Can someone tell me how to post some short videos I uploaded to youtube? This was a first for me to figure out how to get the camera to make a video then I created an account at youtube but now I don't know how to or where to find a link for the videos off youtube to post here.

I guess this could have gone into scenery.
I've been thinking about putting in a 3" x 3foot river but I'm a bit leary about going at it and possibly just need some suggestions and maybe ...
So here's the issue , I have plywood top with seveal support beams underneath( not an issue to cut through) , I want a stone/ gravel river bottom rocks protruding, I want the river to have some depth , I need the banks to allow the fsm super saw mill to not be too high about banks as rail has to be able to be used. I know its not a real big deal to make a river bottom.I got the Frarey modeling water dvd for xmas and he shows how to do an awsome river but the river is a stand alone for scenery only and interferes with no rails or structures. What I'm thinking is either cut a long strip\hole into the plywood top and building up the base\river bottom or using 3/4 white foam board as the river banks and build up.

Here's some pics of the area , you can see the large foot print out of paper and the river will have to come off the two bridges and behind the sawmill will need to be a moving pool then to the river and perhaps finish the river going into the stone culvert into side of hill. I would like to have the river bottom a 1/2" lower than the sawmill pool like a small falls\rapids dropping into the river bottom , this adds to the problems I think . The brown paint is river size. Also you can see the switch which will hold a rail for the sawmill and if need be I can probably raise the rail a bit to fit better for the sawmill.

So any thoughts?

Hi guys this is now a doable layout few changes had to be done but its now workable the to station have five and six lines going inro them the bonn station will be rizen and few other parts of layout it wlll need 6 operators for the middle part alone hope to run 18 locos at same time run by computer rest by operators

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I got into modeling quite a few years ago with a train set for Christmas. I would always take a family vacation to Duluth MN. every summer, where I first saw the DMIR on one of these trips and became very interested. I gave a few attempts at layouts, and ultimately built a 4x12 layout with a 4x3 leg on one side. It wasnt real prototypical of any rr. I no more than completed it and realized it wasnt what I wanted. I am now working on the scenery of my 9'x20' DMIR layout, which is still waiting on an ore dock extension. I need to dig up a few of the old pics, but here are a few, and Ill try to post more later of the progress. Actually I cant find the pics. Ill get some up tommorow. Sorry.

Yes, I noticed that the DIY show, "Working on the Railroad" is back. Just reruns, but for anyone that missed any episodes, I found them on the DIY channed at 3 AM Sunday morning. That's Arizona time, so that would be 5 AM on the east coast, 2 AM on the west coast. They started off with episode 5, I can't remember what 1-4 were about. I have some of the later ones on my DVR, so it will record all the ones that I don't have already. His other show on R/C models is also on in reruns, right before this one.

Besides modeling HO Trains, I'm into cars. A lot more than my HO's. Power, handling, good looks as long as it hauls!

two of the biggest toys we got are the cobra and trans am:


We did eventually sell the trans am, and probably sell the cobra soon to buy a C5 Z06 then add a mild cam and corsa cat-back to it.

Another is tools, can't live without them. They are the basis of my surrounding, love to tinker with anything mechanical, especially large/heavy equipment.



So, what are your other hobbies?

you hoped why me now back to nicer user name Fatso good luck to all the old and new crew glad to had made it.mike

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