I know, I am starting late, but better late than never. I am doing one of those neat Miami shoe box designs . Here are two pics from Google Maps. What I like most about this structure is the signage on the wall, the details like the fences and the color. Seems like I just listed all the features of this building that are likeable at all.





The building site is all ready, so construction can start.

Check it out, I shot photos of the Exact Rail hoppers, due to be released sometime in the near future (never heard a date at the show). They were displayed at the Free-mo set-up in San Bernardino CA, August 1st...
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has anyone heard anything yet about the new book morning sun is going to release that is titled "steel mill railroads"? i just heard the other day about this book and i am just curious about it.



todd

I was in DC last week tagging along as my wife attended a convention. While she was in meetings I was the consummate tourist. I took in a great number of the more notable sites but also made time for railroading. Here are some pictures I took around DC's beautiful Union Station. The track pics were shot through dirty windows in the parking ramp. I saw a walkway between the station and an office building that had a nice clean window overlooking the tracks but security guards wouldn't let me near it even though it was in an area BEFORE the metal detector entrance to the office building. My explanation that I wanted to take one photo of the trains did not persuade them. I also took a picture of the underground Metro subway. This public transportation system came in handy several times.













Ralph

Just got this in my e-mail.....

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A teenager obviously far down on the Darwin chain... decides to play chicken with an Amtrak train.. She actually forces the Engineer to put it into "Emergency"... Unreal......

Over the last few years I have spent an obscene amount of money ordering items directly from Walther's. Typically they process my order and have it on the way within 24 hours. The last order I placed it took them 96 hours to send shipping information to FedEx. They actually use FedEx to send stuff to USPS.
FedEx sat with it in there warehouse for 48 hours before they sent it off to USPS.
I tried to get an answer from Walther's as to how this could happen, guess what? They have no reply.
I guess my loyalty and money are better spent elsewhere.

Matt

The body is a bronz streamlined economy hudson loco body. I first tried a old brass mountain frame. I tried it as a mountain and it didn't work out. I removed a driver and tried it as a pacific or hudson. The brass frame just didn't work out. I went to the Mantua Pacific frame and drive and had some sucess here. I have a frame in the body and I tried different tenders with it. The two that seam the best was the Riverrossi NYC Henrey Driffus streamlined tender and a old A.C. Gilbert diecast hudson tender. I am going with the gilbert. On the mantuas drive I replaced the mantua lead and trailing trucks with brass ones. The gilbert is just as wide and the height is good. They are both from the same time period. This is where I am now.


   

Alright, here's one...

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Hydracal and casting plaster are sold in 50lb bags. Way cheaper than the little boxes you get from WS in the hobby shops.

They've also got RTV Rubber for making molds and gallons of resin for casting your own parts.

Not to mention plaster bandages by the case!

This is the place not only for your favourites, but also your key "go-to" places who have the hard to find stuff - 2" extruded foam in California, or Homasote. Let's try to include some "secrets" too, like where to get styrene or plaster at a good rate.

So if you've got info to share, start a new thread - make sure you use a descriptive title and include all the relevant details.

Andrew

We have created a new forum where you can list your favorite hobby shops and other places to find equipment and supplies. Remember, these recommendations are very subjective and should be considered when using any of them. Also note, we do not want to see negative reports here, just the places that you would go to to find products you need.

Do not limit your recommendations to just hobby shops. Maybe someone needs to know where to find blue foam in a particular area or even a web site where they can buy a hard-to-find product they need. Try to list as much info as you can such as address, phone number or a link to where this info can be found.

The forum is here: http://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=51 The "hobby shop" thread has already been moved there.