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From Stagnant to Steaming: Revise, Refurbish, Expand & Finish an HO layout
Last month (May), a man contacted me through our shared Local Hobby Shop: He had a 3'x16' HO layout that was half done. He also had grandsons who are 7- and 8-years old and who really wanted to run trains with Grandpa.
The challenge was that, ever since being diagnosed with cancer a year ago, between the chemo and the medication he just didn't have the energy to continue work on the layout. So he needed a strapping young man with the muscles and know-how to get the layout done and running well.
Cheap 3D Printing Soon
FYI
A announcement for a $299 3D printer, This company has a $399 3D Kit Printer Now, and the assembled unit is $499.
http://printrbot.com/shop/printrbot-simple-beta/
Regards, John
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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. <> Epicurus
Sound Editors?
Just thought I'd throw this out there as there are a number of you that do sound editing. So what do you use to edit your sound files and compile it into a "soundtrack?" I used a couple packages years ago, but haven't done much in about 10 years, so I thought I'd see what people suggest. And if its inexpensive, all the better. Thanks.
Floquil Paint to Military Color Conversion Chart V1.2
Can't claim these colors are "dead ringers" an exact match but they should get you pretty close.
Preserving CA and Primer
I've read about freezing CA adhesives to prolong their shelf life. In my limited experience of doing this, it seems to work.
Recently I purchased some of the Microscale Microbond CA adhesive along with a bottle of the Microprep primer that they recommend for slippery plastics.
Would any of you chemists out there know if the primer should also be frozen for storage?
Thanks in advance.
Painting steam locomotive running gear
With the demise of Floquil and Polyscale (not that that necessarily has much to do with this) I'm wondering what brands/colors of paint folks use to detail the side rods, eccentrics, rockers, etc. of their steam locomotives.
If you have steam engines on your layout for other applications (pumps, donkey engines/loaders, etc.) do you paint/weather those any differently than locomotives?
When considering the piston rods, do you try to make them look polished? If so, how?
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