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I am a new modeler. Still applying ballast on my track. Thank you for
your help Cody when I saw your easy ballasting on the “Brewery”
layout. Here is a tip. When you do sides of the bed,after you lay down
the ballast,put a bead of alcohol along the bottom. Then put drops
along the top near the rails. Slowly work your way down to the bottom till side is covered. Then apply diluted white glue. This will prevent the alcohol from damaging the ballast on the slops. 48hr.
drying time. Thanks for you help!!
just moved to a new house i have to build from scratch only have to run on the side of the garage about 2 car lengths and about 1 foot wide any i dies what i could put there please help.
from peter .
loved it
Before applying ballast to track try to paint gray the area you are going to ballast in
Thanks for the imfo on having good looking layout. I’am looking for the new issue at our news stand now.
Thanks
Peter Curran SR
One suggestion is a Point to Point shunting (Switching) Layout. With only a 12"(30cm) width to play with a good backdrop would be required to give some sence of depth. Low relief buildings if you include an urban area would also help. I have pushed out to 18"(45cm) for most of my layout but will still have to do some work with low relief stuff to give the impression of depth.
Sometimes I wish we had basements here so there would be more room but I guess you have to take the bad with the good.
So THAT is how you pronounce Soebourg’s name…
I’m in awe! At 66, I just started n-scale. Big difference from Lionel in the 1950’s. Much to learn, and thanking you in advance for the learning curves I will aquire through you. Thanks a million!!!
So THAT is how you pronounce Soebourg’s name…
…weeelll… not really 
As someone sharing a Scandinavian name with Pelle (mine’s Köbben), I’d say that’s how you pronounce his name if he lives in the US. If he lives in Danmark (where I suspect the name comes from), it’d sound quite different!
I’m a newbie to the hobby. As I can’t afford to purchase such luxuries as DCC and all the electronics to make modeling easy, I am having to cook up my own circuits and methods to try to emulate the commercially available products. At the same time, I am discovering all sorts of things around me ( especially in nature ) which work well for modeling. In the Pacific Northwest, where I live, we have an abundance of cedar trees. The small, new growth just happens to work nicely for N scale logs. Pull the top off an old box car and you have a flat car, ideal for log transport! Thanks to you guys for all your tips and inspiration! Luv the website and the mag!
In response to Peter Curran’s note, you may want to look at our special issue, 102 Realistic Track Plans, for some inspiration. Many of the plans in that magazine, or at least some parts of them, could be adapted to fit your garage space. For more information, follow this link: http://www.trains.com/mrr/default.aspx?c=a&id=2823
Best wishes on your endeavor.
David Popp
Managing editor
I look at my track plans, sheets of plywood, un-assembled kits and say; “Someday it will look like Soebourg’s layout”. Thank you Model Railroader Magazine for helping us get there.
Actually, it isn’t how you pronounce his name, but names in Danish are routinely mispronounced. Take it from me, a second generation Canadian of Danish extraction. However, Danes are stoic about this and not offended.
The article on painting figures is OUTSTANDING. I have been interested in HO scale figures since I was very young, when I started collecting them around 10 years old. I’ve never ever seen such a detailed article on bringing them to life!
Thank you, thank you, Model Railroader, for bringing this “how to” article to your readers!!!
My highest praise and respect to Pelle for his keen sensitivity to detail, his extraordinary sense of color and light and his ability to convey authenticity in re his choice of time and place as it relates to the railroad of his dreams. My thanks also for his tips and tricks in the taking of photos from ground-zero. MR continues to improve as it has since I first began reading it in 1952. p.s. Was great meeting Terry Thompson and Neil Besougloff at the recent NMRA convention in Connecticiut. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting many other product managers and layout operators there, too! Congratulations to the whole MR team for doing a great job! RM
thanks to modelrailroader it has been great to read and go on line
i will start on my layout this week and will run usa trains as i have been using br stock will start buying usa stock this week.
ps keep up the great work.
ps i live in sydney nsw australia have a great day.
Well having moved to Australia from Durban, South Africa I can now afford to get my layout up and running again. I normally model SAR in HO scale , but since buying some CONrail desiel units I may have to branch out and freelance.
I have been collecting MR magazines since 1980 with a few gap years. Thanks to my daughter she has giving me a birthday gift “A 1 Year Subscription” Yeah!!
David
I am busy building an N Scale BNSF/UP layout in a Double Garage
and my Main Industries will be Grain and Cement. I am a Great Fan of the Cornerstone series and would like to know if Walthers will be bringing out a Cement Factory plus add ons for N Scale. I would also like to state what a Great Magazine M.R. is.
Thank You
I goofed and submitted these comments elsewhere on the site, but here they are again where they belong. I normally don’t find an article I can get right into and do something with, but this month there are two.
When I discovered Pelle’s Canon 350 D is a Canon Rebel XT in the states, I realized my Canon Rebel XTi is virtually the same thing with even higher resolution. I’ve been using it as a point and shoot only but now am encouraged to get more involved with closeup model photography.
I recently acquired an O gauge handcar and speeder both with figures that need improvement. I also have a big batch of unpainted HO figures that need work. David Popp’s article came just a the right time. I found I have a brand new 3/0 brush and some red/brown paint and will pick up the other brushes I need plus check my paints for other usable colors and get started on a new project. Thank you.