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    More free paper kit houses

    Just posted are some very small paper house kits that can be used with S, O and O27 trains. If re-sized, they can also work woth HO. Houses were designed for wargaming with 25 to 40mm figures. These houses have a very small footprint - 3" by 5" - and can be used to fill spacer, as background...
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    On a roll again

    Well, I've been at the track planning software again, and this time developed twelve basic layouts. I then took the 12 and did them in O, O27, HO, HO / ON30 EZ Track, N, TT, G /#1 and Standard gauges. They are at http://www.thortrains.net/trackplan/minipdex.html I am now working on another...
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    Misery Loves Company

    Bad: our nearest hobby shop is in a mall. Some stock is laying there since I moved here five years ago. He charges above suggested list on many items. The good - mail order place I use is so fast I usually get the goods in 2 to 3 days
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    Sneak Preview - Mini Track Plans

    I just posted a sneak preview of the track plans - http://www.thortrains.net/trackplan/minipdex.html There are plans for O, O27, HO, N, G, TT, Standard gauge. These are tiny, but fun More will be coming soon.
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    Layouts & Track Plans, many for small spaces

    Just to remind you that hundreds of track plans are online at the All Gauge Page - http://www.thortrains.net - for O / O27, HO, N, S, G, TT and Standard Gauges There are also many other free resources for model railroaders there. Enjoy!
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    Ocean Grove Show

    This weekend you can see trains in action at Ocean Grove, NJ. From 11 to 4, Satursday & Sunday, the Community Room on Pilgrim Pathway will have various layouts, including my tinplate stuff, N-trak modular, and some small HO and G pikes. So if the kids are getting on your last nerve and yo...
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    Light up the candles

    Many thanks! I am especially pleased this birthday - after surviving the heart attack in April! :) It feels really good to be here :) :cool:
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    Garden Railroad Kittens

    I don't know where Lewes Ferry is We're in Freehold, about 14 miles west of Asbury Park and about 18 miles east of Trenton.
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    Garden Railroad Kittens

    A feral cat lives under our garage. Here are some pics of the surprise she brought this year - right in our garden railroad! http://www.thortrains.net/garden/garkits1.html Yes, cats are a trip!
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    HO as toy trains

    Just for fun, I posted a few photo galleries of some HO trains that are NOT scale models. Most are old stuff from the 1950s and 1960s. They are on my site (listed in my signature) in the Ho section, the link is marked "NEW - HO as toy trains" Have some fun - it's good for a few laughs at the...
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    also a happy birthday --------

    Have a happy!
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    For those who might miss me...lol

    Remember, yo ucan have both. Garden railroading is super. I have an entire section devoted to it on my website. When we garden, our trains come with us.
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    I did it again

    The idea of a tabletop layout is practical with N, and some folks have done wonders with it. These small layouts have a lot of advantages.
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    I did it again

    Even more I have managed to include more plans, this time for HO and G. the new sets are listed i nthe appropriate sections on ym website and marked "New". That makes 20+ new Ho plans, and 20+ new G plans. Not bad!
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    This time plans for HO and G

    Just for fun, I took the N plans and tried to redo them in HO and then G. Guess what? It was a pain i nthe butt, but it worked. So now I have 4 'by 6' HO plans and 6' by 8' G plans, i ntheir respective sections on my website. The links are marked 'New" so they are easy to find. Enjoy!
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    I did it again

    I've been doing a lot of track planning - not much else I can do, udner current circumstances.. Well, I managed to crank out some 20+ plans in N for a 2' by 3' area. this ought to amuse almost any critter fans, narrow gaugers and others who love the smal lstuff. Next project - try to do some...
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    New Track plans posted

    I did it again! Just added 20+ 2' by 3' N scale plans to the batch I posted previously. They are at the same link - all I did was append them to that section. The new layouts also come with track plans and complete track item list. Enjoy them!
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    Just a quick hello

    Many thanks! I just posted some new O27 and N layouts. I can't do much else, but I can at least work out some new track plans. The funny thing is that track planning is very relaxing for me. I have the RR Track software with libraries for Lionel O, O27, MTH O, Atlas O, HO and N, Aristo &...