RE: Car Barn Done(Colorado Models) There is a maintenance facility like that at the Alstom factory in Hornell NY used for either cleaning or for painting. LOTS of windows there. I knew someone who used to have the weekly contract for cleaning them. Chas... 09 May 2012 08:51 AM Buildings (0)

RE: Ladder materials questions I too used the Plastic trim board from HD for my 8 foot by 24 foot loop in the front yard last summer. I also raised it and back filled but I only used the Limestone crusher run. While it packed in OK, it also settled a lot over the pretty mild winter we ahd in Western NY state and will require some...... 03 Apr 2012 06:20 AM Track, Trestles, Bridges and Roadbed (0)

RE: 3D printing is HERE for LS trains Don't need the printer...just the time to design...story of my life...spend my day sitting in front of this box making pretty pictures for work and really do not feel like staying to work on my own projects.....sigh. Chas... 02 Apr 2012 06:24 AM Public Forum (0)

RE: 3D printing is HERE for LS trains WE are doing it here in the USA.... I wish we'd gotten a better printer though... I'm geussing the machine we have is someplace technology wise between the right and the middle. Chas... 29 Mar 2012 08:24 AM Public Forum (0)

RE: Sharknose Tried building flat there are lines no matter what. When building up a pair of 40's vintage GE 125 tonn center cab hoods there were lines no matter which way it was oriented. This particular printer heats and extrudes a filiment of ABS material off a spool inside a cartridge. Think of the old Pen Pl...... 28 Mar 2012 06:43 AM Rolling Stock (0)

RE: St. Aubins is closing I have recently been invited to some local "operating sessions" on an HO alyout and on an N scale alyout last Friday and the topic of discussion was "track prices" and on one of the local hobby shops (one I used to work at) that ahs become more of a Toy store adn has less and less hobby itmes in sto...... 26 Mar 2012 06:54 AM Public Forum (0)

RE: Sharknose Randy, I have modelled up a few Railroad items in Solidworks and I even 3D printed a few 125 ton center cab hoods for one one project using the machine we got at work last August. The resolution on our machine is only .010 per layer. So building up a basic superstructure is doable but even at our...... 26 Mar 2012 06:03 AM Rolling Stock (0)

RE: Bascule lift bridge I think it is a poor mock up of this bridge in Buffalo NY VERY Functional though as when I saw it it was one handed operation to lift it up walk thru and close like a simple gate. http://bridgehunter.com/ny/erie/2260660/ West Ferry Street Bridge in Buffalo. Easily visible from I190.... 22 Mar 2012 10:39 AM Track, Trestles, Bridges and Roadbed (0)

RE: Ryder Justin Lehrian Has an early arrival at the Station Congratulations Randy & Mommy! Welcome & Happy Birthday Ryder! Chas... 21 Mar 2012 09:56 AM Public Forum (0)

RE: Bascule lift bridge I think that the WNYGRS has a bascule style lift bridge for the portable layout they using at the Buffalo NY area train shows? Check their Website for photos. http://wnygrs.com/ actually they have a shot of it here http://wnygrs.com/images/AgriCenter2011/Full/DSC07699.jpg And here http://wnyg...... 21 Mar 2012 08:53 AM Track, Trestles, Bridges and Roadbed (0)