Comments for Railroad Redux

Comment on Begining wiring after the scenery is mostly in place by LV Train Man

LV Train Man — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:17:15 +0000

This is going to be one great scene… love the waterfall effect… and yup… you should always do the wiring first… helps with not having to touch up track work… buildings… and scenery… but otherwise everything is looking great…

Comment on Recent visit to Hub City Railroad Museum, Spartanburg, SC. by LV Train Man

LV Train Man — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:01:30 +0000

Lots of nice pics Dom… looks like you guys had a good time back there… yeah… those old mimeograph machines were a bear to operate… type on a special stencil… remove the liner… mount on drum… ink the machine… load with paper… turn the crank… then the messy part was when you took the used stencil off the machine… ink got everywhere… and almost never washed out of clothes… or cleanup rags… just threw everything it touched away…

Comment on Traintown: Jamestown, CA 2 by Dom

Dom — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:50:58 +0000

No idea of what it actually is, model A was what the docent said it was to the best of my recollection.

Comment on Traintown: Jamestown, CA 2 by LV Train Man

LV Train Man — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:47:44 +0000

Hi Dom-
Nice photos from Jamestown… but I think I caught an error… either by you… or by whoever may have given you the description for what you call the ‘Model A Inspection Car’… In my experience in building AMC 1/24th scale plastic car kits… that looks more like a ‘Model T’ because of the high-back to the seat… windshield design… shape of hood and radiator… just a thought… otherwise keep up the good work… your site makes me wish I was back in the hobby actively…

Comment on Rio Grande Models Ltd.: Erie Power Shovel by LV Train Man

LV Train Man — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:31:23 +0000

Nice to see that you’re really getting busy with the modeling… as always… excellent work… can I have all my stuff back… just kidding… good to see it went to the right person… I am proud of the work you do on them…

Comment on GOP: Module 2 Backdrop Blue and Tunnel Portals by LV Train Man

LV Train Man — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:18:58 +0000

Track work looks impeccable… nice base color for the background… anxious to see how you will complete it… when I did mine I used those ready-to-use backgrounds from Walthers’ Catalog… but there have been many articles in many magazines that show how to hand paint them… one I found interesting was to project an image from a slide onto the background and then “color-by-number” it on…

Comment on Cool YouTube Video by LV Train Man

LV Train Man — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:16:52 +0000

I wonder who sent you this…

Comment on Sierra West Scale Models – Backwoods Work Train – Large Slab Car 2 by LV Train Man

LV Train Man — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:51:32 +0000

As always an awesome job!!!

Comment on Silicone Casting with Plaster Backing by Dom

Dom — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:03:24 +0000

As far as I know the only differences between the Platinum and the regular RTV silicone is the ease of use. The Platinum is a 1 to 1 mixture that is very thin, hence the thixatropic agent being added for the second step in the casting process. The other nice thing is that the bubbles leach out much easier than the regular RTV silicone, making it so you don't need to use a vacuum chamber or other special method of mixing. On the down side, it is a bit more expensive. Check out their videos at TAP Plastics.

Comment on Silicone Casting with Plaster Backing by Edward Traxler

Edward Traxler — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:16:39 +0000

I may have to give this a try (the TAP Platinum) .. is it that you get many more castings from one of these molds then ‘regular’ RTV?