I have used leftover coffee grounds from "pods" as a stand-in for manure on my layout... I gave them a spritz of Lysol to cut the coffee smell before using them. Color and texture seems pretty good!

I spent this summer working out of a portable toolbox back at the camp... and found this RETRACTABLE Scalpel from American Science & Surplus to be real handy & safe when fishing for it down inside the

Here ya go... Hope this helps, -Eric

Garth, I am using the Ghost cartridge on my HP Color LaserJet MFPM477fdw and like it. I did have to increase the density settings to get a better image. I use Tango Papa clear decal paper and set the

The article in question was in the May 1955 Model Railroader, by L. M. Opie. Hope this helps, -Eric

Any thoughts on the colors of these poultry cars? I can only find one prototype (postcard/baseball card) reference showing a "Live Poultry" car with a Red roof, ends and door and black mesh and bottom

I have had good luck using a thin layer of Future under thin, laser printer style decals made with decal paper from Micro-Mark. Not only do the decals bond well, but they seem to "snug" down as the Fu