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Forum: Railway Modelling 22nd March 2006, 04:33
Replies: 10
Views: 7,288
Posted By tomfassett
The only things bigger in Texas are land mass...

The only things bigger in Texas are land mass and... Well, land mass. :D Given that the place is a single state and has an area of 268,000 square miles and is half again as wide as the whole of the...
Forum: Railway Modelling 17th March 2006, 07:56
Replies: 10
Views: 7,288
Posted By tomfassett
I think A4 is standard everywhere but in the...

I think A4 is standard everywhere but in the States--seems that half the world had problems with this... :rolleyes:

I did (well, actually someone else did) discover another slight issue. I...
Forum: Railway Modelling 17th March 2006, 07:50
Replies: 2
Views: 2,442
Posted By tomfassett
What's so funny about it. After reading this, I...

What's so funny about it. After reading this, I was already drawing up plans for the underground. I guess I'll scrap the idea now that you pointed it out... :p

Tom F

Perspex. hmmm.......
Forum: Railway Modelling 16th March 2006, 04:07
Replies: 10
Views: 7,288
Posted By tomfassett
Hey Cat, just keep a block of rusty metal and a...

Hey Cat, just keep a block of rusty metal and a hammer next to the hobby bench--it would be great for relieving stress... :p

I did up another 28 footer this evening (my time--you should all be...
Forum: Railway Modelling 15th March 2006, 05:35
Replies: 10
Views: 7,288
Posted By tomfassett
Darn. A few others had that problem--for some it...

Darn. A few others had that problem--for some it was too big, for others, too small. There is a scaling feature in Acrobat that must be the culprit. On my printer (and on a few others) it comes...
Forum: Railway Modelling 14th March 2006, 08:38
Replies: 10
Views: 7,288
Posted By tomfassett
"Lab rats" needed... ;- )

I have been working on some graphics for "cutout" and paste together vans. I have finished a U.S.A. Consolidated Freightways 28 foot box "cutout" and uploaded it to the net. This is really a...
Forum: Railway Modelling 5th February 2006, 09:46
Replies: 113
Views: 35,156
Posted By tomfassett
I usually call mine something like, "ball and...

I usually call mine something like, "ball and chain," or just plain, "arrrrrrrgh!." Of course, when something goes right, it is "the love of my life..." :p

Tom F
Forum: Railway Modelling 1st February 2006, 05:11
Replies: 113
Views: 35,156
Posted By tomfassett
Try that in the desert and the stuff cracks like...

Try that in the desert and the stuff cracks like real old roads too (darn lack of humidity :mad: ). :p I use black fine grit sandpaper for roads for the most part. The emulsion with sand sounds...
Forum: Railway Modelling 31st January 2006, 07:59
Replies: 16
Views: 7,400
Posted By tomfassett
I have to toss in with the Garratt camp here. An...

I have to toss in with the Garratt camp here. An Australian version in HO, although I'd take just about any Garratt I could get my hands on if it didn't break the bank.

Tom F
Forum: Railway News from around the World 31st January 2006, 03:30
Replies: 5
Views: 4,103
Posted By tomfassett
That goes for me as well. The final shots of the...

That goes for me as well. The final shots of the "Red Devil" and the Class 25NC were heartbreaking.
The Rail Modellers Reference Pics are fantastic though, as are the other archives.
Thanks for...
Forum: Railway Modelling 31st January 2006, 03:15
Replies: 46
Views: 21,105
Posted By tomfassett
The Humbrol is a better match than the Polyscale...

The Humbrol is a better match than the Polyscale in my opinion. Tamiya is pretty good as well, although I prefer the Humbrol. Only problem I have is finding it in the States. I find that the...
Forum: Railway Modelling 15th January 2006, 01:48
Replies: 46
Views: 21,105
Posted By tomfassett
he, he, he! :D Tom F

he, he, he! :D

Tom F
Forum: Say Hello 12th January 2006, 14:13
Replies: 3
Views: 2,240
Posted By tomfassett
Very nice collection of photos. The shots from...

