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1. Use 12 volt garden lighting as both railway lighting and building lights. The transformers seem to have plenty of power for small 12 -16 volt bulbs. The transformer turns on automatically (some use time clocks,others use solar sensors), giving your garden railway that "lived in look" even at night.'
2. Customize those kits to avoid your buildings looking like everyone else's. Add some windows, enlarge a window, paint the window and door frames. You'll like the look, and YOU DID IT.'
3. "For those of you with indoor scenery, or are playing with modules, I've learned of a truly successful way to re-new any organic vegetation you are using. I have a stand of trees that use some sort of fern for the branches and after a few years, have dried out so they are starting to look droopy and dull color'd.'
"The recipe is one part glycerin and three parts 99% isopropyl alcohol. Mixed in a tiny spray bottle and lightly sprayed on my greenery made a world of difference. The suggestion I received claimed this should be re-applied once a year to keep all that stuff healthy. So any of you using lichen, wood sticks, moss or any other stuff that mother nature helped to keep our world supplied with oxygen, give this stuff a try." -- Bruce Jahn in Northern California'
4. When laying track on bare ground, use roofing shingles to keep the weeds down. Half a shingle works for single track, a full single is best for double track and yards.'
5. "If you need small quantities of mixed paints, make it in inverted paper cups. Using the cups upside down requires much less paint, ideal for painting figures, window frames, etc. Stacking a second inverted cup on top of the paint holding cup will seal the mixed paint for several hours (maybe days)." -- Andy DeLucia, El Dorado Hills, CA
6. If you use aluminum rail and brass joiners, electricity through two metals can cause corrosion, which will result in non-conductive joints. A small piece of aluminum foil around the rail and inside the joiner will allow the current to flow in spite of any potential corrosion. Coat a little "no ox" or "oxygard around the rail to hold the foil in place.
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