]By the way connerstone make a real good old time saw mill($65.00)[:o)]600 grit wet/dry sandpaper make a good roof[^]It even looks like tar(just a thought)

JIM

[Benjamin Maggi]

The best thing about modeling airplanes is that if you mess up, you can "fly" it off your roof and then collect the pieces and model a downed airplane. At least that is what I did when my GI-Joe plane didn't fly like I thought it would. I sure liked that plane too.

[cefinkjr]

Those T-pins were all over the place where I worked before retiring. We had cloth covered cubicle walls and T-pins were used to hold frequently referenced papers, kids' drawings, favorite photos, and anything else you wanted hanging on your cube wall.

Chuck