i have a atlas number 6 curved turnout that has been giving me fits trains will run through it fine for a while then suddenly they stall in the turnout i have installed numerous jumpers to no ad vale its a nickel silver custom line code 100. i hate the thoughts of shelling out the price of a replacement to have it do the same thing. any thoughts of what night be the problem.
Jim

Found a site by accident.  I take that back.  Found a site because I was trying to hunt down a Canadian National bell and bell bracket for my GP35 project. 

The intial supplier didn't deliver, so I did some more searching and found CMR Products | Trains & Everything Else!  They have a ridiculous number of decal sheets with some fairly obscure stuff.  They also 3D print a lot of detail parts including (smack my head) a rock plow that I still need for the GP35.  Their catalog downloads are free and their site is really nice.  Thought I'd pass along the find.  Looks like this is another internet only business that ships from Brookville, PA.  Looks like mostly HO/N and Z gauge products.

Hi everyone, this hydrocal drug store kit from Ed Fulasz #15 is a kit that I bought years ago.
Ed no longer sells his kit, but they are still available from "Railroad kits"
Here's what the kit looks like out of the box.

   

The base for the drug store has sidewalks around all 4 sides.
So not needing sidewalks on all 4 sides I carefully cut off 2 of them.
I then glued a piece of styrene to the bottom of this base for extra strength.

   

   

The kit's walls are beautifully detailed with all window and door openings closed.
The kit's instuctions suggest just painting these closed openings black, and then glue the window & door castings over top.
However I wanted to light & add an interior to my store, so I carefully cut out the front walls window & door openings.
I the used 5 minute epoxy to glue the walls together.
I did not glue the walls down to the base.

   

   

Hydrocal is very absorbent so I seal all of my castings with white spray paint first, to help take away most of that absorbency.
You do this by applying several light coats of spray paint, trying not to obscure any of the cast in detail of the bricks.
I then start to apply the paint used to colour the brick. The first colour I used is "Craft smart" Terra Cotta.

   

I then use "Americana" Burnt Sienna thinned out with water as a second wash over top of the Terra Cotta.
It is very important to allow each coat of paint to dry throughly.
I then painted the odd brick here & there with a slightly darker tone.
Then I painted all of the window & door openings & trim using 2 different colours of green.
I also glued into place all of the widows & door castings into their openings.

   

I then added the sign above the front door and to the sidewall.
I then tried using "Robert's Brick Mortar Formula" to the brickwalls.

   

I then went to work creating an interior and LED lighting to this store.
This is how it all came out looking in the end.

   

   

   

Thanks for having a look.

Greg













I then use a thinned out with water "Americana" Burnt Sienna over top of my Terra Cotta.
It is important to allow each coat of paint to dry completely.
I then painted up all of the other details of this drug store using 2 different shades of green.
Also installing all of the window & door castings into their openings.

Building an Overton Passenger Train – Rebuilding a Budget Steam Locomotive ?
There’s something special about bringing an old train back to life. In this project, we’re kicking off the build of a full Overton passenger train consist, starting with a budget-friendly steam locomotive that turned out to be much more of a project than expected.
What began as a quick repair quickly turned into a deep dive into decoder troubleshooting, wiring fixes, and future lighting upgrades. And honestly—that’s part of what makes model railroading so rewarding.
This is the start of a series that will cover everything from locomotive electronics to detailed passenger interiors.
Let’s get into it.

• Decoder problems
  
• Wiring that needed attention
  
• Some questionable previous work
  

• Installing passenger interiors
  
• Painting and detailing seats and walls
  
• Preparing cars for lighting
  
• Final assembly and detailing
  

• Fitting the interior components
  
• Making sure everything clears the trucks and couplers
  
• Preparing surfaces for paint
  

• Even illumination throughout the car
  
• Minimal wiring clutter
  
• Reliable electrical pickup
  
• Warm, realistic light color
  

HO Scale Berkshire Knitting Factory Receiving Warehouse Build Begins
Sometimes a project comes along that pushes you completely out of your comfort zone. This is one of those builds.
In this episode of Jack on Tracks, I start what might be one of the most ambitious structures I’ve ever attempted: a full cutaway factory building for the legendary West Island Model Railroad Club on Long Island — a club that has been around for almost 80 years. Being able to contribute something to a layout with that kind of history is both exciting and a little intimidating.
And of course… I decided not to take the easy route.

• Interior brick walls
  
• Custom doors and windows
  
• Interior lighting
  
• Structural roof trusses
  
• Detailed warehouse spaces
  

• upgraded brickwork
  
• laser-cut details
  
• interior lighting
  
• visible structural elements
  

• Will the wall laminations stay flat?
  
• Will the interior brick actually look convincing?
  
• Did I just make this project way harder than it needed to be?
  

• the warehouse interior
  
• the brick walls
  
• the roof structure
  
• the lighting bringing everything to life
  

• installing the interior brickwork
  
• fitting the laser-cut windows and doors
  
• designing the interior layout
  
• adding roof trusses and structural supports
  
• planning the lighting system
  

February's gone!  Time for more great photos...  Here's the tail of the head end heading into the south portal of Rockport tunnel.

   

Two pesky critters and two pics of evidence bad neighbors make for bad fences.        

Here's the "New" thread     

I build stuff with virtual legos
I use lego cad on pc and leo cad on mac.
 Also i take coloring books of mostly muscle cars use 3d paint on pc to color pages.            

My dabbling in z to see possibilities of a large layout in a small space large being relative to scale
Looking at 2 x 8 foot, pic is 4 loops aprox 2 x 3 foot.

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