Recent content by GJ@PARR

I personally haven't cracked one in awhile. Most of the stuff I own is probably out of print. The concepts never change though. Take a trip down to the local library. They will undoubtedly have several. I know Ansel Adams had a really good series of books. His landscape work was out of this...

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The best piece of camera equipment you can purchase right now is a book on composition and basic techniques. I can take better photographs then most in this forum using my 1953 Leica IIIF or my 1970 Minotla SRT 101. Both great cameras. These days digital is the thing. I have a Cannon A520...

Out of the four hobby shops I did business with, four went out of business. I do most of my shopping at Trainfest in Milwaukee and other smaller swap meets. Jim

I'll third that and say that the Proto 2000 stuff is really great. And that's in DC mode. The cheaper stuff though, avoid it. Jim

Gremlins on the railroad is what keeps things interesting. Just when you think you've seen it all, some new head scratcher pops up. I regard them as learning experiences and with my railroad, I'm well on my way to become a learned man. Ha. Jim

Kind of reminds me of a long time ago derailment where a box car full of cases of beer split open. Talk about the fastest clean up in history.

I model the Milwaukee. I'm more Swede then anything else, no offense to the Poles. Cheers jim

Go down to your local fleet & Farm or Farm & Fleet, what ever they call it and pick up a can of BELT-EASE. This is a product designed for belts on a farm tractor so they don't slip even after they are somewhat worn out. Apply a coat to one of the drive wheels on both sides of the loco. Make...

Try one of those party supply places. They have smoke units that won't poison everyone out. They are designed for your intended use. Jim

Just a thought. If you have a room you can devote to your model railroading, why not go around the perimeter of the room rather then confining yourself to a sheet of plywood? It will feature longer runs, easier access and you can make nice wide radius turns. If I was starting over, that's...

I think you would be well served by a trip to the public library. There you'll be able to find a wealth of information. When I started I also picked up some of the Atlas books at the local hobby shop. Although they are slanted toward atlas products they can be a great source of basic info...

I work out of my home, but I gave a store front my business name. I also modeled buildings for my other hobbies. I've got a dive shop, a bicycle shop and a liquor store. My favorite one though is Donut world. There are pictures of that one elsewhere on this board. Jim

That's what John Allen style track cleaning cars are for. Noooo problemo!:) Jim

That's a great idea. I could probably hook up three of the stubs to the inside loop on the other side. That would really open up operations. Take a little pressure off the 050. Ha Thanks. jim