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I made my layout 48 inches off the ground. But it wasn't for a bad back or a bad heart. I did it because it was easiest to fit 8 foot 2x4s into my truck. When I sit on my barstool and control my trains, they are mostly at eye level. And my Mt. Lookatthat looms over me and it kinda daunting. I...

What a great bridge! Do you know if it still stands today? And yes, I, too, would be interested in more. George

3rd pic is much better. This is the trouble I am having with regards to different manufacturers and their idea of HO scale. On our club layout, we have some 55 -60 different buildings, but we had to arrange them so the differences in scale were the same, if that makes any sense. Strange, but...

Hey Bob Glad to hear you are doing better and even better to hear you are getting out to enjoy your trains. Maybe you can find a physical therapist who says that you need more "train time" to help the healing and rehabilitation process. George

EngineerKyle ==> is that open faced warehouse scratch built? Very nice looking.

As for the ground cover, well, its a missmash of two colors. First, I painted a light dirt brown color then sprinkled on WS Blended Foam Green and Fine Turf Burnt Grass. Later on, I plan on putting weeds (brown/yellow) along the roadway and putting "stuff" there as well. Broken twigs work...

Here is my latest batch of goodies that arrived last Thursday. The green caboose, the box car, there are 2 of those hoppers (They came 2 to a pack), and the 1955 Ford truck. As you can see in the background, I have added more trees to my layout. I am still in a mess about making the tunnel...

Hey Kevin Here is what I did... (down towards the bottom of the page) http://forum.zealot.com/t119867-2/ I used these trees from cake decorations. Used brown spray paint (the kind used for plastic) and when they dried, dipped them in a 50/50 glue/water mixture, then sprinkled conifer coarse...

I have an issue with spiders in my garage layout too. Most of the ones out there were black widows. You can tell from the type of web that is about. I used 2 bombs last November, then I turned off my space heater for a week when it was about 5 degrees outside. Now that spring is starting...

While waiting for more scenicking supplies to arrive, I took the camera out to the local yard.

I got the Zephyr for xmas after they dropped the prices. Works great. My only issue is that I can't program my decoders with sound. The controller tells me there is not enough power to the track. But for my non-sound decoders, it programs like it should. When I was wiring my track, I put a...

Bob, Glad to hear you are doing better. Hope the wrist isn't the one you write with. That would make the drawings a bit messy with the cast and everything. I have an image of me hobbling into my garage if it were me... not very comfy would be the least of my worries. I have to duck under...

Franco, that is a great shot. I love stuff like that and am looking forward to modeling something along those lines on an abandoned off shoot from the mainline that goes nowhere.

I am trying to buy most of my gear from anywhere but China. I like stuff made in the US, but have also bought rolling stock from Austria, UK and Mexico and Canada. Yes, it does cost more. Yes, it hurts my pocketbook and I don't get as much. I can't really say why I am doing this, beyond what...

Spawn, Call 206-362-4959 North End Train Center North End Train Center - Books They have a guy who does wiring and charges $25 bucks an hour. Seattle's Train Center also has a guy who wires, but I didn't get the hourly charge. Seattle's Train Center George

Doc, I am always impressed by the work you do, and even pick up a tip or 3 ... or 100 just from viewing your stuff. I have cut out a channel for a river and put in a low bridge and painted for a river bed, but I don't have the nerve yet to lay down the water... gotta work up to it! You know...

Here is my guess... Here George

And even more... I don't know if you can tell or not, but I am pretty excited about my 'new' engine and more than a little proud of it. Josh, thank you ever so much. George

Waaay back in April of '07 I bought my first engine since 1978. It was this Bachmann Spectrum: Here is the engine is all its glory as I was building my benchwork I didn't have any notion of what I wanted to run on my less than finalized layout, but I knew a bargain when I saw it. When I...

Starting at 9 am tomorrow, I will be internet-less for an entire week! No wi-fi at the place we are staying. No dial up. No nuttin'! I am going to go insane without my Gauge fix. I might just have to sneak away from the Better Half with the laptop and try to find a coffee shop... "no...