Mans best friend is not always the layouts best friend. Large drooling dogs are bad. X-large drooling dogs are worse (english mastiff, x 2)
Test the helix module you just made by setting a couple boxcars up top and "letting them rip" without having track connected at the bottom
see if the soldering pen is hot by holding it "near " your lip. It is, and your depth perception will be off, just a little
try to unspool more solder with the same lips in the middle of soldering
think it's ok that the steam loco has smoke coming out, even tho you never put fluid in it,ever.
use chlorinated parts cleaner on the rivirossi motor in the tender (or anywhere else)
when you DO catch the soldering pen, you still lose
Use too much CA when trying to assemble a DPM kit too fast. You will bond fingers from both hands to opposite corners
CA is strong. When you rip your fingers off a freight bldg, resist the urge to immediately put your fingers together
framing hammers are not for track nails
When you are dealing with little parts that don't fit together well and are really getting you worked up, keep on trying harder and use bigger tools
NEVER EVER let your mother know you are remotely interested in model RR. She will quickly go shopping at Odd Lots and get every .99 item she can get. She will then make you drive 250 miles round trip to get items and want pictures of it on the layout, even the G.I. Joe
Tom
"dust is not weathering"