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OK, here we go again. I have two piece's of 1/2" birch ply wood that I had left over from a project so I ended up keeping it to build on. The first piece is 8' x 9 3/4" The second piece is 3' 1/4" x 1' 5". It's about all I have room for anyway. Sense the layout will be operation/switching all...

I haven't had time to post in a long time but made sure that I would get this posted as soon as I could. I wasn't able to get any pictureswall1 but now after I saw I started taking my camera to work everyday. KCS rolled out 3 brand new 3 bay smooth side ACF hopper's in the bussiness train...

Trucklover, I have some thing's I want to run by you and get your opinion on. I bought one of those new Malibu classic truck's sense our Wallyworld just started carrying them and I have to say the cab's are fantastic. Perfect to scale and the cab profile fit's Bowser trailer's beautifully. I do...

I'm working on a locomotive problem and I'm having trouble getting the solder to adhear to the truck pickups. The pick up's are brass and I have no flux and no way to get any. Any Idea's?

http://ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=6099678&nav=menu50_2_3 SHREVEPORT, LA Man Thrown From Car After It's Hit By Train Shreveport Police and firecrews are at the scene of a car/train accident that happened just before 1 PM at the intersection of Hollywood Avenue and Mansfield Road...

I bought 2 Kato SD40-2's durning the summer and got to run them for the first time today. I've never seen a Kato setup like these are. They have a copper strip running down both sides of the frame under the walk way that picks up current from the trucks. One of them only get's current when you...

OK, here it is for those of you who are or want to start using Sergent coupler's. I'm sure who has and hasn't but some have stated thing's about using Sergent's on a modular layout. Well, I ran a full train today with three locomotives on the head and something like 40 cars on our club layout...

I just started a new job with a company called AI here in Shreveport and what they do is assembly of the motors & transmissions and sequencing of other part's such as axles,leaf spring's, shocks, lights and fron't rear and side flare panels (not sure all what else) for the Hummer 3's at GM. I do...

After tearing apart a 3 disc CD changer/radio I salvaged it for some motors and springs. I started playing around after letting the idea go for using the motors in animated scenery. I looked at the Model Power power supply in the box across the room and thought, "can I harness my own electricity...

Here is a switching operations track plan I have been working with in MS Paint sense I couldn't get anything to work in RTS but however it is to scale because the yard was a design from another builder and it fit in an 11 foot space. So what do you guy's think? I need more switching on the...

OK guy's. I've just about done it all but this is a new thing I'm trying to do. I have two Atlas 3 bay covered hoppers in Cotton Belt with the SSW reporting marks. How do I paint over the the logo and change the number's and reporting mark without damaging the cars or oringnal paint? Kinda like...

What happened with Proto 2000? I've been looking up and down to find some PS2CD/4750 Cubic Foot Rib Sided 3-Bay Covered Hopper kit's and I can't find any. Not even at Walthers.com I remember seeing a lot of them at shows and even special built a couple of them for one of our club...

Union pacific is looking for someone to run one of thier Arkansas locomotive facility. I saw it in the paper this morning then got online to look it up. Here's a link to anyone who might be interested. Click here: AOL ::: Find Jobs - Manager Locomotive Maintenance Jobs in Shreveport, LA

I'm starting to have some serious doubt's about Atlas' program. The only one I've ever used so far but after waking up getting dressed and going next door I stand there for about 20 minutes looking and really giving the room the eye ball. I look at a hand full of trains on my work desk and note...

I'm stumped. There are two thing's I can think of right now but a few that don't make sense. One happen's to be couplers. Why is there a hole straight through the knuckle and what are those four hole's on the side for? Another thing, if it's trains vs. trucks then why do trucks haul truck side...

Well, guy's, I finally got another job today but I think to my fiance it didn't come to reality until this morning. She is devastated by the fact that I will be leaving out Monday morning for my first day and I won't be back home until some time in November. The company I am going to work for is...

I have 4-5 of them in the other house next door. Two of them are the same size but I'm wondering how good of a layout they would make if they were stripped down and 1/2" plywood screwed down to them. I was even thinking that sense box springs are deep that the top could be used as a layout and...

I've been doing some Googleing on HO scale offshore oil rigs. Anyone seen a model kit of one of these? If not, I wonder what it would take to build one from scratch full size in HO. I know it would be very big but would surly turn some heads! PLease drop any and all thought's, comment's...

Well guy's, I'm at a stand still and confuzzled about wiring. I have an AC4400 that was hard wired with a light kit. I removed the light kit from the locomotive to install in a Athearn SD40-2. Thing about this SD is, it's forced air and water cooled. Thing is I tried installing the light kit but...

Hey guy's, A while back before I moved when I was last here I was getting into track planing. A couple of you posted a couple websites with some really nice designs for 2x8' shelf layouts and now I can't seem to find them. They were in this section of the forum. Anyone know where they might be?