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I'm building an old time emporium (I think) out of cardboard and I'm using a plastic knitters gridwork to fabricate the windows. I've not heard of quilters pattern plastic, but your glazing looks so good, I'm going out right now to find some. Your whole model is fantastic, way better than...

Maybe this will show the reverse loop. 1. Loco at "MSC Storage Bldg" facing (counterclockwise) the stub end of siding. 2. Loco backs out to mainline (innermost track). 3. Loco goes forward(counterclockwise) on mainline using innermost track, around to top part of layout, around to hidden...

The loop has a switch on the lower right side that puts a straight piece into the curve at a 60 degree angle. If you insert a straight in the upper left quadrant (same angle) that would balance it perfectly with sectional track. The other option, to put the straight in the lower left quadrant...

Your upper level seems to be a single line with no switching, and no purpose other that to give the train a longer travel. If you take the upper right portion, and curve it away from the wall, you can use the space in the back for access, and widen that upper level to include a small...

They are sooo funny. Reminds me of the first time I was married. For the toilet seat, you could say, "Do you want it up and dry, or down and splattered?"

It sounds like your bro-in-law read somewhere or heard somewhere that 18" radius is too small for articulateds, 6-axles diesels, and 85' passenger cars, but they work fine and look acceptible on 22" radius curves (and #6 turnouts). That is true in HO!!!!!! (That last statement was SHOUTED...

Hi, I am assuming you are working with metric numbers, which are more intelligent than the "English" system we use here in the USA. The reason for the stupid 1/87 ratio is that it is a combination of English/metric and American/English measurements. If you want to estimate the sizes of your...

Hi, I bought a Spectrum Steam Engine (2-6-6-2 c&o standard tender) for $125.00 at Greenbergs Train Show in Timonium. The first one was binding up on something, but I could not see what it was, so I took it back and got another (in a sealed box) and it ran great. First the bad news, you are...

They look great, what scale are you modeling in, and are you modeling Belgian RR's?

What great photo shots. The articulation is wonderful, but I'm sure that a number of modelers today would say that the "s" curves and too much overhang are not prototypical.

I am just getting back in also. The first thing you should do is get recent copies of Model Railroader Magazine and Railroad Model Craftsman to see where the hobby is now. The main things I noticed were the switch to foam for layout construction, the DCC systems for running trains, and the...

What do you use to preserve them when you get them inside?

This thread is just plain funny. If you look at the NASA channel on your cable, you can see the delay in action as the astronaughts respond to questions. A lot (most??) of our telephone communications are going from one phone to the other via packets, compressed bits of talk reassembled by...

Put a jumper wire (another hookup to your transformer) on the section of track that is bad. That should get rid of the problem. You probably have some track that is not making good contact. If you have a voltmeter, you can turn the transformer on with no trains on the track and see if there...

Do either one of the TVs have a cable box, see which one is ahead with the sound, and switch boxes and see what happens.

Welcome to the gauge, your first layout looks promising, lots of room for expansion and adding to it. Your second layout has too many reverse loops and would be a nightmare starting out. In either event, you will need to build access hatches in the corners so that no track is more than 2.5' or...

Mike, I used to work on acomputer support help desk with hundreds of online "dumb" users (that was our shop jargon for "end user"). After years of having to explain problems as to why the system wasn't working I had to get away. I had received bonuses and awards for my work, but eventually I...

I don't have any Spectrum tenders, but I would bet a lot of money, a very lot of money that the tenders will hook up to your locomotive with no REAL problem. Sure you'd have to tuck the DCC wiring harness into the tender, but you don't need the tender electrical contacts because your locomotive...

If you have a LHS close by, you can go in and see what is in the sets, price them, then see if you can do better by buying individual locos and cars and tracks. You may be able to get something comparable, but more to your liking for the same price or cheaper. Then buy it as seperate...

The problem with the hidden switchs is very easy to fix. If you look at the Hidden area, it only crosses the exposed track in two places which are close together, a double track line, and a siding. If you just build the elevations opposite of what you had intended, the hidden track will now be...