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BIG SPIKE, little tie ... plus other newbie type questions
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<p>[img]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u212/propricer/100_3457.jpg[/img]</p><p>1st : Built a Campbell trestle but when it came time to lay the track, the spikes available don't seem appropriate ... pix shows a 5/16 spike wtih a standard HO tie - just a bit oversize !!!</p><p>Smallest one available will still go all the way through the tie and show underneath.</p><p>Solutions ???</p><p> </p><p>2nd :keep hearing about a weathering wash of india ink and alcohol ... what type of alcohol and in what ratios would you recommend starting ... such as 3 drops of this and 1 drop of that, etc. etc.</p><p>3rd : Hope my 1st attempt at posting a pix works ... </p><p> </p>
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