davefromacrossthepond

Windows 10 includes a half way decent video editing app built in. Not the highest tech thing out there, but quite easy to use.

Be careful, there's a bunch of folks on this side of the ocean that would think this true. Sometimes I wonder. Do you people over there celebrate like we do on 4 July, but rather call it "Good riddance day?"

Actually, they're from Germany. https://www.wihatools.com/wiha-features/made-in-germany But a quick search shows there are quite a few retailers (stockists?) in the UK. https://www.screwfix.com/c/tools/screwdrivers-hex-keys/cat831030?brand=wiha https://www.axminstertools.com/wiha What sold me on Wiha was how they felt in my hands, very comfortable, and how tightly the hex drivers fit tighly reducing the risk of rounding corners off. Dave

I've found Wila screwdrivers, nut drivers and hex drivers to be high quality tools. A bit more expensive, but worth every penny.

Wouldn't that then be "Twitter"?

Excellent work Jonathan!

From a POTUS tweet this summer: "Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage . . . any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently reenacted Statues & Monuments Act. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON." (Emphasis in original).

I have to say that my wife has been nothing but supportive of my hobby and she tracks the various shows as closely as I do - and yes, she attends them all with me and often assists when there is something in particular that I am looking for. Needless to say I am fully supportive of her hobbies and interests. Yeah, I'm a pretty lucky guy!

The past few posts about P4/EM/OO had me chuckling quite a bit. Trying to explain to my wife why they were so funny, however . .......... Dave

Art, No fair using prototype photos and trying to convince us they are of models!!!!! Seriously, what a fantastic job. Everything just "fits" into the whole so well. The weathering, the setting, the scenery, the driver. I can almost hear the clanking and smell the diesel exhaust. I will use these pics as inspiration for future projects - an objective to strive for! Dave

Jonathan, Enjoy your well-deserved vacation!! Dave

No worries over Covid....our president said it will disappear in April when it gets warmer.............

What about the Atlas HO 9 inch turntable? Not sure about criteria #2, but looks to meet all others.

Canada? Yeah its that state just north of New York right?

I've seen similar things over on this side but I can't recall if it was on a model railroad forum (http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/default.aspx) or perhaps one of the magazines (Model Railroader or Model Railroad Craftsman). This was several years ago. At the time I was highly curious about the idea, but unable to find a local distributor so that I could play around with the various pieces. I ended up losing interest until seeing Richard's initial post. While the system still looks very interesting to me, I do wonder how much it would be subject to twisting given that the finished product would be very similar in structure to a framework of 1x1s (albeit the aluminum pieces are most likely much more rigid than the equivalent size of wood). I would think if it is a part of a "permanent" layout it could be very successful, but not so sure about if it were to be portable. I would be very interested to see what develops here as the only way to determine if it works is to actually experiment!

Truer words have never been spoken. I so do wish when I was 13 or so and working on a layout I had something along the lines of this forum to see what others have done, and most importantly ask questions. The key is realizing that there usually is no one way to do something, but when asking here, you will get a collection of ideas to sift through and think about. And if something doesn't go right, see if you can determine why and how to avoid that in the future. I would bet that every person here has stories about "messing something up" when they first started. Good luck!

Anyone remember the scene from the movie "Vacation" where Chevy Chase was trying to find the gas cap on his new car?

The childcatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - I made my dad take me home. The movie was on TV a couple of years ago - I still couldn't watch it through that scene!

I couldn't agree more.

Was it worth the wait? Sure looks so!! Dave

John, Well gosh darn it. Regardless of the method used, your signal box is outstanding. Thanks for sharing, though, Gonna have to give that a go! Dave

John, Excellent job. Your painting of the bricks and the gutters really took the building from "very nicely done" to "wow, awesome job!" Please share how you accomplished it. Dave

In looking again at the pics you posted, and the Mk1 set and Artwox deck, all I can think of is the phrase - "Go big or go home." I truly am looking forward to see your progress on this kit. I have to say, you've inspired me to pull down a couple of my kits and give them a look-over. I'm feeling the itch and I can't wait to see what I can learn from following you!! Dave

Sounds like a great idea. There were a couple kits I had my eyes on, but I waited too long. Too bad no one carried on the business.

Wow, quite an impressive kit. I have several 1/350 kits on my "to build" list, but I have to say that I have been a bit intimidated by the PE. One of those back and forth things - if I'm going to build it, use the PE, but I am too scared of PE to start. lol Oh well. I do so look forward to seeing your progress on this! Dave