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Fantastic! That's an idea that's been rolling around in my head for some time, now. I'm glad to see someone has actually done it! Unfortunately, our boss has a rule where no decorations are supposed to be over the top of the cubicle walls. I don't know if that would exactly count, though.

Nice work! What a great way to celebrate the birth of our Savior!

It's definitely not boring to me! I've been working on a little factory building on and off since this Sunday. I don't work at your lightening pace, so I'm not quite to your "usual beginning" yet. Cutting out all of those windows is hard on my fingers! Anyway, my current project looks like...

Ya know, I think it's a shame when a modeller posts a picture of a real scene and claims that it's a model. Shame on you! Oh, wait... It isn't real?!?!??? Great work!!!

Happy Birthday Big Blue! And thanks to all of you who have inspired, encouraged and educated me! The Gauge is one of the few places where I can talk trains and not get crazy looks! :D:D:D

Beautiful shots, Shamus! It's a shame, though, that all of those wonderful trees are eventually going to get cut down... :D ;)

I use RTS, too. I mostly design sectional layouts, but I haven't had much trouble with using the flex track tool once I got the hang of it. You can use the "shape flex track" feature in the Special menu to make custom "sectional" pieces, or place flex track between two existing sections of...

An antler? Yeah...that must be it! Shortly after I took this photo, something knocked me out cold. When I woke up, someone (or something) had taken my wallet and my camera. There were incriminating hoof prints all over the place... Nah, seriously, it's a dead tree on the edge of the...

Thanks for the compliments! The deer on way off to the left, across the creek. You can see them here: West Hill Railroad Layout That location in the first photo would be a nice spot for some more deer... I think I'll get some more and do that next time I buy some more LPBs. I like...

Here are a few pics I shot on my West Hill RR layout at the office. I was just playing with the camera and wanted to see what a few shots through the forest would look like... Looking down the dirt road into the Void Beyond the Edge of the World. I got new flourescent lights in my...

Here are a couple of my engines running on my office layout (West Hill RR): 2-8-0 Consolidation from the Copper Ridge Railway Nickel Plate SW-9 (my son calls this one Mavis, after the character in the Thomas the Tank Engine stories)

Right. Some or all of these may be "reserve" prices, and may go up after the model actually hits stores.

So far, www.nscalesupply.com, www.4nscale.com and www.nscaledivision.com are listing it for $140. www.blwnscale.com is listing it for $135. Prices are subject to change, of course...

Charlie made some very good points. I'd like to add that as far as cost is concerned, something like any one of those modules can be built from scratch at just a fraction of the cost. For example, a sheet of plywood can be purchased for less than $20, depending on the thickness. Add a $7 or...

Chihuahuas! I had a couple of chihuahuas when I was a kid. I love'em! They're deceptively deadly... They can't go for much more than the ankle, but that is, afterall, what did in Achilles!

Wow, Robin! Thanks for sharing that one, too! I love seeing these models come together. It's given me the courage to try it...someday! The CD case really brought it into sharp relief how small it is. Was that the Partridge Family? :D

That's a terrific site, Urban! Yes, I was talking about running the train up backwards, at least for some of the runs. It's a fairly common practice to put the engine on the downhill side on steep grades to prevent runaways. I followed a link on that site that you gave me to this one...

Hey, Screwysquirrel! Sorry to hear about the incident with that dog, but I'm sure Mr. Avery had your best interests at heart... :D Yeah, that second plan is based on Mike's plan 1. I flipped it over so I could make use of the turnouts that I have on hand (I didn't have enough right-hand...

Urban, I left the second track at the mine so I could make two runs...leave one behind, pick up the other... There's not a lot of action potential on such a small layout, so I was trying to squeeze out as much as I could... The more I look at it, though, the less I think I like it. I...

Tyson, I've had lots of troubles with my older engines stalling on turnouts. My better locomotives have had less trouble, though, especially if I keep them clean so that they have good electrical pickup. I am particularly concerned, though, with having three turnouts in a row on the main...