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    Great Train Expo Show Novi, MI

    I attended the Great Train Expo Show in Novi Michigan this past weekend. I was really disappointed in the layout displays. They had only one N scale and one HO scale layout. That was it. I've been to the show the last five years and I seem to remember more displays than that. Does anybody know...
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    Feb 15 Weekly Photo Fun

    Creepy! Did you make all that up? That might be a good idea for a theme - Halloween time, fall, pumpkins... might be pretty cool to model.
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    So, what does your wife think?

    My verbal pre-nup went something like this: "I am keeping my subscription to Playboy. I am keeping my Xbox. I am keeping my ping-pong table. I will still take road-trips with 'the guys'. And one day I will get back into model railroading." However I did have to give up the drums, the...
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    Did you get the flu, too?

    All sorts of viruses making the rounds here in the metro Detroit area. Someone is either getting it, has it, or just got over it. I was blessed with a head cold for Christmas that morphed into bronchitis for the New Year. No sooner did that clear up when fate decided to smite me with an attack...
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    Gluing cork to foam?

    Thanks for the input Fred. Do you think track nails would work with the Woodland Scenics Track Bed? Has anyone else fastened their HO scale track to the Woodland Scenics Track Bed this way and how'd it work? Thank you.
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    Six-Axle Diesels and Table Top Dimensions

    Great ideas, all of you. I think that's what I will do... I've had my eye on the Atlas Yardmaster track plan for some time. Though I'm a little intimidated by the fact that if I enlarge it or tweak it I can't just order the kit; I'll have to buy the track piece-by-piece. I worry about the pieces...
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    Six-Axle Diesels and Table Top Dimensions

    Thanks Loren. Yes, I have seen that site before. I don't see any 5x9 sizes though. That's the size I am committed to. Does anyone else know of any HO 5x9 table top layouts that have 22" and/or 24" curves.
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    Six-Axle Diesels and Table Top Dimensions

    Thanks Fan, et al... Now I just need some HO track plans for a 5x9 table that utilize 22" and 24" inch curves. Anybody?
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    3 works of mine (3 pics)

    Kyle, Another Michigan native! Those are great! Very inspiring. Can we see some more layout photos?
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    Six-Axle Diesels and Table Top Dimensions

    Thanks guys. That's kind of what I recalled from high school math. That helps me out. I know I can't get too crazy in an HO 8x4 or 5x9 but at least I can have an outer loop of track that can handle those beautiful long diesels.
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    Six-Axle Diesels and Table Top Dimensions

    Okay, here's a silly question (I know, there are no such things...) When they talk about a 22" curve what exactly does the 22" signify? What's the formula there? ...If you took 22" curves and put them in a complete circle does that mean 22" from the center out?
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    Six-Axle Diesels and Table Top Dimensions

    Is the easement track called an easement track? Do you buy it that way? How will I know if I need that or not?
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    Newbie

    When/where is the Livonia show? Do you mean the Great Train Expo in Novi at the Rock Financial Showplace?
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    Six-Axle Diesels and Table Top Dimensions

    Thanks Mason. That helps me out a lot. Do the 22" and 28" inch radius curved track come manufactured? Are there any sizes in between those? I don't want to mess with hand laying and flex track if I can help it.
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    Six-Axle Diesels and Table Top Dimensions

    Okay gang here's the rub... I want to model an HO scale table-top island style layout (I know, I know, I can do what I want a lot better with a shelf layout...) where I can watch the trains go round-and-round. What I want to know is this: what is the minimum allowable dimensions/size of the...
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