Is the 1/4" brass stronger than, say 1/4 x 3/8 styrene?


dave

I really like seeing how you -redo- scenes.  It gives us a look under the 'curtains' and an understanding of the evolving design process.


dave

I think Naples Yellow is one of the colors Troels Kirk uses.  His DVD is a great source of knowledge and inspiration, unfortunately they sold out years agol.


dave

Quote from: Dave K. on August 08, 2018, 07:30:49 PM
I'm really intrigued by that t-track system you have. Went to Rockler's website and watched some of the videos. That's really cool! I'll have to scroll back through your thread to see if you have any pix of it in action that I may have overlooked. 👍🏻

If you look at that photo of my (terribly messy) workbench with the T-Tracks, you can see I mounted the modeler's table saw and drill press to pieces of MDF, and that's what gets clamped down.  I'm using the long T-Track clamps, you should look for some of those.  They allow you to hold a piece farther away from the track itself. 


dave

That looks great!  But I'm a bit surprised you didn't make the pilasters a separate part, with an indent on each wall where the pilaster would be glued in place.  (That's how my old Model Masterpieces CM Roundhouse was cast.)


dave

I have a cabinet with a plywood top and T-Track, that I use for my machine tools (modeler table saw, drill press, etc.)  I use the T Tracks so I can reposition the tools when necessary.  I never thought about using that as a clamp setup!

dave

It's explicitly legal to make copies for your own use, and I think it's morally legitimate to do this for what you want to do.   But you can't sell or even give away copies to anyone else.


dave

Are you planning to do mortar lines? Might want to do that before you install the trim/windows, so you can maneuver the walls and even redo things if necessary.  I use thinned artist gouache (which needs to be sealed, since it'll dissolve if water from scenery touches it).  Other techniques, such as thinned wallboard compound, aren't as sensitive to water.


dave

The trim on this takes the structure from "interesting" to "really great looking".


dave

My biggest problem is my inability to put my damn tools away when I'm done with them.  I'd pay someone to follow me around and pick up stuff. :-)


dave

I used to break small drill bits all the time, particularly #79 for grabirons, etc.  Craig Bisgeier clued me into a pistol grip handheld rechargeable low RPM screwdriver.  To go with that, I bought a bunch of the Micro-Mark hex shank micro drill chucks.  (I tried "train show tool booth" versions, but they're not sufficiently accurate/true.  Pay the $ for Micro-Mark quality, and note you get a discount if you order more than 3.)  I also buy good quality bits in bulk from Amazon.  I push the bit into beeswax every 6-8 cuts (should do this more frequently, but I get lazy :-) )

I now have 10 of these chucks, with the most common sizes of bits "permanently" clamped into them.  I went from breaking 2 bits/model to 1 bit/every 3 models or so (depending on how hard the resin is, old Westerfield kits used tough resin, and drilling into PC boards also dulls the bits quickly.) 

dave

Quote from: postalkarl on July 19, 2018, 09:51:03 AM
Hi BandOGuy:

My family started living in Ambler Pa from My Great Grandfather On. Ambler Was named after Mary Johnson Ambler. The Train Wreck was on July 17th 1856. She used her house at the corner of Tennis Ave And Mainstreet as A hospital. In 1869 the railroad renamed the station Ambler. The Post Office followed suit. The Borough was formally incorporated on June 16th 1888. It too took the name of Ambler in honor of Mary Johnson Ambler. I have included A photo of mary Ambler.

Karl

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Quote from: Judge on July 18, 2018, 03:14:23 PM
Oh no, Dave!  The A&S (Atlantic & Southern) only has two officers on its Board of Directors - The CEO and the Ticket Agent. ...

The Judge

Lucky is the railroad that doesn't have a CFO!


dave

Quote from: Judge on July 17, 2018, 10:15:08 PM
Tom - I like the clean-out rack.  Nice touch.  Probably need at least two to service three ash pits.  The A&S can work another one into the budget if the CEO approves.

The Judge

It's the CFO who's the problem for these kinds of acquisitions :-) :-)


dave

My metric for "tedious and delicate" is not 'time', but 'cusswords'.  :-)


dave