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    New buildings on the layout.

    Glen - the layout looks great !!!! Keep up the good work !!!!
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    soldered joints

    Don, is there any way that you could link this forum to the already well established forums on soldering? That forum is a fabulous one stop shopping for soldering. It contains many great suggestions from some of the best GAUGERS around, and i guarantee it will help anyone who is interested in...
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    ken kidder switch machine

    Dont you just hate that smoke thingy if you press the button for the coil too long. Has anyone ever come up with a better idea than the dcc version? This idea could just be a money maker for those not wanting to go via dcc. Perhaps an electronic oneshot version after the pushbutton just before...
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    Building a Module; CAT Equipment Rental Building

    Looks great Josh !!! Name your price to come to nj and finish my layout, ill out pay everyone else - lol if you'll take train accessories in trade. Keep up the Great Job Josh !!!!
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    Flooring question

    George: thanx for the quick response, i also forgot to mention, think lts of insulation, either hot or cold - insulatin is key... the deck of my sunroom is alledgedly 6 foot of ball styrofoam insulation compressed to 6 inches, sammiched between 2 - 3/4" plywood sheets... the floor is comfy.
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    Officially my official layout thread, authentically official

    question : Why shoot or glue furring strips on the wall? Why not just build a layout table? That Ramset gun is a lot of fun , dangerous, fun... It is a great tool , but would nt a table be easier to build? btw my layout room is a warzone with tons of crap all over the place.
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    Flooring question

    Hi guys it been awhile... any idea as to how you will heat and cool the new garage? How about power considerations? Electric heat, very very very expensive...I live in nj and have a sunroom on my home. I have 2 - 8 foot electric baseboard strips against the windows. Both units are oil filled. on...
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    Please comment on new pics and vid...

    The video looks awesome !!! I loved what you did with the uncouplers. I need to do some research into these neet lil things? W/o me digging deep into it, how much do the couplers cost per unit and would I need to replace an entire track, or can I just install the electromagnet into an existing...
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    Expanding!!

    Looks like a great layout you have got there !!! Isn't it amazing how we all knew what "pant" meant? Its the vocab of the gauge. Looking mighty fine. Too bad you werent closer to me, id have you throw some ideas into my little town. Its still in my head, the rubbermaid totes are loaded to the...
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    Animated Layouts

    Choo Choo barn Investigate articles regarding the Choo Choo Barn in Strasburg PA. They have an assortment of animated vignettes. everything from lil amish guys hammering on roofs to circus figures performing acts. Plenty of ideas for you there. Hopefully this will get you in some direction of...
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    Strasburg PA Weekend

    John thanx for the heads up and the lead with Gettysburg. While in Strasburg I did not get to the museum until Sunday ( the day of the great down pour that crippled the East coast ), therefore i missed the outdoor part of the museum and missed my favorite GG1's.. To me the GG1 is just an...
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    After 5 months away.

    Glad to see you back Scoobie... Welcome back !!!!
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    Best way to cut styrofoam?

    While at work today, i needed to cut some styrofoam sheeting ( the blue stuff used for insulation ). I scored it with an ordinary razor knife, then snapped it into shape.. Very easy to do.. Hope that helped...
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    northlandz

    Welcome and hope this helpz HIya newbie and welcome.. Just to help you out, do a search of northlandz on here ( the gauge ) and you will find several threads with your answers.. Hope that helped out... Northlandz to me is nice.. It was great when it first started out. The owner, Bruce, set up a...
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    Hospital

    Get Well Soon Gil, You and your family are in my prayers . God Bless and Get better.
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