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Sam, when you are modeling in N scale (seems logical since this thread is in the N/Z scale section) you can multiply the wire thickness with 160. This gives you the diameter of a rod/hose/grabiron/pipe/whatever... in the real world. So when you use 0.005" wire (for metric modelers: 0.13...

My standard gauge turnouts are all PECO. They are excellent. On my narrow gauge (H0n3) I tried some Shinohara turnouts, but I'll handlay most of them. BTW: If you plan to run bigger narrow gauge engines (say a D&RGW K-36) forget #4 turnouts! I learned from experience :curse: and settled for #6...

Chris and Bill, thank you for the explanation! :thumb: That's great about The Gauge: You always get answers! :):):) Ron

Those are sharp looking streetcars! :thumb: But why are they called AIR car? :oops::confused: Ron

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Something like that? (Also with a brighter green) Ron

Yes, you are right - two heavy bus wires under the layout and thinner feeder lines every few feet up through the roadbed to the tracks. And no - DO NOT connect the the bus wires at any point, or you would cause a dead short on your system! I don't know your track plan, but you have to check...

Galen, this gauntlet was laid in the Swiss town of Basel (in the extreme North of Switzerland), adjacent to the Zoological Gardens. The track belongs to a narrow gauge streetcar line (meter gauge) which extends out of the town into the countryside. Initially this stretch of track was single...

Omaha, this curved backdrop could solve the problem indeed. As long as you still have track enough for your planned switching operations this should be fine. BTW, a curved backdrop also looks better than a sharp corner. Ron

So you are off to a good start! Congratulations! :wave::wave::wave: Now I can guess where you 'found' your Gauge-name, Cannonball! :D Thank you for displaying my e-railpass so prominently. You beat me to it, I posted your pass on my website only today! :) Ron

Omaha, I see another problem which could be serious: If I understand you right, you intend to install your layout like a bookshelf around the corner of your room. Now what happens if a car derails in the corner? As I see it, when you have to grab that car in the tyre plant you have to reach...

Thanks for the description, Tom. Although we have different brands of caulking materials here in Europe, from your description now I see clearly what type you used. I think I'll give it a try. Ron

Tom, this track really looks good! :thumb: I never worked with this caulking stuff, so I have two questions: 1. Is this material getting hard after some time, or does it stay rubbery 'forever'? If the latter is true: Isn't there a danger for the track slowly sliding away - say, if you are...

Johnny, your layout is a very good example for showing a railroad which fits into a given landscape (and townscape :D). I admire your modeling style - you didn't succumb to the temptation to cram as much tracks as possible into a given space. I must admit that I myself had to eliminate several...

In 2006 I got the standard gauge part of my layout operational. Now for 2007 my priority objective is laying all of the main line track of the narrow gauge line. And then - finally! - I'm looking forward to start landscaping. In between (as the mood strikes) there are a lot of cars waiting for...

Walthers has a set of poles, and also Life-Like produces a set. Look here in the Walthers catalog. At the moment they even have a special sale price. Ron

Here are four shots of a gauntlet track. In this case it is used by a narrow gauge tramway whose double track line runs through a narrow passage (which must be shared with a road) under a masonry bridge. In this case no guardrails were installed. Also note that the nearer end of the gauntlet...

Chessie, this is a very good idea to get a somewhat different viewpoint to look at a layout! :wave: Russ, 'riding' a camera-equipped train is already possible - even in N scale! Have a look at this website: http://nietzsche.mems.duke.edu/~auro/trains/movies.html There you find dozens of...

Now what's the BAD LUCK part? When I made my first test runs, the engine performed flawlessly... until she reached the first #4 turnout. And there she simply derailed! :curse: (So far I had had no problems with my other steamers, but they are smaller consolidations with two blind (flangeless)...

Two months after I retired, to my great surprise I got a note from my former employer that he would pay me a final reward for my loyalty at the job. So I was able to fullfill a long time wish - I bought myself a brass engine. It is a Precision Scale K-28 of the D&RGW, #478. I bought exactly...