Dear fellow Valeasians, The decision has been made...the VEC will not be taking part in the 2004 NMRA National Train Show in Seattle. The initial plan was to ...
Dear Fellow Valeasians, Next June 29 a new management team will (or should) be in place over in the 'other' list that I founded 5 years ago (Z_Scale). This is...
Dear fellow Valeasians, Over the last two weekends I have been making a bit of progress on Val Ease Summit, the long awaited, often postponed, fourth module in...
Hello fellow Valeasians, I'm really enjoying my voyage of discovery with VES. I am now in the process of carving the styrofoam layers to form the rough...
Hello Fellow Valeasians, Val Ease Summit reached a new altitude record on the VECRR with the addition of a fourth layer of blue styrofoam. Stop laughing, 6 ...
Hello Fellow Valeasians, I am happy to welcome several new members to our merry band of Valeasians. For the most part, the new members are current members of...
Hello fellow Valeasians, Here is a link to the VES photo album where I will be uploading construction photos as I go along. I still have to upload the early ...
Dear Fellow Valeasians, June 30th marked the official re-opening of the Canadian Railroad Museum - Exporail in St-Constant, Québec, located about 30 km from...
Dear Fellow Valeasians, Welcome to our newest members. Thank you for joining this select band of model train enthusiasts. I invite all Valeasians to explore ...
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VECRR@yahoogroups.com
Jul 8, 2004 1:49 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the VECRR group. File :...
I noticed ,with interest, your use of rubbercement, for cementing styrofoam. I have used it for years for odd jobs as it is almost always available but have...
Rubber cement, a sticky situation! Without a doubt, my experience using rubber cement as an adhesive on the VEC has been extremely satisfying. I originally ...
Dear fellow Valeasians, I really appreciate the comments the new members have been sending along with your membership requests. Some of you have mentioned ...
... Currently I think I have a mix, but I have the Marklin starter with the steam engine, coal car, flatbed, and Distelhauser freight car. I also have the ...
... Hi Jeffrey, hi all. Jeffrey, you already know what I'm working on, but it's almost for other Valeasians I'm writting now. ... Two projectZ, althought I'm...
Hi All, ... No particular road or era, run MTL SP and GN with a couple CP cars thrown in on a very small battery powered layout 16" x 24". Have a Marklin...
Hi all, ... I have just finished the restructuring of one room in my apartment to have 2 shelves for N and a Z scale layouts. I am a Z scaler with a limited...
... One of the other ways is to use white glue and short rolls of 10 or so nickels every 2-3 inches to hold the track down till it dries. That way there are no...
Hello fellow Valeasians, Check out the VECRR home page to see how Val Ease Summit fits into the overall track plan. I'm still working on the placement of ...
Glen Chenier asked' "Does rubber cement work to hold track in place prior to ballasting? Or do you prefer pins and white glue?" Manfred replied that pins tend...
Dear fellow Valeasians, I made a too hasty reply concerning the use of pins on the VEC. It's been so long since I actually laid any track that I forgot that I...
Bulletin board pins with large plastic heads can be used between ties and against inside and outside of rails as necessary. Flat bottom of heads allows for...
Hi Cliff, I suppose that you were suggesting a switchback as an alternative track element for VES. That is an intriguing idea and one that I toyed with many...
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Dieter_Mac_Nolte@...
Jul 12, 2004 9:15 pm
Dear Jeffrey, you wrote: I paint the rails to weather them according to mainline, ... When I laid my tracks, I reversed the sequence of steps. I painted the...
Hello Dieter, I have normally weathered flex track in place, as long as it is possible to reach the rails easily with the paint brush and it is, for the most...
Thanks for all these tips. I have a large supply of HO rail spikes left over that do fit the tie holes without damage, but also use push pins on the outside...
Jeffrey I had typed another message about a switchback as I had just read about the WP& Y switchback which was used while constructing a bridge. Your comments...
Dear Fellow Valeasians, I just occured to me that my VES track plan, drawn from memory, seemed to be "off" somehow. I finally figured it out. I had drawn the...
Hi Jeffrey, I know, that you know, that I know, that you know, that ... hmmm, I know how to start, but not when to stop (my chronic condition :) I've told...
