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How good are these locomotives? Do they run smooth with good sound? I was thinking about purchasing this one Broadway Limited Imports I haven't heard much about this company. I searched around the forum and found only a few references to them. Most of them were positive. Anyone have this...

I realize I ask a lot of questions and change my mind a lot but I always recieve a lot of good advice. I'm a continuous run kind of guy, but it seems every HO layout I really like is a shelf or around the wall type layout. I would have room for a good shelf layout on two, and part of a third...

I bought my first HO scale freight car this past weekend. It is a branchline blueprint kit, 50' Clinchfield Boxcar. I want to detail it but was told since this is my first attempt I should just use the parts that come with the kit. I was also told that i could use super glue to put it together...

I was wondering if any of you track planning software junkies could turn Kent J. Johnson's Turtle Creek Central into a 4.5 x 6.5 foot layout... seen here... Amazon.com: Basic Model Railroad Track Plans: Small Starter Layouts You Can Build (Model Railroader Books): Books: Kent J. Johnson...

Do team tracks still exist? I haven't done a lot of research on the web about it yet. I just thought I would ask here first. If they are still in use, in what capacity? thanks in advance for any info.

I was messing around with Atlas Right track last night (what a pain) and I noticed that it would take almost a 4x8 layout just to model the Mountain Lumber company complex with all off its outbuildings with track and the unloading crane. I was hoping to use it, but I'm going to find another...

I saw in the sawmill construction thread that you have a detailed bait and tackle shop. I would love to see some pictures of it. I'm sure there are others here that would like to see it also.

What company carries the best dummy locos? Most of the websites like Atlas and Bachmann are a pain to navigate and I couldn't find much on them. Athearn had a few. I was wondering if anyone used many dummy lococs on their layout and if they were as detailed as the power ones? I want to buy one...

I thought this might be an interesting shortline to model for those interested in modern operations but with a soft spot for the old locos like the RS-3. The Battenkill Railroad

Does any company make a kit for the saw and equipment that are used in a sawmill, instead of the entire sawmill itself? Thanks, Clint

I've been armchairing it for a while now and will continue to for a little longer. I've been planning on doing a modern logging layout in N scale but recently have been leaning toward HO. I only have room for a 4x8 with a 9 x1.5 shelf extension. I want to start fairly small. The reasons I've...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EYVJJTaZ00&mode=related&search= sorry if these have been posted before, and if anyone on here is the one that put them on youtube. Thanks.

Does anyone have any tips on modeling pine trees like those found in the South. Southern pine trees are not triangular shaped like most tree kits and layout pictures that are so common. Southern pine trees (of all kinds) are shaped more like decidious trees. How would one go about making these...

Here is a good site of someone's reflections on model railroading. This person may already be a memeber of the gauge and if you are I hope you don't mind me sharing this. There are many nice pictures and his "ruminations" at the bottom are pretty insightful for beginners...

Is it impossible to get an RS-1 or 3 with DCC? I noticed atlas doesn't even have them that are DCC ready. Does anybody carry these with DCC installed or at least ones that are DCC ready? Thanks, Clint

Well, today I was just looking for small track plans for my first layout. I was planning a early 1990s CSX or freelanced but I happened upon this site. http://simonet.club.fr/Poss_us.htm I have always liked the logging layouts I have seen from some of you folks and even posted on here last year...

The Alabama and Tennessee River Railway, an Omnitrax rr, would be a nice prototype to model, I think. I am more interested in CSX in the early 90s or freelancing, but I thought this might interest someone. It would be very interesting in N scale. It is a shortline that runs roughly from...

Has anyone detailed their locos with the BLMA fans like their instruction video? If so do you have a photo of it? Thanks. Clint

Are there any videos out there that show someone how to paint, decal, and detail a N-scale locomotives? I have a cheap airbrush but I don't know if I have the guts to try and paint and decal a locomotive.

I haven't posted on here in a long time. My interest in model railroading comes and goes, but I always come back to it. This, I guess, is one of my dilemmas. Anyway, I live in a small apartment now but I want to build a layout in the next couple of years and have already started gathering...