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    long lost member

    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
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    switchback, which end 1st?

    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...
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    Ok, You Guys Are Nuts

    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...
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    built it myself

    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...
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    kato tram chassis

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

    gats mobile, al who's going? i will be the 40 something guy with no hair and a pair of reading glasses on a blue lanyard hanging around my neck. oh, l learned not to bring the grandkids if i want to shop!:p :D