<div dir="auto">Hi,<div dir="auto"><br><div dir="auto">Happy to share.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I use the N scale Arizona cinders. I'd get both HO and N, that way you can decide what size you want best. The Arizona product is actual cinders, so make sure you put a magnet over your work. I don't know about the other brand. I do have a limestone ballast from them and it's good stuff.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I use a spritzer to fine mist some 50% IPA / water before the 50% Matte Medium / water. It's a little more delicate than the limestone, but it's not bad. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Yes for the LCC, but I don't have anything fancy for timing and effects right now. But I really want the lanterns at the passenger stations to have that oil lamp glow. I need to get on that.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="http://www.professionalplastics.com/">http://www.professionalplastics.com/</a></div><div dir="auto">It's been a few years, so no idea if they are still good.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">For books:</div><div dir="auto">How to build a small switching Layout </div><div dir="auto">How to design a small switching Layout</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I don't have the scenery book, but it looks good. Lances blog may also have stuff on this or his tutorials on his site. He is pretty nice, I'll bet he would respond with a product list update if you emailed him. Although I'm still using the exact stuff listed, new as of 2 months ago.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I would also recommend "how to make vignettes" from Ammo. I can't stress enough how impressed I am by the military modeling community.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">David Baker</div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 9:18 PM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <<a href="mailto:nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="line-break:after-white-space">David, some questions for you.<div><br></div><div>I like the very fine cinder treatment. What material to use for this? I’ve been content with Scenic Express’ offering (it’s relatively fine), but I’m always looking for other options. Never mind, Andre asked this later in the video - check me if I linked the wrong product.</div><div><ul><li>Arizona Rocks and Minerals <a href="https://www.armballast.com/product/1032-lbs-black-cinder-ho-scale-ballast/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.armballast.com/product/1032-lbs-black-cinder-ho-scale-ballast/</a></li><li>Stuff that I purchased: <a href="https://www.sceneryexpress.com/LIGHT-CINDER-BLEND-FINE-QUART/productinfo/SE0853/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.sceneryexpress.com/LIGHT-CINDER-BLEND-FINE-QUART/productinfo/SE0853/</a></li><ul><li>I’ve only used this on a small diorama and I thought it was pretty good. The best stuff I’ve used, look wise (subjective, of course), was the no-longer-available Smith and Sons. It was very, very fine with color variation that reminds me of iron and sulfur impurities that I see in real cinder. However, the fineness made it very hard for adhesive to wick in - there’s almost no air space.</li></ul></ul><div><br></div></div><div>Is your interior lighting also controlled by LCC? (I think I’ve seen some of your commentary on the LCC mailing list - good to make that particular connection). </div><div><br></div><div>What vendors do you have for your plexiglass cutting work?</div><div><br></div><div>You mentioned Lance Mindheim’s good color advice in one of his books. I think you are referring to this one? “Scenery For Modern Switching Layouts”. For everyone else, his books are here: <a href="https://lancemindheim.com/book-store/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lancemindheim.com/book-store/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for sharing your layout!</div><div><br></div><div>Matt Goodman</div><div>Columbus, Ohio, US</div><div><br id="m_-7399205440241403664m_2836624804139248515m_8323114244751188752lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 22, 2025, at 7:33 PM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <<a href="mailto:nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px"><div></div>
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<div><div id="m_-7399205440241403664m_2836624804139248515m_8323114244751188752ydp72e36e7cyiv8645310508"><div dir="ltr">Recorded last night's virtual tour and you can watch it on our YouTube site here:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/WyGGw7VVUAo" rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/WyGGw7VVUAo</a></div><div><br></div><div>Please let me know if you would be willing to show yours and if you would like to see others.</div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Jim Cochran</div></div>
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