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  1. dhutch

    About to lay yard - what do you think?

    After much (too much) thought and testing, and time off, im going to start laying my yard. This is a photo of the paper "test" layout. - What you you thing. Peco code55 thoughout, with peco TTable and small radius points. (and maybe a few med radius ones that i have) :thumb: Daniel
  2. dhutch

    WOW-its all changed!

    The whole boards gone all blue! :cry:
  3. dhutch

    Repairing Graham Farish Wagon Couplers (QUICK)

    I have just bought some grahamfarish 5plank wagons, and one of them has a damaged coupler. The spring is all bent and out of place, and i was wondering how the base of these wagons is atached to the tops? - Is it possable to remove the top, so as to get to the spring, without damaging the...
  4. dhutch

    Sheep glue

    While i was at my cosins house over the weekend, they gave me some [peco model sheep for mu N-gauge layout (10sheep and 4 lambs to be presise) I want to "fit" them, but i dont know how i should attach them! - would CA (cynolacrilate) supperglue be the best? - Its just there soo small, and...
  5. dhutch

    Caboose?

    I've been browsing this board for a long time, but i've never really understood what a "caboose" is??? - i one point i though i know what it was, but i think i've got the wrong end of the stick!! daniel
  6. dhutch

    wiring an electrofrog double slip?

    wiring an insulfrog double slip? title should read INSULFROG Ive got an double slip, but i dont know how to wire it, its a peco SL-390f (N-gauge, code55, insulfrog) - im wireing it into a DCC layout, and i dont know how goes? -As its insulfrog (unlike the rest of the turnouts) i assum...
  7. dhutch

    Rolling stock storage - what do you do?

    I was wondering what people useally do to store there rolling stock, i currently only have 12 waggons/vans and 5 coaches - i have boxes for about 1/2 of them, but puting it in therre after avery time i run them, just never happens and they and up geting left and damaged - i had though of...
  8. dhutch

    GWR loco's - N gauge

    I currently have two Grayhamfarish GWR (green) locos, a hall and a pannier and a fair bit of matching GWR rolling stock. And im looking to get a third loco, and i was wondering what i should get! - should i get a 2nd hand Grayhamfarish, just like the other two - should i get one of...
  9. dhutch

    Replacing Grafer brushes

    I have two grayham farish locos (lookin to get another soon) - but i think the brushes on one of them have worn out? and i was wondering where i can get a set of replacement brushes (in the UK) - can i get them online of bachman? or would i be better trying to find a model shop who do...
  10. dhutch

    Peco, Code80 or code55 for yard

    ok, i have a smallish N layout which is done in code55 flexi, and im about to buy the track for doing the yard at the back. - im wondering, should i stick with code 55 to keep it the same thoughout - or can i use code 80 for the yard without it looking odd (i can get code80 cheap off...
  11. dhutch

    Point motors, Peco Vs Hornby

    Im just about to electrify the 15 or so points on my n-guage (peco code55)layout, and i was wondering what motors to use - i have two points electrifyed with hornby units, which are screwed directly to the underside of the baseboard, with the pin reaching though a 5mm hole to the point...
  12. dhutch

    Controlpanel - point switches

    ok, im i the process of mechanising my points (with peco point sonoides) - but i was wondering where you guys get you switchs from i know you can get the (hugly expenceive) peco "passing contact" switches - but what are the toggle switches you use, are they passing conect?, or are...
  13. dhutch

    Buildings/scenery for a GWR layout

    OK, i've been working on my (n guage) layout for a while, - i have the landscapes done, and greened, including hill and flat bottomed valley, - and i have a small colection of Grayham farrish, GWR livery rolling stock, including a pannier tank engine, a 4-6-0 tender loco (GWR green), a 3...
  14. dhutch

    whats is logging?

    what is logging? - i never come accross this term, - i followed a few links, and im still stumped as to what excetly it is? daniel
  15. dhutch

    1*7foot N gauge yard

    HI, im look to build a 1 by 7 foot, N gauge yard - Im looking for a yard that i can play with for hours and hours - it will be conected to the current layout (basicaly a 6*3foot figure of eight with reversing loop) - I have a GWR mainly freight rolling stock, with one mainline 3coach...
  16. dhutch

    any ZTC users about?

    Hi, i run a ZTC(UK) system, and i was just wondering if theres any one else here runnin the same system?