... southriv2001us wrote: The manufacture should realize that a review of a kit is not necessarily a sales tool but can be a construction aid for the final ...
Hi all! I am about to start a model that I would like to have really sagging roof lines- a la many of Sellios's structures. I am not completely sure what the...
Matt, This is something I have been studying recently. If you need ideas, go check out some old barns out in the country. Around here, in northeast Ohio, just...
Matt: Jim's suggestion about cutting the sag into the cardstock for the roof is a good one. It is the technique that George uses. In fact, on Jeffries Point...
James Powell comments that a model of his, depicting a wooden New England mill, lost points at an NMRA Regional because it was rendered in a state of ...
First of all, I must say, the model was depicting 20's/30's and not modern times. Secondly, who is to say I couldn't have a wooden mill in a coastal New...
... opinion, buildings with some character), couldn't have existed in the early 1900's. > ... I have to stick up for James a bit here. This type of thread...
Gentlemen, Gentlemen. At least that is the concept here isn't it? But I think that this discussion has gone on long enough. These groups are for those...
Guys, Did we ever establish if it was OK or not to exchange plans for OOP kits (for personal building ONLY - not commercial)? If so, I would be indebted to...
Hi, I tried doing this on a Hubermill building kit by JPL Innovative Products(sp)? and got poor results. As I recall I took maybe a 6 inch long building and...
Alan, When I have tried using balsa wood I initially had the same problem. A remedy I found was to actually bend the wood itself to the point of snapping, but...
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Dave Frary
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Jan 2, 2002 8:42 pm
We could beat this dead horse to death again but James is correct regarding judging. There's no real logic to the way models are judged at most NMRA contests....
I realize I am adding in on this topic a little late but I had a couple of thoughts and wondered if others felt the same way. I don't neccessarily feel there...
Gary Adams asked about exchanging plans. As moderator, part of my responsibilities is to listen to all members of the list when it comes to particular issues....
Thanks Darryl, I wanted to ask without making it an "issue." Please note the way in which ... (for >>personal building ONLY - not commercial)? My professional...
The NMRA judging is not perfect but then I doubt that subjective judgement of any art form can be perfect so what the modeler needs to do is take the model out...
I realize this is off topic, but does anyone know of a shop that has a good supply of O Scale PRECISION SCALE Steam Locomotive detail parts? I tried Caboose...
See http://www.thewhistlestop.com/Home.lasso They have more Precision (and just about everybody else's) detail parts than anywhere I know. Tim Godfrey ... ...
Plans for FSM's "Baily's Produce" & "Mackenzie's Mill". I would like to build a Mirror clone of each. ... Without getting into the legalities of the situation:...
Denny, in his post, is absolutely correct regarding documentation for models entered in NMRA contests. I have a copy of the Judge's Guidelines around here ...
I'm getting into the sagging roof thing a little late, but better late than never. I grew up in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. That is just one up the...
I'm getting into the sagging roof thing a little late, but better late than never............ I have also viewed photos of James Powells layout........ but I...
A few days ago, James commented --- ... & so on relating his experience in 1993 or 1994 with a contest. 1st: I'm pretty sure the official who gave James a hard...
I recently received several books on Maine logging operations and got the bug to model more of that and move away from the urban stuff I've been drawn to...
Jim, I totally agree with you on this one. I preordered and paid for mine months ago and am anxiously awaiting it's arrival. As a matter of fact, the layout...
... <red_gate_rover@y...> wrote: I think it ... I should have added to that "logging industry" set of structures. I could have said the same thing (most...
... Jim, I looked at the kit again on their website...I agree, it is a great kit and in total it really is appealing. The scale of the logs seems unrealistic...
... The scale of the logs ... is ... that ... Good point and true unless one is modeling the late 19th century in far north of Maine and a few other areas in...
