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There will be no graffitti on my railraod EVER.

Hi, I'm 40 years between layouts, same boat as you, but I want to operate the trains, building is secondary. I chose HO because it's the smallest thing I can see and realistically work with, to give me more room for operaing. Since YOU enjoy the building most, you should try to find model RR...

I spent three years in the US Army, one in VietNam. I retired from the federal government as a computer specialist, and later worked for a few years as a consultant. I was the caregiver for my 88 year old godfather who recently died from Parkinsons, and took up model railroading again because...

You need double insulation on both sets of tracks where the tear drop is. Thats 4 insulators. You should have the 2 sets of insulators separated by enough space to have the entire train in the reversing area, while you change the direction control for the rest of the layout. For operational...

Great photos. Your second photo looks like it was shot outdoors on a sunny day. What did you use for lighting? You did a terrific job composing the shots.

I bought at a very cheap price, or was given, various pieces of brass tracks which I had used to put on the floor and view different layout scenerios to see what actually fit in a given space. I changed my designs based on how the track fit, including sizes of layouts. (All my loop areas will...

I am in a similar boat. I have been planning and buying and kitbashing for about a year, and finally made progress. I constructed a 2'6"x8' foam rectangle 4" thick which has a bunch of switches on it. After I check the layout for continuity and no shorts, I will set it up for single engine...

The facts are: You bought it from his store because it has his markings on it (no switching of items from another vendor [A vs B]in this case). You are a regular customer (2 times a week is more than a regular customer). He has no reason to believe you are a thief. You only want a store...

Looks fantastic!!! You don't have any scenery to complete, it's done. Is the Davidson building a kit, a bunch of kits, or scratchbuilt?

Let me second what Ron said. The 300 foot span is that length probably because if they made it 400 feet that would put the footings out in the deepest part of the river on unsure footing. Simarily, the rightmost span is 400 (vs 450) because if they moved the footing out another 50 feet, that...

"el" for elevated railroad, in Chicago. Two books you should get from Model Railroader are "Model Railroad Planning 2005" (last year's) and "Building City Scenery". You can make your area 1 and area 2 as individual modules that you can remove if wanted. You can put down temporary track, play...

I just bought some MR books and one of them features YOUR railroad as the first one to build. When I find the book again, I will let you know which one it is. You may not need the book, but it might give you some fresh ideas. I think you have chosen the best way to do this.

From what you have planned so far, it seems that your trains will never disappear, which can make the layout seem not as exciting as having them disappear and reappear. I would hide the lower track where it passes by area 1 by having the upper scenery extend all the way to the front of the...

your roofs look great!! What are you using, aluminum foil? It looks heavier than normal. Where did you get it? You can take some scrap leftover material and experiment with it. Take some paint, it doesn't have to be black, but most people use that, thin it out in a little mixing cup with...

They are SUPER!!!

Speaking for DC with block/cab control. Regardless of whether you use DC or DCC, your yard area needs to be hooked up with the same electrical lead on all of the outside rails. That is the same with or without cab control. The reason is if you have a loco move across a crossover part of the...

Pardon the ignorance. Your layout has two loops, one superimposed directly over top of the other, in the town area. These are the two ends of the folded dogbone. They are separate from each other, even though with the overhead projection, they seem to be one. When I was questioning your 4...

The five stripes were in real gold (or planned to be real gold), some kind of paint that actually contained real gold at a time when PRR was prosperous and wanted to impress people. When the pocketbook got tighter, they switched to the fake gold (buff or dulux) and later went with the single...

Nothing to be sorry about, thanks for the info, my closest crafts store only had the ones with gridwork, but one of the packages (of four) was opened, and contained 4 with grids, and one without. I will look for it at other stores, thanks again.

I found the plastic with grids on it. It says clear, but I assume that means translucent as opposed to opaque. What do you use to remove the grid lines, eraser, solvent, or what? Thanks