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    Todays Progress on the ACTRR

    Mike looks GREAT!!! With moving to a new house I am sure I could find a place for it on my new layout!!!sign1
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    Dirty track and YOU

    Sorry to change topic from cats!!!sign1 But for keeping my track clean I use a leather like stick, about 5-6" long that electricians use to clean older open contacts for large eletrical boxes. Couple passes over the track than run my track cleaner car ( atlas vacuum) and problems are very...
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    New Gal

    Welcome to The Gauge!!!! This is the best place to be to learn everything there is to learn. The hooks are called " couplers " and are fairly easy to replace. Have you tried to run your Engine ( or also called locomotive, or just Loco ) on the track that you have laid? But for plenty of...
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    considering changing from HO to N

    N scale has come a loonng way!! Detailing is harder to do but most things can be done with a LOT of patience. And of course magnifying glass or good eyes. In some cases detailing looks better because you can skip certain areas because the eye will scan past it , but to try and sell HO to start a...
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    building parts in n scale?

    I also work in N scale, for windows I use pieces of the plastic many items from stores come in. The ones that are pain to open because they are heat treated all the way around. Cut a piece large enough to glue over the window hole from the inside, from there you can either use colored paper...
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    Pros and Cons: Switching from HO to N Scale, and Vice-Versa

    Well like most, I had HO has a kid, loved it,still display the engines on a shelf 30 years later. But when it came time to build a new layout I chose N scale!!:thumb: Reasons for choosing N scale ws after much research, space allotment was the most critical, like mountain man I wanted lots of...
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    Scenery help

    I use a first 50/50 mix of glue/water on the bare area I plan on landscaping by pouring a bit in a puddle and spread around with old paint brush,then fill the area in with turf, soak with water/dish soap mix ( you will see in some areas where the glue actually comes to the surface) Then I use a...
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    Donors Needed: LL 0-6-0 "Little Joe"

    You can get them cheap from walthers. around 30 bucks
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    Whoahhh coooool! How's that gonna work?

    Or you could buy your self a mini compressor just for the air brush gun:)
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    Intoduction and First layout

    Welcome to the site Amrap. I too am new, and can feel your frustrations!!! But for what I have been reading on this site alone, most if not all your questions can be solved here. Keep up the great work, your photos show the progress you have made thus far.
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    New Member

    And the last of pics that I have on computer,wife is lagging behind, sign1
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    New Member

    Ok have reduced a few more pics for you.
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    New Member

    A few more pics , layout is further along than what is posted so far but will update later on, just figure give you all something to look at!!! Oh yea , Elvis lives on to watch the building of a train!!
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    New Member

    Thanks Cas, for what I have seen on this site I did like very much. Ok now for some photos hope fully they aren't too small but give you an idea of what I have.
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    New Member

    Hello to All, Happy New Year. Just thought I would post to introduce myself. I am from the Niagara Region of Ontario Canada and of course started to build a N scale model Railroad of no particular place. Have been at it for about six months now, kinda came across this site, I guess Thanks goes...
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