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Sorry the pictures are a little shakey, I don't have a nice camera to use, so these are from my phone. A couple notes. I started off using a plaster mix because I'd bought some mesh with plaster mixed in that setup nicely when moistened and then laid out. Working with actual plaster was a...

Don't feel bad, I'm not much into trains either, but I do love model railroads! I'm mostly a fan of structures and terrain. If you're like me, you'll also enjoy this site... http://www.terragenesis.co.uk/ It's heavy into table top gaming, but the terrain work these people do is amazing.

I like it.

I noticed that last night, thought about hanging all the LED's like lamps would be normally hung for a "pointing down" illumination...but I really just wanted an overall illumination.

I've been working on my Walthers coal mine, and before I glue the roof on, I want to wire it up for lighting. I bought some yellow LEDs (no one REALLY has white lights), but they don't emit enough light to really light the structure. What do you guys use for structure lighting?

What happens?

I'm working on the Cornerstone Coal Mine... here's a couple weathering shots..

I haven't worked on any Engines, but from an electrical standpoint, it sounds like you have a burnt motor.

Excellent work!

What do y'all use to glue it together? I've been using a superglue, but it's a little messy and dries so darn quick that I end up getting 'spider webs' all over the place. I was considering a hot glue gun, but figured I'd throw it out to the pros.

I had the same thought, we have a lot of these old types of building around Baltimore that have been transformed into big money offices, http://www.clippermill.net/, and do a google image search for Power Plant Baltimore. But I'm doing a loose 1935-1955, starting with industry (coal mine), and...

Good call... that's what I get for being to lazy to write it down when I saw it..

I went to a train show this morning, and saw ONE box of this model selling. It's Fairview Bottling from LifeLike.... can't find a single pic of it online tho.

I suppose we all want different things from the hobby.. Personally, ever since I was a little kid I wanted to create a model so real looking, that if photographed you couldn't tell the difference. Also, considering the cost of models, I want to get as much out of each kit as I can. I also have...

Why do you think that is up2csx? I remember one of my first posts here was about what different modelers focus on. I've noticed that lots of the layouts I see are devoid of terrain landscaping, and most of the structures aren't detailed. Are those things just "filler" for around the trains?