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what are you guys useing to weather your old rails and wheels? I don't have the time to model acidic rain:rolleyes:

sence every one else is using smart remarks i had to add mine, the human brain... now can someone tell me where in the mess on my layout i left that:rolleyes:? only problem is the wife wants me to use my favourit tool around her, go figure she is geluse of my train:D ( I wish i had a girl...

can you let me know when you find out?

did you up grade the wheels on your cars? or are toce the stock ones

he used an incline, he cut a strip out of the foam he used as a base and then by allowing the train to go in one end the rest of the moutain was placed over the incline. as soon as the train fit the tonnel portal it started it's desent. it didn't take much mountain be for he was able to just...

(Me and my wife done a little 2x4 layout for the coffee table, she like N better than HO, she say's they're cute, I tell her they're trains, they're not suppose to be cute, but she doesn't believe me!) Where did you find one of those? I can't find a wife like that at my hobby shop, maby that...

chad i don't know if this will help you any. but when i was little my father was doing the same thing (it was awsome but keep it up i grew out of it because my father never helped anymore:cry:). anyway, i had a double bed as a kid so for bench work we toke a 4x8 plywood sheet and cut it to just...

Thought I would let you guys see my little find today and if anyone has a radius program can they point me in that direction p.s. i use the speed one it's great, found out that when i was a kid i had a CN bullet train:Dhttp://webpages.charter.net/dobbsp/mrr.htm

sign1 just saw that your not located in truro guess i won't be visiting

I can't wait to see the kato track when you are finish, are you going to do anything to remove the plastic look? alittle ballast on top, or weathering? I know the area that you are making, LOTS of traffic for such a small town. Maby next time i'm home in Sussex i'll come visit and "borrow a...

thanks for the info ok does anyone have some ideas i could consider? it's 2.5' wide and i need to turn the train around with a staging area behind it, long moderen cars and a steam loco must b able to make the turn.

has anyone Tryed this? I know i have seen it across straight track but never round track. I found lots of track peices that do 45 deg and so on

thanks for your input my room is 11.5 wide and I am placing the layout on wheels so i can bring it out from the wall if I have to and the place's in my layout hard to get to will be the large mountain. Do you feel that i can run the track under the table using the 2% incline? and i have been...

Well I bought some supplys today, I decided sence i'm making this layout in two peices, that i would start with the smaller but more complacated (as in my radius limit that will determon the rest of the build) in track design. Well being Newyears I woke up at a friends place around 1030 or so...

Thanks every one this has been some help, can anyone give me some pointers on steam loco's i have never had one, and i need to know how large of one would handle my track. If i find some time today before i do some good ol candian newyears drinking maby i'll try and find some cheap lumber:thumb:

good enough for me:thumb:

is that for visual or performance?

THanks for replying I really like the finger idea becuase one it's makes sence for when i have to move something, and two i feel thats lots of space for the security to look for rail bums:D. why is it that n scale might have been better before than now , if it has raised in popularity?

I guess he feels it's time to dismantal the chimny for you

Question # Four i'm plaining on using moderen Via rail cars, but a Steam train (not weathering it to give the rebuilt look for added seat value:thumb:) So my question is if i have a 12" radius curve how big a steam train can i use, i'm guessing no 4-8-4:cry: What i'm thinking is a 4-8-4, 2-8-2...