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  1. drew1125

    Make-Over For a "Cheapie" N Scale Gon

    I acquired this little gem in a box of stuff from a swap meet... I filed the bolsters off to lower the car, added some MT trucks & couplers, & 'dirtied' it up quite a bit...I thought it made it a little more 'respectable' looking...
  2. drew1125

    Weekly photo fun 9-20 thru 9-26

    And here is some of my N scale stuff
  3. drew1125

    Weekly photo fun 9-20 thru 9-26

    Gosh, I haven't done any modeling for a while...I found some photos from 6 or 7 years ago...this was a small HOn30 layout that I built...
  4. drew1125

    New Life For An Old Bridge

    I found the remains of this old N scale bridge in my scrap box… I built some new concrete supports & abutments, & I’m recycling it into a diorama…
  5. drew1125

    Show us ur cold storage/warehouse background buildings

    I found this old photo from an N scale layout I had about 8 years ago…(sorry about the quality - VERY old digital camera!) This was a chemical plant that I bashed from leftovers from various Walthers & DPM kits… The entire complex was around 3 feet in length, & 3 inches deep…
  6. drew1125

    Ground Throws

    I'll be using the CI throws as well, & I was wondering how you guys attach them to the roadbed/benchwork...? Can they be mounted on cork roadbed? Can they be attached with some type of glue? I'm having dificulty finding screws that are long enough to go through the cork into the ply, & yet...
  7. drew1125

    Cheap Trestle Build

    That is one fine looking bridge, Rico! I love the way you incorporated the girder section over the stream! Fantastic work! :cool:
  8. drew1125

    K&T Southern - Shortline in HO Scale

    Well, it looks like the consensus is in…I‘ll be attempting to add some diagonal bracing to thr outside of the timber trestle! OK…you asked for it…(the only “track plan” is that scrawling on the first page of this thread…I‘ve been making it up as I go from there…)…these photos are from 2008...
  9. drew1125

    Interchanging with the "greats" and other model RRs

    Although I‘ve never run cars from any of the “great“ model RR‘s, a few years ago, myself, & a couple of my online buddies, all of us having free-lance N scale layouts at the time, featured each others‘ equipment on our layouts… Mine was the Kentucky & Indiana RR, based here in KY, my friend...
  10. drew1125

    Sawdust grass

    Well said, Willis! You’ve managed to put into words pretty much my philosophy, & aspirations as well… Hats off to you my friend! This thread seems to have veered off-topic though somewhere along the way… Brendan, I’ll try & get back to your original question, because I don’t think I...
  11. drew1125

    Sawdust grass

    Sorry Armchair...I didn't mean to tick anybody off... ps...I'm not a rivet counter either...I'm too blind to even see rivets! :D
  12. drew1125

    K&T Southern - Shortline in HO Scale

    Track-laying progress... I'm putting re-railers in the areas where the track is hidden... The lower track here will be under a mountain & a coal mine... The "mountain" will actually be a removable hatch for access...
  13. drew1125

    Sawdust grass

    I wouldn’t say that’s true of “everyone”, but it is true that “modern” materials & techniques alone do NOT necessarily equal good scenery… By the same token, you can’t say “40’s & 50’s” scenery methods & materials automatically equal bad scenery… The eye of the artist is a lot more...
  14. drew1125

    K&T Southern - Shortline in HO Scale

    Thanks Jim! I appreciate the tips & the info... That is a much nicer model than mine! :o I guess I should/ve pointed out somewhere in this thread that a huge part of my modeling inspiration over the last few years has come from a book I have called Ghost RR's of Kentucky (copyright 1967 -...
  15. drew1125

    Sawdust grass

    While I agree with you up to a point...(the old "zip-texturing" method of coloring rocks & scenery with colored pigments...there's no reason in this day & age to use that technique...) But I've used a lot of older techniques (and still do) such as sifting real dirt for ground cover, real dried...
  16. drew1125

    Code 55 vs. Code 80

    When I was modeling in N scale, I started, of course with the old Atlas code 80 (there was no Atlas 55 at that time)...it's easy to work with & operates just fine...I'm sure that's still true... The thing is, is that for a long time N scalers had to grin & bear the fact that their rails were...
  17. drew1125

    Ideas needed

    Sorry Chad...I've been busy laying track myself! :D It looks like your plan is shaping up! :cool: That is going to be a steep grade to get that track up & over your bridge...I have the same thin g on my layout, & I had to use about 15' of track to keep the grade managable... One thing you...
  18. drew1125

    Hows it going.

    Hi Ktle! Welcome aboard! :)
  19. drew1125

    K&T Southern - Shortline in HO Scale

    Hey no problem WV! It was a mistake, & I'm glad you guys pointed it out...that's a big reason I post these things online...I like the feedback, & good constructive critisism is a valuable part of that! The bridge may not be that pretty to look at, but it is quite sturdy...& the way I build...
  20. drew1125

    I started in 1961

    1993...I was 33 at the time...I only had 3 daughters then, & we were still living in the first house my wife & I had bought...




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