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    Western Maryland Thomas sub critique

    I agree.. The scenery dividers are overkill. p.s. what does YMMV mean?
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    I got rejected from Model Railroader

    thanks Yeah. I agree with what you said.. There are no people present in my scenes. I took with a Kodak Easy share digital camera (bargain type) I did include modelling notes & story..mostly woodland scenics terrain, lifelike engine, etc thanks for advice.:thumb:
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    I got rejected from Model Railroader

    I sent some pics to trackside photos, but was rejected. bummer.:confused: My n scale tckr
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    What topic would you like to know more about?

    wanna see it in action? I spent alot of time looking at it on youtube. wow!
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    Stacks

    csx engine who makes it, atlas? how does it run for you? Looks great!
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    color for ho scale hot metal car

    more more
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    color for ho scale hot metal car

    Cars.. Hope this helps..
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    What topic would you like to know more about?

    I'd like to see... More pics & ideas of model railroads at night. Easy, affordable automatic dimmers and n scale street lights, etc. BTW, That HO scale layout in Germany that modeled las vegas is the most jaw dropping layout ever.
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    Western Maryland Thomas sub critique

    What do you think of this months Model Railroader track plan? It'll fit perfectly for what I'm doing, but wonder if you see any drawbacks? http://www.trains.com/mrr/objects/pdf/mrr-g0708_aplan.pdf does this link work if you are not signed in to MR?
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    kinda off topic - oil prices!

    Are WE to blame? Every excuse, but the one I hear over is the weak dollar. Is this because I would rather buy a foreign product (kato), to an american engine? Which N scale trains are made exclusively in the US?
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    Pick a color, any color..

    As things SLOWLY progress on the train room, I have to think about what color I want to paint the walls. The room will serve as a garage/train room, and I am thinking about hanging all of my black and white photos in black frames on the walls. Which color should I paint the walls that the...
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    What's your point?

    yeah That V&O in MR mag this month was inspiring.
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    n scale Pittsburgh module

    Trying to come up with trackplan I'm thinking of having the Edgar Thomson works as the main yard and hub of activity. I might do a single mainline, a continious loop around the mill, and 3 yard tracks that can hold 10 gons each. The loop would be a staging track. Scrap gons go to left for BOF...
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    What's your point?

    Appalachian Northern A few years back, MR did a n scale layout that was designed for modern csx/conrail power to run to various mines and return. it was small, but well designed. I'm thinking about incorporating alot of that concept into my layout, but insted of coal mines, the locals would...
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    What's your point?

    Ha. :rolleyes: Actually, what's the point of your layout? Which best describes the activity of your layout: Mainline running-not much switching, more from a railfans point of view watching trains go by. Locals & Interchanges-dispatching various locals to serve smaller industries and...
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    Cat jumps

    my idiot cats.. took a expensive and fragile n scale bottle car and played hockey with it on the concrete floor.:cry:
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    DPM vs. Walthers Modulars

    thanks mine will be very similar to Dr. Waynes awesome building in the background. (geez, that guy is good!)
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    DPM vs. Walthers Modulars

    For the same size building in N scale, which is the cheaper/better way to go? I am making a massive freight warehouse (7 sections wide by 4 sections high). Thanks.
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    Some pics of my layout

    Love this layout.. Did you notice how many views you have on this thread? That means we keep coming back for inspiration pictures!:thumb:
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    Do you model less in the summer?

    poll great question!