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i believe he is TeeBee on another forum i tend to frequent.

i'm so naive about this BIG stuff i haven't even gotten to explore the LGB line/ track gauge. seems like i'm too busy reinventing the wheel! since i have no qualms about using Bachmann on30 tippers in 1:35 scale narrow gauge, i'm hardly the type that would grimace at a few millimeters here and there. thanks for the 'heads-up'

thank you both for the information. i'm soon to be running out of excuses to get building! i'd really like to print the Koppel chart in scale for a wall hanging on a workshop or dispatcher's office wall. the Hudson catalog is a real find and i'm sure as i pour through it there will be more details i can attempt to recreate. thanks Guys

would anyone have a link to a V-skip manufacturer? a few general dimensions would be helpful and i can fudge the parts in between. it would be in the 600 mm track gauge range. i want to try making a frame. the individual manufacturer's details aren't important as i am still on the quest to determine if 1:12 scale is right for me. thanks

aside: really like the non-square baseboard.

but how to join is the question. pleas have gone unanswered for 2 years!

if of any help, Gilbert American Flyer trains were S scale. if availability to kitbash of adapt were a necessity, boot sale items might be available. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Flyer

exceptionally well done casework. the entire vignette is very intriguing; I almost expected to see a cloaked figure lurking in the shadows.

my contributions are well worth what you paid; no more, no less.

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/08/worlds-smallest-vehicles.html

this might keep you entertained for a bit: https://hoseeker.net/

https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2020/04/rally-around-flag.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ProgressIsFineButItsGoneOnForTooLong+(Progress+is+fine%2C+but+it's+gone+on+for+too+long.)

https://miniart-models.com/ja/products/38036-pigeons/

are you using a proprietary wash or making your own? https://tangibleday.com/top-7-best-washes-for-painting-miniatures-and-models/ if you have been using enamels, I assume your base material is non-porous (rather than foam). have you tried a clear sealer? and then a wash? the scale you're working may be offering area too great for a wash to flow (?) I would be interested to learn if anyone uses water soluble oil paints for a wash. I have only used pre-mixed since it serves me well enough.

anything you do to make it more comfortable will translate into more time enjoyed working on the layout!

with vertical board sheathing, you will want to include (in addition to a sill, shoe, double top plates ) diagonal braces at the corners & a minimum of one row of blocking @ midspan of the walls . don't forget nwb castings along the shoe to indicate attachment to the foundation.

beware the Red Tide!

just started to watch Eye of the Needle with Donald Sutherland & friends on Amazon Prime movies. planes, trains, boats, & cars https://www.imcdb.org/movie_82351-Eye-of-the-Needle.html above link if a fantastic resource for those among us (!!!) who fester on the minutiae . . .

https://silodrome.com/tatra-t87/

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/forum/127-scratchbuilding/

https://www.motorsportimages.com/photos/?race_type_id=202&year=1918&p=1

beeswax on the male threads

I think there are about a gazillion; but with some qualifiers in definition and that can be a slippery slope. as alluded, some think scratchbuilding & kitbashing synonymous. I would disagree in a pedantic sense, but for the exercise let's put the differences into one jar and move on. from my distillation, if one could scratchbuild basic shapes (box & cylinder) in a variety of materials, everything added to them would be subject to interpretation. (that's awkward, but i'm going with it for now) for example: I we build a barrel, a bigger barrel could become a water tank or gas storage. tip it on its side, add spoke & a hub, and there's a wheel. stick a perpendicular smaller barrel and you have a locomotive boiler. and a box to the other end, and you're ready to high-ball across the counter. scratchbuilding is to break down what you want to build into basic component's shapes. the work is easy after that. the caveat is to have your skills match the material which will have the integrity to support the finished product's intended use. we can get away with card & paper for some purposes, and as intimated, may need full machine shop facilities & the experience to use them, for others. try some of these links from my "squirrel in the middle of the road files" and try to focus on the lessons being taught rather than the specific subject matter: http://scratch-builder.blogspot.com/search/label/workbench http://www.modellversium.de/tipps/6-detaillieren/8030-.html http://www.themotormuseuminminiature.co.uk/scratch-building.php and don't forget YouTube: