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A couple of years ago I bought a bunch of the 148 whisker springs and installed them on all 700+ of my cars. No more spring launching for me. 😁 Joe

We were there in the late 70's. I really wanted to ride up the mountain, but it was totally fogged in. Major disappointment. Joe

I'm just listening to the noises in my head. It's called Tinnitus. :( Joe

I got the vehicles from Oxford today. Everything went very smoothly and I am happy with the transaction and always happy with the quality of their vehicles. Joe I should have included the following information with the above post, but I didn't think of it then, so here it is now. I ordered 6...

I sent an order to Oxford for 6 of their vehicles the other day. Very easy to order from them, and reasonable shipping. They said to expect 7 to 14 day delivery from England to Ohio. I have most of their HO vehicles, and I'm VERY happy with the quality, price, and variety they have. Joe

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If you file a small V notch in the middle of the tip, you will get better leverage with more contact with the nail. Joe

Due to the china virus, we have decided to cancel our train show in March. Hopefully things will be back to normal for our 2022 show. For more info contact Sam Bashore at 937-548-0059.

I told my wife that when we designed our house, there was going to be a layout in the basement. She wasn't very fond of the idea and mildly opposed it for several years. I finally told her that there WAS going to be a layout in the basement and started building it. She tolerates it now, but just...

Here's a link to the printable signs. You may have to adjust the size of some of them to your scale. Joe https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=free+ho+highway+signs&iax=images&ia=images

Never mind, I found them.

That were in the sliding pictures earlier today. I tried to print a page and my printer was having issues. Now I'm trying to find them again and every search parameter that I use comes up empty. Thanks, Joe

As long as I'm spending MY money and not OUR money, she doesn't care. 😁

The most cost-effective and easiest thing to do is purchase a bundle of shimming shingles. These are typically used to shim doors and windows during home construction. I have been using them for over 40 years for my layouts and also our club layout. Put a shingle beside the cork, and where they...

NorthWest Short Line Press Release For Immediate Release"NorthWest Short Line is pleased to announce that the entire line has been acquired by an NWSL employee, effective September 3rd, 2019. All existing back orders will be filled, and NWSL will be open to new orders as soon as the new websites...

Another Buckeye joins the ranks, welcome. I'm due west of you 6 miles from the IN border.

I am still constructing my layout, and have been concentrating on finishing the scenery in the populated areas. I haven't run any trains for close to a year, until last night. I tried getting an engine out of my storage track and couldn't get more than a few inches at a time until the engine...

I used to be an Amazon associate also. You won't get rich from them, but I had a steady trickle of funds coming my way with no input from my end. Nice monthly bonus. :D

Here is a link to new vehicle models from Oxford. They have high quality, inexpensive models that look great on any layout. These are for future delivery, but they are going to be on my layout as soon as they are available. Enjoy! https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/1-87 Joe

I am the only original member of our RR club. From the very beginning, it was designed for operation. We started with members cars, then the club bought or accepted donations of equipment until we finished the layout. Now all the equipment is club owned and member owed cars are not allowed on...