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well hill, i went thru a major life change (for the better). this included in moving to a place where i had no room for the railroad stuff and was distracted from modeling. i now have a little building where i can take up the hobby again. maybe i'll buy a camera soon and post some pics...

hi all, i have been away for nearly two years. i just went to storage and pulled out my old layout. will be back lurking as i did before. davido

picked up my shay today. my wife is going to have a fit when she sees the credit card slip. david

my LHS recieved my ordered shay friday, placed it on the shelf and promptly sold it to someone else.:confused: :( however, they were in atlanta for a trainshow and got another for me from a dealer friend of thiers.:) just have to find 15 minutes to go get the thing. david

just remember not to reduce the size of the isles, if any. david

well, i have watched a lot of feller/bunchers work but never one with legs.

thanks for all of the great info. i just drew a Z on paper, found out that with odd number of legs loco would be on opposite end of train at each end, even number puts it on the same end. so with odd number on would want to push, pull, push so cars would reach loader 1st. correct? thanks...

ok, lets say the length of each track section between each switch is the same length, the mill is at the bottom of the mountain and the "woods" are up the mountain, would that not put the loco uphill of the train half the time and down the other. oh no, another question comes up now. did they...

on a switchback line the locomotive will change from uphill end to down hill end at each switch. so which way did they start? the locomotive would be on a different end of train with odd/even number of switches. run arounds at the logging end? why or why not? somebody break this down into...

well brewer, looks like you use top quality lumber along with great models. keep us updated. david

russ, need more input! which plan? minimum radius? flextrack or sectional? code? what brand of turnout and frog number? long passenger cars or short ones? david

harry, need more input. david

same stuff, just denser. i do stained glass work and use homosote on which to assemble the pieces. check your local stained glass supply store for homosote. david

i have good pin vise, just had trouble tracking down those itty bitty drills. david

well, i have to include myself in this. i have a thread going in the logging forum on building cars. last night i sat down at the workbench with my 1st pack of BLMA grabs. man! those things are small. i tried to find something small enough to drill the holes for the n scale grabs. a sewing...

hmmmm? quality? i'll borrow a camera after i detail and paint this thing and let the forum decide about the quality. it ain't brass but it rolls. thanks david

EDIT: almost forgot, n scale! man, don't you just love those drm logging cars. but woa! the price. decide to see what i could do with styrene. .020 v groove for deck, .080x.100 for side frame and .40 strips for ends. a couple sizes of tubing for bolsters. ah, the bolsters, the tricky part...

anyone built a switcher with this thing? is it heavy enough? pics? advice? thanks david

and use a screw driver (not a battery drill) making slow turns to snug it up. i am an expert at running the screw up to tight and cracking the plexiglass. david

man, you need to make a trip to redstone arsenal in huntsville, al! werner von braun used railroad tank cars half buried in the ground for bunkers from which to view the rocket test stand. the stand and cars are still there. david