You would of course be welcome if ever this way. Des
________________________________ From: shabbona_rr <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 22 August, 2010 13:17:24 Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: "S"ome Answers Amen, Des! Santa Fe quietly basks in the knowledge that it is the standard to which all the others aspire, and doesn't use a lot of smoke and mirrors to make it appear more than it is, like some roads I could mention. I wonder if I could put in for a transfer to the Northern Ireland Division? Bob Nicholson, Santa Fe locomotive engineer (ret.)______________ --- In [email protected], J BROWNE <browne...@...> wrote: > > Hi Ed and all, > > I use PVA "white Carpenters glue", diluted somewhat, nearly everywhere - >sealing > > Homasote/homabed, Attaching track to track be, sealing wall before wall > papering ... > > ( Santa Fe, all the way) > > Des Browne, Holywood, Northern Ireland > > > > ________________________________ > From: somothrguy2003 <eken...@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, 21 August, 2010 22:32:32 > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: "S"ome Answers > > > > > What do you use to seal up the Homasote in order to resist moisture? > > Ed Kenny > (Someday) modeling the DL&W in S scale circa 9/29/54 > > --- In [email protected], "Edward Loizeaux" <Loizeaux@> wrote: > > > > Hello Jeff..... > > > > Homasote, by itself, is not strong enough to span a two foot distance > > without sagging to the point of being useless. I'd suggest 1/2" (or 5/8") > > thick plywood with many layers for strength with either Homosote or cork on > > top of the plywood. Homasote straight from the lumberyard is not > > particularly flat or smooth. Homabed, a machined product, is flat and > > smooth and will be much better for handlaid trackage. Click here for info: > > > > http://www.homabed.com/ > > > > Regarding your trackplans, one comment is that two of the turnouts are > > awfully close to the edges of the layout. I do not think a 50' box car or > > 53' flat car will fit onto the tail track there. Thus, you will be > > restricted to short cars only. Perhaps that is OK if your era is before > > longer cars were used. Otherwise, you might be disappointed. > > > > Regarding your disease, "S"everal of us have it, but I will not mention any > > names. There is no known cure. > > > > "S"incerely...Ed L. > > > > > > 6a. "S"ome questions > > Posted by: "Jeff Ngowe" chocolatte777@ ngowejeff > > Date: Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:45 am ((PDT)) > > > > All, > > My Friday Fun has consisted of continuing benchwork on a switching layout > > I've been planning. However I' have run into a roadblock. Since I have not > > decided on terrain, and would prefer something that isn't flat. Track will > > be handlaid I considered using homasote for a layout base, but I am not > > certain if it will be strong enough. I have considered spline roadbed from > > homasote, but am not sure with the large number of turnouts involved (8) if > > this would be feasible. Another possibility would be a cookie cutter type > > roadbed made from homasote. To keep cost down I am trying to do without > > subroadbed. Another question is roadbed width? Finally I would appreciate it > > if judgment was passed on the 3 variation of the layout. > > http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad248/jfrydom/SwitchingLayoutvariation3.j > > pg > > http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad248/jfrydom/SwitchingLayoutvariation2.j > > pg > > http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad248/jfrydom/SwitchingLayoutvariation1.j > > pg > > Also I think I've caught a di"S"ea"S"e I'm starting to put quotation marks > > around the letter "S". > > Jeffrey Ngowe > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
