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    Please comment on new pics and vid...

    Hey is that Philly in the back ground? I just moved back to Chicago from Philly, Iwas out there for work for a year and those buildings remind me of where I lived in Philly
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    That's what I am talkin about!!!! REALLY nice thanks. Now I want to know how you "weather" those cars, the Continental car is my fav!
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    Please comment on new pics and vid...

    What happens to these threads? they just end.... too bad the pic's here were great! I wish there was more!!!
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    We are REALLY NEWBE'S

    No problem! thank you, I am about half way done laying the track, I am using the pins to hold the track in place right now, but I will try what you said about marking the center line for the corck roadbed. And I am also using the ext. styrene
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    got ya.... thank you!
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    I did find some local mr clubs, however they all had "dues" and were more than i can afford right now! I am on workmans comp, from a injury at work. So I guess you guys are stuck with mesign1 OK so once I finnish laying out the track,and yes I have about 8 remote switchs, left and right. So...
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    ok I think I schould put my picture's where my mouth is, here is what i am working with.ums/jj65/nwdyr/railraodpics004.jpg[/IMG]
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    We are REALLY NEWBE'S

    What I have is Atlas HO code 83 nickel silver rail, it is track(plastic,brown)and rails(silver-ish) no road bed attached. Those "rail joiners" do they go under the rail?
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    ok guys I have searched 100's of these threads and found 0 that talk about laying track 101. I guess I will continue to try reading some books,but thats kinda getting old too! thanks for your help
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    ok, here we go..It's not "flex track" It's code 83, I have 9" straights, 6" straights, 18degree curves etc... so I don't have to snip and or soder the track:mrgreen: it is not connected to the road bed, I have allot of cork road bed. I think, from what I have read anyway, that i schould put the...
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    Actually I am using 3 foot sections of what I thought was flex track,but I dont have to cut it. There are some small metal "joinners"? that slip onto one end and then you join the 2 pieces. It just dont look like the best fit all the time and when you move the track in order to fit new pieces...
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    We are REALLY NEWBE'S

    Hi all!, My 11yr old son and I have just started a 4x8 ho layout. We have built our table and finally got all the track and transformers. So.....help! I am lost already and my son is looking at me like, hmm I guess the old man isnt so smart after all! any help you guy's and gal's could give to...
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