The Other Guy's List of Essential Supplies

Cold adult beverages, ham and cheese on rye, chips, radio, clean tools, wire dispenser, tapes, a second pair of hands, and portable lighting.  John

milk, something to smoke, a good knife, pliers, screwdrivers, and hair ties. 

When I get on the wrong side of the tracks. 

Gotta' have my helper:

Gotta' have a ready supply of the World's cheapest building material {cardboard} for scenery foundation:

And for fascia:

Once painted no one will know the difference. 

Vinyl. Anytime I work on my layout, it is a safe bet there will be old records playing.

Flashlights, internet radio, one of those grabber things, wiha screw drivers, loctite glue gel.

iPad with old time radio app and CD player with a stack of railroad sounds CD's for atmosphere. Also micro tip Gorilla Glue 

Tom

The Other Guy posted:

As I endeavor toward completing (ha!) my first "serious" layout, I'm learning there are some supplies I can't have enough of. True, you may not find them at your local hobby shop or online dealer ... but they remain essential nonetheless. 

What's on your list?

To wit:

For late evening trainworx:

 

For early morning trainworx:

For general maintenance and care:

- The Other Guy

Where does the beer fall.

Bayer's Back & Body.

Melvin P posted:

Where does the beer fall.

Somewhere between the fridge and the recycling bin. For the moment, my layout is more worx than play; caffeine keeps me en pointe. 

- The Other Guy 

Smartphone for taking photos and videos of my trains and layout to post on the Forum.

Also, light oil.

Arnold, good point about the smarty-pants phone; an essential supply in the train room!