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It is a great engine to have and reminds me of my youthful Lionel days. Doc
I use ground Oak leaves for my ground cover in my forests. I grind them dry in a blender but the secret is to separate them into sizes afterwards. Use a flour sifter, window screen, empty talc container, etc. and save the different sizes in separate bottles for later use. Doc
I built the Walther's Union station above 4 passenger tracks and one freight track. At street level a commuter line services the station. Doc
I follow the same steps as above but I paint the new roadbed with a latex paint close to the color of the ballast. I don't ballast all of the turnouts and it still makes it hard to see the missing ballast. In addition the glue mixture used on the ballast works much better on a painted surface than the porous cork. In fact during construction of my layout I painted all the surfaces such as roads, sidewalks, grass areas, etc. with the appropriate color latex paint. It gives me a better picture
Privet Hedges are a good source of armatures for deciduous trees. I use both. Doc
Thanks for the answers. I did not know if I was doing something wrong in the downloading process since this was my first time on the Flickr site. Doc
I download a lot of pictures for signs and interior details for my layout. I recently tried to download some new railroad pictures from Flickr but they don’t open in any of my picture programs. The pictures are all Gif or Bmp but I have no trouble opening other pictures saved on my computer at another time. Is there anyway to open these pictures or are they protected from downloading? Doc
If the Latex paint is drying too fast I use " Floetrol " which slows the drying time, just add it to your paint. I bought mine in Home Depot. Doc
I don't know what kind of backing the Walther's back drops are on but if it is paper you could try this. I make my own backrops from downloaded computer photos and mount them using " Elmers Craft Bond Acid Free Multipurpose Spray Adhesive " which is available in Michael's or AC Moore. So far I have not had any trouble and the paper does not puff up like it does with white glue. Doc
I take photos at a standard distance each time. Then I use a digitizer, which sets the scale of photos when I do security consultant work. But the equipment I use is to out of the range for most model railroad hobbyists. The quick way is use a common dimension such as doors, which are usually 6"8" and a scale ruler. Use trial and error with your printer until the door prints out at the right height on the photo. Doc