trailrider

John, I have a similar problem due to rifle shooting (right hand/left ear) with those #@%^&! Lee Sonic Ear Valves that were supposed to...

It has been a while, but I think Liquidtex Mars Black might be the ticket. It dries flat black, but you could add a drop of titanium...

"TS" Wasn't that what you were supposed to visit the base chaplain about...to get your ticket punched? Where were you and when? I ran...

Now, if you want the light on the top of the cab to light when the engine is running in reverse, just hook the LED opposite. The light...

You don't say whether you locomotive has a forward headlight and a reverse light. If so, when you get the polarity correct for the...

Those T2's were really a weird-looking beast...long and slender. with the boiler consisting of two sections bolted together! As for the...

I would definitely vote for the Burlington S-4A Hudsons. Although it would be very specialized, one of the streamlined models...

There is a lot of that going around! I have an around-the-room layout in a 14 x 14 room, with several yards, and there are a bunch of...

BTW, in case you aren't familiar with the term "0-5-0 switcher", that's a human hand (usually four fingers and a thumb).

I also used Plaster of Paris, with Modge-Podge in a couple of layers. Of course, I painted the plaster with latex-based paint for color.

I have them at most grade crossing, and several in places where derailments are difficult to access. As far as uncoupling ramps are...

Something unusual would be a ten-coupled (2-10-0, 2-10-2 or 2-10-4) that would negotiate 18-inch radius curves, with the center drivers...

Model railroad curves are generally much sharper than the prototype. Although wider curves are always desirable, Atlas Snaptrack curves...

If Hershey and his wife hadn't gotten delayed, they'd have been on the Titanic. Then no Hershey bars!

Golden Gate Bridge and major highways in New York blocked by pro-Palestinian protesters! On the Bridge, people trapped in their cars...