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I love your weathering on all the cars. I weathered some of my hoppers similar to yours, though not as good a job as you did. I weathered the insides with leftover coal dust, but at the train show today the Western Maryland Historical Society guys told me that they are now modeling the insides...

I agree with everyone else that the circular shield would seem more appropriate for the 1950's, especially early 50's, but you other logo with the "N" superimposed on the "W" might look good as bold lettering on the sides of your geeps. If you do that I think it would be better to have the "W"...

In On3, Sn3, HOn3, etc the "n" refers to narrow guage, and the 3 refers to 3 SCALE feet (American) between the rails, On2, Sn2, HOn2 would refer to 2 scale American feet between the rails, and On30, Sn30, and HOn30 would refer to 30 scale American inches (or 2.5 feet) between the rails. Most...

You could go with a large Indian reservation where they discovered some valuable resource and developed their own railroad which also became an interchange railroad between two or more large class 1 railroads (CNR, CP and NYC, B&O, NP, GN....) and situate it on the US/Canadian border, close to...

You can take your 5x8 and cut it into 2 5x4 segments, bolt them together to run trains, and unbolt them for transport. You can take the switches at the bottom of the layout and configure them like the switches and the top to move them further off of the seam, which would also get rid of two "S"...

Nice job. Looks like it's a good size for a siding with maybe six tankers set out at a time? Was Standard before Esso, Sohio, etc, and what years is it appropriate for?

That's more or less what I am in the process of doing - in HO. When I got back into MR I checked first with local modular clubs to see what their standards were, and have designed and planned my modules with the intent of eventually hooking up with one of the clubs, pun intended. My first...

What I like first, second and third is running the trains and watching them run. I like designing things (structures, layouts) a lot more than actually building them. I like using some technique or design that I thought of on my own. I like the satisfaction of the finished structure more than...

Has anyone ever tried using an oil of some type for waterfalls? I would think you could get some clear plastic rods and heat them up to be form fitted for falling water, the shape, then have some oil recirculated from the bottom back to the top, and have it slowly drop down the falls to...

If you haven't used plaster before be warned that you cannot pour the excess down the drain or it will set up and clog your pipes. Let it dry and throw it away, or make something useful out of the leftovers (rocks, ramps, foundations).

You have some questions about parallel and series that seem to linger in your mind because there is something you don't fully understand. Maybe I can help. Pretend you have a big dam holding back a lot of water (12 volts worth). The dam has floodgates that you can open, but when you do you...

You must feel as happy as a person can possibly feel. May God continue to bless you.

I bought a 2-6-6-2 from Star Hobbies (Annapolis) at the Greenbergs train Show in Timonium for the show special price of $125. It was defective (new in sealed box) with a driver wheel what would hop up at a certain spot in its rotation. Took it back and got another sealed box in exchange. That...

I decided about a year ago to get back into model railroading, and it took a whole year to actually get something going. I built (glued together) a 2.5x8 foot foam board 4 inches thick, and stuck a bunch of tracks and switches on it. I'm experimenting with engines, cars,couplers, track, and...

I have just started setting up a switching layout (2.5'x8' on foam) and I love,LOVE the Peco switches. I'm using Atlas off a straight, and Pecos on curves. The code 100 Setrack switches are slightly larger radius than an Atlas 22" radius curve (23-24"??), and the inside track is slightly less...

That is absolutely a marvelous layout. I just went to the B&O museum which had wonderful layouts, but yours is as good as anything they have done. Your layout is museum grade quality, which is the most any of us can aspire to. Congratulations.

I have used the google ads on some occasions in the past, and when I have a specific need in the future I might use them again, but for right now I ignore them. Some of my bookmarks came from the ads.

To answer one part of your question, YES. You can make three individual modules, 2x6, 2x6, and 2x4, lay them out in a 4x8 area, and connect them together, and run them as one layout. You can make up your own set of standards and have these modules connect in different patterns so that you...

Your drums look far better than the kit drum, and your loading platform stuff looks good too. I agree that the drums seem slightly tall in proportion to their diameters, but overall they look good. Check around at the local crafts store (Michaels, AC Moore, etc) for stuff you can use to make...

I believe your Bachmann DCC set with two locos was advertised by Peach Creek for $125.00 last month, their email says unamed major vendor (hint-Bachmann) will raise prices 15% accross the board. I was thinking of getting a Bachmann controller just to learn about DCC, since it didn't exist way...