Recent content by bigfoot13

What glue do you use for the cork roadbed and track? Going back over my layout and adding cork since I've finally settled on my design.

Starting on some new loads. Both need painted but that will not happen until after the weekend.

That's rough. I'll keep you in our prayers.

Looks like the trucks they have up here to help reduce the moose damage.

Experimenting with a concrete bin block storage are for gravel or coal. Currently untreated walnut shells (zilla desert blend for reptiles from petzoo)

Progress on a storage are made of concrete bin blocks

Custom wrapped lumber load. Creates using my custom wrap logo generator. Just provide the scale dimensions and logo. https://modelrailroad.network/CarLoads/Lumber.html

If you model the Alaska Railroad the loading dock in Seward may be seeing the end if its life. https://alaskapublic.org/2024/03/05/coal-loading-equipment-in-seward-is-set-to-be-demolished-likely-a-permanent-end-to-alaska-coal-exports/

I use Libre Office. If I recall it branched off of OpenOffice when Sun got involved.

Wheel stop progress. Probably made to many. I think it still needs another coat or two of paint. Painted first couple by hand and then decided to use the airbrush. Probably made to many. If anyone is interested in some message me. They are on HO scale code 100 rail.

Make sure to run a magnet through if you use sand. You might be surprised what you find in there.

Finished the second draft of my wheel stops. Hopefully I'll print an improved version. Tomorrow.

Walk around by the trees.

Finally got the layout clean enough I felt I could share a picture. There will be a scene divider down the center. Yes the space between the main layout and staging is very narrow but I don't have any more space o. The other side because of the wood stove. Probably start some scenery in the...

Printed some 55 gallon barrels for my nephew ( and myself) Turned the failed prints into rusting out burn b