FEATURE ARTICLES FROM OUR CURRENT ISSUE DETAILING MACHINE TOOLS-TRICKS OF THE TRADE By William W. Davis Photos by Russ Reinberg MACHINERY ALWAYS HAS fascinated me so, when I saw the machine tool kits by Western Scale Models, I had to assemble them. I began by assembling most of the mini-scene kit and, from that experience, offer a few techniques to help make tools look real....   THE OSAGE VALLEY TIE & LUMBER COMPANY MACHINE SHOP By Mike Chambers Photos by the Author IN THE FIRST quarter of 2000, I completed an eight foot long by thirty inch wide HO scale standard gauge diorama layout for FINESCALE RAILROADER's Diorama Challenge and a feature in the March 2001 issue. When SierraWest Models' HO scale Deer Creek Machine Shop appeared, it offered two opportunities: First, assembling the kit as a diorama would provide a beautiful addition to my main layout. Second, it could serve as a focal point for a new branchline....