Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse There's a book by Klambach called Trackside Structures you can Model That has several plans.... Stations Interlocking Towers Engine Servicing Facilities TurnTables etc.
Ray Breyer
Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943
Five out of four people have trouble with fractions. -AnonymousThree may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. -Benjamin Franklin "You don't have to be Jeeves to love butlers, but it helps." (Followers of Levi's Real Jewish Rye will get this one) -Ed K "A potted watch never boils." -Ed Kowal If it's not fun, why do it ? -Ben & Jerry
QUOTE: Originally posted by orsonroy Evergreen's got a great book on scratchbuilding with styrene. If you've built a few plastic kits, you've got 80% of the skills required to scratchbuild with the same material. I really wouldn't recommend scratchbuilding with wood or cardstock, unless you REALLY have an overpowering desire to do so. Working with these materials is tricky, requires slow-drying adhesives, lots of sanding and sealing, and overall, don't produce as nice results (let's face facts: wood grain on real wood is gigantic in HO scale, and while we might "see" it as sorrect, it really doesn't "look" correct). Scratching with plastic, OTOH, is a fast, easy, completely enjoyable experience, and I use it for just about everything on my layout.