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Paul - Thank you for the kind words about the wall darkening idea. Thanx again.

Swweeeet Freight line as well !!!!

AA Battery Hi ya TJ - To test a LED with a battery, simply get a "AA" battery, 1.5 volts and connect the correct polarity to the anode and cathode of the LED.. LED's are polarity dependant. If the polarity if wrong, the LED will not light, unless its a bi-color LED. OK i hit ya there with some...

Welcome Aboard Ed, Its always great to see new people here at the Gauge !!!!!

Satellite view of Co-Steel in Perth Amboy NJ 08861 Bigsteel - I hope that I can help in your quest. I grew up in the City of Perth Amboy NJ and in the 1970's a little Canadian Company called Co-Steel moved in. The utilized 3 - 26,000 volt electrodes to literally disintegrate scrap metal by...

announce1 Good 2 c u again ole friend - Ron !!!! :wave:

TC - very nicely MacGuiver'd :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: - true ingenuity at its finest.... I was hoping everything has been OK with you. I have not read any of your wisdom on THE GAUGE for quite some time - Welcome back!!!!

Way to go - DEANO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi all. My " chessie" is a 3 month old kitten who is extremely curious about everything. The safest solution that i have found us the 2 inch wide painters masking tape. I run it along the edges of my layout with the sticky side out. Chessie does not like her paws and pads getting stuck.

Stephen - that is a mighty impressive website you have there - very informative. Good luck in your future endeavors. Your free tutorials and your Book are awesome.. Im sure someone here on THE GAUGE can assist you witha job or perhaps ideas where to look. The talent and resources on here are...

Hi ozzy - I dont have any rail yards as of yet. Im guessing that the railyards should be less than about 1/4 of the loop of track you are planning on running the trains. Just my ideas. Happy Holidays !!!

Stripes - God Bless You man !!!!! If i ever need ponds, I will definitely keep you in mind. Even if you werent within my shipping price, I would go with your company. Happy Holidays !!!!

If anyone lives near a Fortunoff's dept. store , i saw the polar express today for $199, an unadvertised special. I was going to get one, but im not into O-Gauge. