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That installation will be as secure as many military installations. The LPB's will have quite a time trying to get in there to paint the tower, tank, or do any other mischief. Very nice light assembly. I have marked this one to possibly use on my layout.

I second Will's assessment. You can't go wrong with the Atlas and Kato diesels today. And the B'mann 2-8-0 is a charm. You will absolutely love it. Quiet, to a fault. I always have to look for mine around the layout - but that is the same for the Kato and Atlas Diesels also. I have DCC in 8...

cork and 50/50 white glue

:thumb: I just did the procedure and my application went right through. Just awaiting approval now. Thanks guys.

I rarely go to the "local hobby shops" around here - namely because the closest one is about 50 miles away in Manassas and the one that I do visit is in Richmond (85 mi South). But EVERY time I visit my kids and grandkids in Seattle (which is about 3100 miles away), I make a stop at the Seattle...

For the best "quality" buy a good locomotive - Atlas, Kato, Bachmann Spectrum, to begin. Buy a few good pieces of rolling stock and equip them with Kadee couplers as soon as you can. The prepackaged sets do not, as a rule, come with great materials. They tend to run rough and and noisy...

Greetings Zach, Everyone has told you that "n" is a good place to be. And while you have questions of quality, you would have the same with HO, G, or any scale that you go into. The best way to alleviate some of that concern is to visit a club or better yet go to a trainshow somewhere so...

This looks like a layout that both dad and the kids could enjoy. Talk about "quality" time. What better way to spend some time with the youngsters?:thumb: We should all be so lucky. Nice work, Herc.

Is there any way that the "who's online" stats at the bottom of the page could be made more meaningful? As they are now, our guests are lumped with the address and subject "bots". For instance as I enter this there are 14 "guagers", about 40 actual guests and 167 miscellaneous "bots" on line...

I agree to a point here. While the lionel's and other sets can be set up on the floor, you should put it either on a solid wood floor or put a sheet under the track to keep it off the rug. The lint on the rug can get into the mechanism. While would not be as bad as if you were using a...

:thumb: and the tower looks good also. Great sequence Tom.

Layout - N-scale in 17 1/2' x 14' room - around tha walls with a peninsula inside. ~120 Sq. Ft. Locos - 21 = 1 per 5.7 Sq. Ft. Rolling Stock Cabooses = 8 Freight Cars= 87 Pax Cars = 18 Total Rolling stock = 113 = 1 per 1.06 Sq. Ft.

:thumb: Simply impressive. That is a very good looking structure. I am sure you will find it a good piece of property to call home.:)

I give up. What is all the excitement at the donut shop? Oh, I see!!:) Must be break time for all the law enforcement LPB's!!!sign1 HAGD

Years ago Kadee and Microtrains use to have conversion sets for some locomotives. I changed an Atlas 0-8-0 to a Consolidation 2-8-0 with one of their "pilot conversion kits". You might check out the Kadee website to see if they still make the conversion kits. Other manufacturers may also do...

Here is a photo that I just found on a news group that shows this. This is a Tom Moungovern Scan

I can only speak to #5 I am an N-scale nut myself, but for quantity, and quality of merchandise I have always liked the M.B.Klien folks in Baltimore. http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/. I have visited the store several times and liked their stock of HO and N products.

:thumb: That is a neat looking piece of work. How long did it take you to complete it?

Some of this can also be attributed to the pulse characteristics of the "dc" we use on the layouts. Most of the locos that I know of in n-scale appear to run smooth at low speeds with no cars attached. But when you hook 2 or 3 cars behind it you see the "lurches". Pulsed DC will do this as...

Don, My wife raises cactus here in northern VA. We have the flowers at different times of the year and they never cease to amaze me at how beautiful they look. We put ours out doors after May 1. :)