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    Grid drawing

    thanks i'll try that
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    Grid drawing

    Hey, i need a picture of just Grid paper or something to sketch out a layout idea with winpaint to post online. can anyone help me out, if i had a scanner id scan some graph paper , but then i'd have to find some graph paper, oh this computer age,, see the delema! i need like 38x25 squares
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    A fitting end...

    Very nice!
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    Hooked on Couplers

    Ya, i can't change the depth of that part as its built, i'm tall and have long arms so i can still reach the back track, wich i left straight and level to add safety. and my table is about waist high that allso helps. i'm going to do some measuring here in town and post the shape on here soon.
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    Hooked on Couplers

    This is what i had planned/started it was all layed out and the grades built, the track was just layed for test runs and only the right hand mountain was built and thats as far as i got. still debating on if its worth moving, its 8-10 inches too long to place here where i would like to.... so...
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    Hooked on Couplers

    Thanks guys for the quick and informant replys. so i guess it will be mostly changing locomotives over. some of my rolling stock is cheap new stuff that i don't mind modifying, i suppose i can make an adaptor car if i ever want to run my old stock around the track, or just use my old engine...
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    Hooked on Couplers

    what does it involve to change to floor mount as opposed to truck mount? whats the advantage, does it solve the de-railing from backing or sudden stopping? some of my cars i have had since i was 8yrs old and would like to do little if any permenant modifications. i'll post some pictures soon of...
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    Hooked on Couplers

    Hi I'm relitively new to the hobbie, i have an assortment of HO rollingstock and locos, they all currently have i belive whats called Horn and Hook couplers, and i was thinking of switching them all over to something more realistic, and maybe some that could be used with in track uncouplers. any...
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    Turntable Recs

    Hi all, this is my first post. I have an Atlas turntable, that seems to work very well but like others have said its not very realistic, but i like the indexing and plan on motorising is soon, but I have recently bought a very nice Hudson loco with vanderbuilt tender that is much too long for...