Very nice collection of photos. The shots from the stadium are fantastic. Thanks!

Tom F
Forum: Railway Modelling 9th January 2006, 04:00
Replies: 46
Views: 21,105
Posted By tomfassett
What, did I say something? :p :D Tom...

What, did I say something? :p

:D

Tom F
Forum: Railway Modelling 8th January 2006, 00:55
Replies: 46
Views: 21,105
Posted By tomfassett
Alright, this get this English thing out of the...

Alright, this get this English thing out of the way. :D

First off, a bogey is an enemy vehicle...
(ie: "Sir, we got a bogey at nine o'clock). Not to be confused with a boogie (something a...
Forum: Railway Modelling 7th January 2006, 19:30
Replies: 46
Views: 21,105
Posted By tomfassett
Had a similar problem with concrete lately. I...

Had a similar problem with concrete lately. I finally settled on using a light gray primer and doing a heavy wash of aged concrete paint. Both paints were from Polyscale. I just lay the piece flat...
Forum: On-track Machinery 5th January 2006, 23:52
Replies: 6
Views: 6,509
Posted By tomfassett
Here is a graphic I did for a railway museum...

Here is a graphic I did for a railway museum information kiosk. It shows how a tamper works.

http://www.tomfassett.com/railroad/graphics/animations/tamper2.html


Warning to those of you on...
Forum: On-track Machinery 5th January 2006, 23:49
Replies: 6
Views: 6,509
Posted By tomfassett
Funny, that's what most of the people I know who...

Funny, that's what most of the people I know who work for the railroad say... :D



The crew was about 400 miles (about 650 km) from the nearest heavy repair facility. In the American...
Forum: Say Hello 5th January 2006, 22:53
Replies: 7
Views: 2,992
Posted By tomfassett
Rather typical bias on the part of the American...

Rather typical bias on the part of the American railway press, I'm sorry to say... :( Personally, I love nothing more than a good "pug dog ugly" locomotive--it just screams, "hard gritty...
Forum: On-track Machinery 5th January 2006, 22:40
Replies: 17
Views: 12,245
Posted By tomfassett
Right on. Good call... ;) Taking...

Right on. Good call... ;)




Taking pictures of the things mostly... The only work I've ever done on anything like this is painting old stuff at a railway museum. :D

Tom F
Forum: On-track Machinery 5th January 2006, 22:35
Replies: 6
Views: 6,509
Posted By tomfassett
Here is another pic from a bygone era when train...

Here is another pic from a bygone era when train orders were passed directly to the crew instead of emailing them to a laptop computer.

http://www.trainweb.org/tomfassett/scenic/dropped_orders.JPG...
Forum: On-track Machinery 5th January 2006, 22:31
Replies: 6
Views: 6,509
Posted By tomfassett
"I've been workin' on the railroad..."

This is perhaps out of place in the On-Track machinery thread but I couldn't find a better place to put it...

Here is a picture of a crew replacing a damaged traction motor in the field after the...
Forum: On-track Machinery 5th January 2006, 22:20
Replies: 17
Views: 12,245
Posted By tomfassett
I admit I have been derelict in getting more...

I admit I have been derelict in getting more railroad machinery posted on my website. I have hundreds of pics of the stuff. Here is a link to what I do have so far:
...
Forum: Railway Modelling 5th January 2006, 21:44
Replies: 46
Views: 21,105
Posted By tomfassett
I stop the balast right before the moving...

I stop the balast right before the moving sections and paint fake balast around these sections.

Tom F
Forum: Railway Modelling 31st December 2005, 01:17
Replies: 46
Views: 21,105
Posted By tomfassett
He, he, I had a really good laugh out of that...

He, he, I had a really good laugh out of that one... :D

Here are a couple of "how tos" I posted a while back. The first one is about making miniature trees using the stuff you normally toss out...
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