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where did you get the template drawing from? i have access to CNC and EDM machines at work and could probably get a template made. what all tools would you consider essential to completing this? such as gauges, point form, etc?

VERY NICE! what grade is your incline. i'm getting ready to start a layout and i like the way you did the mountain. how about access to the inside of the mountain?

thanks for the reply. i did look into HOn3 a bit, but after most sites suggested it was more for builders, i thought i'd try On30 first since there's more items readily available. now i'm kind of toying with just doing only logging and one mainline. i should be able to easily do 22" or larger...

very nice. thank you.

and isn't going back and changing things later on part of the fun so you never get bored?

i will look more at the yahoo groups. i never thought to look at them. i guess i should quantify my google post before. i did search, and yes, things did come up, but the links were just tidbits like, "Shays were used on logging railroads in the late 1800's." and that's all that was on that...

Thank you to you and Mike for your replies that were actually helpful. i think the 2 links that Mike provided will help with some more specific info for further searching. yes, i did do many searches like the one you proposed. maybe neither one of are as experienced at internet searches as...

yeah, i've been on his site for many, many hours already. if you google "on30" his is the first site that comes up. as far as the double main line, that is more of a "it's my layout, and that's what i like to see" kind of thing. i know it's probably not prototypical, but it's cooler to watch...

well, i've been trying to decide what "era" i want to model. if something like this has been posted, forgive me. i tried to search, but the forums won't let you search "era" because it's not at least 4 letters. so any way, i know i want to model a logging area, probably around the late 1800's...

I've been posting on a couple other forums and getting feedback there as well. the general consensus is that 18" turns is too tight, even for On30. so now, i'm thinking of just sticking with HO cars and doing a logging theme. any feedback on that? will that be easier to tackle than what i...

if i could have an ideal layout for this, it would have 2 mainlines for continuous running with some operating and switching. the main focus would be the mainlines though, not the yards. i mostly enjoy watching the trains run with my kids and talking about them. every now and then, throw a...

thanks for replying. yeah, that's why i designed it with the O gauge library instead of the HO. 18" radii is the same as O-36 and 22" is a little less than O-45. so by using O-36 and O-45 in my layouts above, i make sure of adequate clearances. in the end, yes, i know i'll use HO track...

well, i'm thinking of doing an On30 layout in my garage. this is the layout i've come up with. roughly 12'x12' i designed it using Atlas RTS O scale track since i figured i wanted mainly 18" radius turns and larger. yes i know theres a couple gaps, but i can work those out later. i want...

been a little longer than a week, huh? sign1

yeah, they're probably closer to 20 years old.

I was back home for business and dug out my old trains from my mom's house. I had forgoten how much N scale stuff I had. My dilema is that I'm mainly into O and G scale now and need a lot more money for G track (costs about $5 per foot). So I'm trying to decide if I should sell my N scale...

250w is the max capacity, not what it puts out constant at all times. if a given locomotive takes 40w to pull a given load, and you're running it at 10v, then the transformer is only going to be putting out 4A at that time, not 25A. now with AC, it's not just simple P=VI. there's other things...

i have a loop that's 7 feet on one side and 11 feet on the other, so probably 33-34 linear feet around the track. i'm currently powering it with only a single 30w transformer. i have power fed into it at 3 different places. based on that, i doubt your ZW should have any issue running that...

everyone knows what a ZW is. :mrgreen: Lionel, Product Finder

wow! awesome! that's all i can say at this point!