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Bilk, I have in front of me the Peco Catalog. Curved HO turnout data:- Outside radius is 60" (1,524mm) no degrees specified. Inside radius is 30" (762mm) no degrees specified. Their large radius turnouts are also 60" radius and are quoted as being 12 degrees. None of their other...

Many happy returns of the day Jimmy. I'm drinking a toast to you :) (from the bonnie Glenn Fiddich) ;) . Errol

WOWEEEEEEEE upguy, That's no itzy bitzy layout!!!!:eek: :eek: It's coming along real nice. Lots of interesting aspects for customers to drool on. Is this the first of your idea catching on in John Day??? I sure hope it is and that the interest spreads like wildfire. Good thinking there my...

Hi Michael, I'm glad you posted your predicament for it's at times like these that one needs our friends. You have a heap of friends here at The Gauge and that counts for a lot and the Gaugers are the salt of this earth. Being retired, I don't have money to burn on this hobby but I sure...

ROBIN !!!!!!!!!! You done gone and dun it again!!!!!!:eek: :eek: "Incredible" is the only word that comes to mind to describe your skills with cardboard. Aartwmich took the other words right out of my mouth. I only made one mistake .... I let my wife see this thread! :( now she's...

Hi Thor, I just took a peek at your new "Teeny" N plans. I think they're great! I had always envisioned building a reasonable sized layout of typically 6ft x 3 ft. I actually started a multi level one that size and got into horrendous trouble with trying to fit scenery into it. Recently I...

Fabulous modelling Jimmy! :eek: I adore timber built structures, just can't see enough of them and your's makes me drool. The whole setting looks just perfect! It's interesting to note that JM's "fiddled" picture shows what lighting might do for your scene, I think you made a good job of...

Thanks for posting the pics Chris, It helps me with the pumps you sent. Not sure I care much for the "Lightouse" colour scheme though! :D :p . I like the view of your's finalised on the layout. Ask Jon to send over his "better" LPB's and get that roof fixed before another twister hits it...

Jim, that's a helluva nice structure you made and very nicely weathered too. Something's missing....... Ah, I know what it is, the Flag that tells poor old foreigners like me where he can get stamps for his vacation postcards! :) :D Errol

I have absolutely no interest in DCC but I'm with Esdays in voting for a separate section for it because ..... 1) It can be a very complex subject for some people and a knowlegable moderator could shed much light on the subject. 2) It will keep the info all in one place therefore it'll be...

Strthoky, .... You're hooked!! :D :D Great start you've made. (Another "scratcher" joins our ranks) :) :D :D Errol

I love that one of yours Charlie. If I remeber correctly it is only a couple of inches deep. Some day I'll have to build one myself. It's quite amazing just how much atmosphere can be put into such a small space. Errol

Hi TrainDude, In spite of being inept at woodwork (not joking), I decided to build such a display case. It is fairly simple to make if you have access to a mitre saw for the corners of the outer frame. The drawings I made are metric dimensioned. The internal dims of mine is 44" wide x 23"...

Welcome Strthoky, That's an impressive quality of attention you're putting into the scenery as you progress. I wouldn't presume to criticise it, there isn't anything to criticise. I would suggest something though which could enhance the running of the layout though....... In your last photo...

It turned out well in the end though Tom, it looks real good. You learned a lot with that project :) :D . And I've just learned from your mistakes :) thanks for posting it all. Errol

Hi Val, are you sure that's the same basement you first posted pics of?? :eek: :) :D . What a transformation!! I can sense the excitement building up, success does that to us. If you really think about it, the sky is generally closer to a white than blue and as Vic said, prime the board...

Chris, that's some superb terrain you live close to. Great picture opportunities there and you seem to have a knack of making the best of it :) . I bet you're gonna be bugged with "Grapaw, Grapaw, when we gonna go see more trains Grapaw, huh? ... When?" :) :D . There's nothing like the...

Geee Tyson, when I first saw your post of the Water Tank on it's own, I thought it was HO!! I had forgotten (in one of my senior moments) that you're an N scaler. That tank looks sooooo danged authentic sitting there on your layout. You even complied with the Zoning Rules as to it's colour :)...

Welcome to The Gauge Stu, I was modelling HO European outline in Germany back in 1962 and am now into USA outline stuff in N gauge. European RR's are quite different from USA in their layout and stations, yards etc. I can suggest one or two books of layouts specifically for European...

Jim, I luvs 'em, luv, luv, luv, luv, luv. Fabulous atmosphere you captured! The MOW car too is absolutely great! Comments? .... hmmmm, Ah, you forgot to weather the Buick!!:) . Errol