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eBay announced on Wednesday 5/7/08 that they will no longer allow feedback withdrawal. Details and rationale are posted on eBay's announcements board: May 2008 This is the latest of the many "bold changes" eBay has instituted recently that, IMHO, have had an adverse effect on both the buying...

I'm currently using DC with a wireless walk-around throttle and power-routing turnouts which works great for a medium-sized, one-operator layout like mine. I am beginning to build a series of "dominoes" that will also serve as a test platform for DCC. The main obstacles to conversion to DCC...

What an awesome undertaking. How many people are involved overall? Do you feel there are any areas of expertise over/under-represented? Only a club (or someone with a LOT of friends) could succeed at this scale [pun intended] of enterprise.

If you subscribe to this magazine or even just pick up the occasional copy, I'd like to solicit your opinions before I decide whether to order back issues or subscribe. Post to this thread, PM or email -- all comments and opinions are appreciated.

I've been thinking about a couple of other possible fixes: Code 70 or Code 55 rail joiners, maybe spread slightly to accommodate the Atlas code 83 flextrack; or code 83 rail joiners crimped a bit to fit the Unitrack profile. Anybody have experience with either of these - whether related to...

After two years of using hardboard as a [seemingly] humidity- and temperature-proof subroadbed, all of a sudden, on my new, "big" layout, I've got a world-class case of rollercoaster track! 90 feet of @#%&*! Now what do I do? This stuff was attached to a 2x4 framework attached to the walls with...

I need to link a main line laid with Kato Unitrack to a yard lead laid with Atlas flextrack and Peco turnouts. The track has all been matched in terms of height. What are the possible options for connecting the two mfgrs' track? Kato rail joiners are too small to fit the Atlas track and Atlas...

I have had a Linux web server machine running for years and it has never needed to be rebooted, including when the OS has been upgraded. Try that, Windows!

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Nice to see I'm not the only "black tank car" freak! :twisted: (According to my inventory I have 90 of 'em.) :cry:

While I don't disagree with this POV, I'd like to leave a lot of latitude regarding the 'quantity' of scenery. David Barrow's recent work comes immediately to mind. I can't even say that I intend for my layout to be "developed" at least one step removed from bare plywood -- on more than 50% of...

... and more, e.g., for InterMountain, Red Caboose, Kadee, et al, if it's to fill a specific need on the roster. When I came back to the hobby a couple of years ago I bought indiscriminately, and learned the distinctions. Now, I'd rather have fewer really nice cars than a bushel basket full of...

Are you pulling our collective legs? :confused:

I've seen (and participated in) a number of threads over the last little while where the majority opinion of the posters is that "mainstream" model railroading magazines (like MR & RMC) are not worth the price of a subscription. If you subscribe (pun intended) to this viewpoint, are there, in...

You have no idea how cool it is to see pictures of a layout that someone is actually enjoying that doesn't have to look like a centerfold spread in Model Railroader! Go forth and have fun!

My suggestion: search the Internet. You may be shocked (in a good way) by how much less you'll have to pay for better quality now than even just a couple of years ago!:eek: P.S. This is not strictly a "public service announcement" -- I'd like to see your pics! :twisted:

Did anybody besides me buy a copy of Model Railroader's most recent Special Issue: "HOW TO BUILD REALISTIC LAYOUTS: TOWNS & CITIES"? If so, what did you think of it?

As a confirmed Barrow-ista [as in David Barrow, proponent of "domino" layout construction], my focus has evolved more and more towards reasonably realistic operations (but no CTC machines in a hidden room!). After four or five "tail-chaser" layouts, my current project has been designed as a...

Turns out I have a "natural" spot for it near my staging yard -- I'd just need to put a triangular corner piece on the existing benchwork for one of the curved segments.

There has been some really great feedback on this thread - thank you! One result: I decided not to attempt this jerry-rigged solution. Then I started looking into a "real" turntable - one that I'd have to "bury". I got great step-by-step comments about how to do this. There are days when I...