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  1. HappyRock

    Greetings

    September 12th through the 15th 2024. Host hotel is the Island and resort casino, harris mi. https://www.sooline.org/WP/
  2. HappyRock

    Greetings

    Dave, pleased to meet you. Soo buildings are amazing, just like the Soo passenger service cars... each one a singular work of art... Planning on the Soo Line historic society gathering in Michigan's UP this year? The gladstone yard is the focus... I plan to swipe at least one bucket of yard...
  3. HappyRock

    plywood vs OSB

    I guess my point is this... buy well, buy once. Just like the tools we use.
  4. HappyRock

    plywood vs OSB

    MDF, ACX/CDX, and OSB are moisture SPONGES... WILL RUIN a layout. Best bet if you want cheap, make sure you seal the substrate
  5. HappyRock

    plywood vs OSB

    Furniture grade $89 for a 4x8, 1/2" or $100 for 3/4" sheet compared to 3/4 x 4 x 8 Premium ACX Sanded Plywood at $45 per sheet... and at 2.4# per 1/2" sheet or 4# for 3/4" sheet above cheap a$$ big box crap? Not a big weight differential. Define "too hard"? Pilot holes are easy to drill, and...
  6. HappyRock

    plywood vs OSB

    Furniture grade zero-void plywood is your best bet. NOT cheap, but you only want to build your layout one time, then add on.... No occlusions, no voids like cheap big box store plywood where the knots were when the veneers were sliced. Also another great option is baltic birch plywood. Comes in...
  7. HappyRock

    Greetings

    I plan on a semi-prototype of the gladstone yard, with a fictional town called "Shine Valley" ... logging, mining, and a small town layout
  8. HappyRock

    Greetings

    My name is Traves, I'm almost 55 and getting back into HO scale model railroading My family is from Gladstone Mi, an area from "the wrong side of the tracs" called moonshine valley My Grandmother's house was the closest one to the mainline of the Gladstone Soo yard from the north on 2nd Ave...




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