Recent content by Fort Kent Dad

"L shaped of 12x 4x 30" wide" So an L shape with one side 12" x 30" and the other side 4' x 30" That is a nice size for N scale. Lots of possibilities. Do you want point to point or a continious loop? If you go with the loop, you can use a 14" R curve in 30" (using flex track any R is...

One of those VIA rail trains was number 911 - would you want to take a trip on Train 911? thanks for the photo shoot.

I have used Atlas for years, I have found a great remedy for this problem which plagues these switches sooner or later. First carefully remove Atlas turnout, second replace with Peco turnout. Now there is no problem. :rolleyes: I have about half and half right now. I really have given up on...

Rustic Nails Deer Family This is their deer family, they are nicely detailed metal castings (unpainted). Buffalo / Bison are more or less one sold colour so painting shouldn't strain the eyes.

I use both, depends on which is on sale this week. Cork hold rail-nails, foam does not. Foam has lower profile and bit easier to shape. Cork you can sand (and I have a bag on my sander - the dust from cork sanding is a great scenic material). Hold both down with Liquid Nails - no problems...

Ad my WOW's to the list. Not so Crappy.

When I built my grades I worked on two principals. First the grade measured by comparing the length of the run (best done with a string strung along the section, especially if curved) over the climb (difference in height from bottom to top). The second principal was that the climb should be...

I guess it all depends on what you want. The for more pictures you can always go to your image gallery, where there are tons of pics, maybe too many, it is a bit overwhelming. So the pics are there, you site just makes the user work a bit by having to open the images (I have XPmedia and they...

This is the liquid weld I use, it does melt a bit and it brushes on, trick is to get the pieces to stay tight together then let capilliary action such the glue into the cracks. again tiny amount is better. I learnt that you have to sand paint off the joint area, it makes a mess otherwise...

Saw an undecorated one for sale at the Edmonton Canada Train show today for $40.00 - bargins can be had.

I have one, posted a picture of it on the Sept. 10th item on Doodlebugs, just a few posts back. It run fine, not a silky smooth as a Kato, but it is fine.

Have I taken a knife (saw) to a perfectly good engine and chopped it up? Yes. Would I do it again? Not until I learn how to do it right. Unhappy with my efforts with the engines I tried. Did yield some chopped up F Unit noses for a neat scrap yard sometime. Did chop a boxcar down to...

I have a Bachmann Doodlebug I bought at the NMRA Convention in Toronto in 2003. I was able to get it as a TH&B (Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo), it is nicely lettered and detailed and runs well. Not as smoothly as my KATO RDC but nice. The passenger cars with it are also TH&B from Modeller's...

I wonder what the husbands think of their wives model railroads? What no women modlers? My wife supports my obsession and I support her's (teddy bears). She has bought me train stuff including a starter G set she wants put into her garden, and an On3 set for under the Christmas Tree. Last...