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22 Stories up - The pain of apartment living is eased with a Portable Spray Booth!
There are some advantages of living in an apartment, but at least in mine, the ease of painting models isn't one of them. Our windows open only slightly due to the height of the building and the design, and we have no outside space to relocate to when it comes to this kind of task.
As a result, I had assembled a Tichy flat car, and there it sat for months, wanting paint. And naturally I sat by, also wanting to paint it.
Easy Model Railroad Inventory version 4.2 Release
Version 4.2 09/09/2011
1. Added field Pulling Capacity to locomotive record.
2. Added Favorite Internet Sites procedures.
3. Added Favorite Pictures procedure to organize pictures located on your hard drive.
4. Added print screen function to rolling stock update window.
5. Added print screen function to locomotive update window.
6. Added print screen function to library update window.
7. Added print screen function to part update window.
8. Added print screen function to structure update window.
Waybill & Car Cards: a "new" concept for JMRI Operations
I must say the Tony Thompson approach to Waybills push me to think about the standard CC&WB in a different perspective. And when I start a discussion with a member of JMRI Yahoo group the idea takes shape:
Why don't integrate both documents key informations in a single card: a "Waycard" ?
For Plastic that CA Won't Stick To
If you come across plastic that CA does not adhere well to then try out this stuff - Locktite 770.
Black Gunk Be Gone !
We have a pretty good understanding now of the black gunk that gets on our wheels. Hopefully, metal wheels are not prone to collecting this stuff as much as plastic wheels. At least I hope so since I just upgraded 200 cars with Intermountain wheel sets at no small cost.
Easy Model Railroad Inventory 4.0 Upgrade
Version 4.0 08/15/2011
1. Added a Digital Fast Clock under Operations > Scheduling.
2. Added a stop watch under utilities.
3. Add all functionality to maintain project planning.
4. Added 30 character Owner field to rolling stock and locomotives.
5. Car card length field now optional.
6. Car card capacity field now optional.
7. Car card door width now optional.
8. Car card built date now optional.
9. Car card rebuilt date now optional.
10. Car card optional fields turned off by default.
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