My experience is with hydrocal and using strips of paper dipped in hydrocal and placed on crumpled up newspaper. Then place a light layer of the...
Yew. They previously used black with yellow lettering and handrails. Son't know when the change over occurred though.
Don't forget to teach them about safety around the tracks! Hear in NJ a kid was killed a few weeks ago using the tracks as a short cut.
Anothe point on depth of field, the "in focus" portion of the photo is 1/3 in front of the point of actual focus and 2/3 behind it. With this in...
OK guys, we've got a good read on the diesel locos, how about rating some steam locomotives?
I have some experience with a borrowed Vivitar zoom. I find them good value. Not as sharp as Nikon or Canon but no where near the cost....
I'm very familiar with the Rutland PR shot and boy did you guys copy the real scene in detail. So good I just had to compare each shot to see if...
I'm with Mr. Plant. If the couplers were more like like, I would have taken it for a oprating loco. Great, great shot. I haven't seen many...
JLS, great article! Clear to the biginner but also a useful reminder to the more experienced photogragher. Good order and flow to the subject...
To follow up on A.J.'s comments from Railpace. Railpace has a site, railpace.com, that you can search for past topics of the magazine. You can...
Thanks again to everyone who has posted. I've certainly gotten more information than I thought I would receive. This site is really great. Randy
Thanks for the info ncng. I was wondering about all the different tie and spike options. I seem to remember we used a staple gun type devise to...
Thanks to both of you for your prompt replies. I will certainly look into everything both of you suggested. I had belonged to a model railorad...
I recently had to pull up half my layout due to water problems and am now rethinking my track. I don't like the new Atlas flex track with the...
Great location. Excellent lighting and the scenery is just great. Colorful locomotives and lots of trains. Great combination. Randy
I like all the Alco products, especially the Erie FA's. Also like the old Lacawanna Trainmasters. As for EL only units (not old Eire or...
