Recent content by Myowngod

New Walk-in Design Here is the new walk-in design I have come up with. This should make it a lot easier on my back.:thumb: First level Second Level I have most of the grade at 2.5%or less , But I was wondering if increasing it to 3 or 4% on the switchback would be a problem? The extra...

If you see the switchback track in the lower left corner, that starts to rise the grade to the second level. The track heads up(north) , once it goes through the block wall(thick grey line) it makes a right turn and goes along the top of the plan. It makes another right turn(upper right) and...

Hey everyone, It's been a long time since I have posted. But good news... I have acquired a new area to build a layout. The room will be approximately 14'x15', with a 3'x20' staging/reverse loop area. I have yet to even stud out the walls, so I have a long way to go before running trains.:D...

Thanks everyone for the + feedback. Mr Shark, I never tried putting the camera on a flat car and make a video. The funny thing is I was just thinking about that last week. I just hop it can fit through the tunnels. I will definitely try next time I'm down there. Not sure when then will be...

Here's a few pictures of the electrical projects described above. 1st here are the SPDT toggles installed in some of the control panels. This is the UTP plug-in for another throttle on the opposite side of the center peninsula, near the river area. I still have an issue of the throttle not...

My Dad and I started installing some of the toggle switch that will control all of the turnouts on the layout. They are SPDT momentary (on)-off-(on). I did all of the soldering of the wire leads at the work bench. I did not want to be under the layout solder 60+ switches with 3 solder points...

Another video of the progress as of 1/16/2009. It covers all kinds of projects that are in the works. I also as about the positioning of my yard tower. It's an American Model Builders kit. I was going to put it with the long wall with all the windows facing the tracks in front of it. But I...

It's been quite awhile. I haven't been on this forum for a LONG time. I just hopped on and figured I would update you with some progress on the layout. Here's a few more pix of a couple other control panel schematic I did. The next section I tackled was a small panel near the Schuylkill river...

How about we, on the forum, all pitch in $5.00 and buy it. Then we could have a round robin with them and pass them around to each others house... maybe alphabetical... or by longest straw.:thumb: What do you guys think?

Here's a thread on another forum I belong to that was started back in Aug. 2005. It's up to 423 postings and covers every vehicle Walmart has sold. 1/87th Vehicles - ModelRailroadForums.com Hope this is useful in your hunt. I bought a few cars after seeing this post. It's funny at my LHS I...

Thanks for the :thumb:. If you look at the first pictures you see a 1' wide red stripe, there is a 1/4" thick trim on the top and bottom that I screwed into along the top. Where the masonite joints are I screwed it in a couple spots and spackled the joints. One thing I learned the hard way...

Here's a couple of shots of a longer view of the sky background. I have not added any mountains or city scenes because I'm not sure where they're going to fall on the layout. Thanks for looking and good luck painting your background.

Here's a few pix of how I painted my back drop, still far from done. I used 1/8 Masonite, spackled the joints and primed with plain white primer. I fortunate enough to work at a hardware store with Benjamin Moore paints, so when there's a mistake qt or gallon that is of use on the layout I grab...

One of my strong points in retail is the presentation. I'm anal when it comes to the looks of the store. I learned that from my previous boss. I've always paid attention to the little details. I would definitely take care in the fixtures and lighting of the store. When ever I walk into a...

How many of you have opened or considered opening a hobby shop? I know some of you own one now. How much off the street business or Internet business do you do? I manage a hardware store currently and the average margins run around 43-45%, what is a hobby shop run around? I have a location that...