Recent content by VulcanCCIT

the room is a mess, but here is what I came up with for bench work...now the fun begins!! I hope it works, again, I have not ever built bench work...the American Flyer system long ago was just on a piece of plywood sitting on a picnic table. I appreciate everyones help!!!!!!!!

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As my new railroad matures, and I get more comfortable with the hobby, I want to have some bridges and or Trestles. Can any of you suggest your favorite bridge/trestle that you have used or can recommend? I would love to do something like what is shown on the front of the new Walthers Catalog.

the room is pretty big...it is 12' x 35' so I have a few feet on either side. I might end up putting the 2 4x8 tables end ot end.... I have not built table 2 yet... the jury is out on how I want to do this. I might do as suggested and have a 4x4 for a turn and then some smaller piece...

yes I got rail joiners, a pack of 100 and the atlas track curve pieces had them too. so if I wanted roadbed on the wood, how do you attach that?

I ended up making benchwork... just a 1x4 frame with 2x4 legs....so its a 4x8 table. I will add another one of these tables in a few weeks...probably in an L shape. Question on roadbed. how do you attach that wood, and how do you attach that to the foam from woodland scenes? Then I know...

Jim, thank you for the reply! Dc meaning direct current, just power to the trains and keep it simple for now?

I got to thinking I do not really have to do an incline, but what I really want is a mountainous type scene. The train going around a mountain, passing across a bridge over a river, sharp drop offs on one side of the track and a mountain on the other side.. so I guess this means the tracks...

I had an American Flyer S gauge set over 21 years ago...I built an oval on 4x8 plywood, with a few turnouts....and a very cool mountain. My highschool budy had an HO set. Well, that was fun back then but I have not done much since. Now after looking at some Model Railroader magazines and a...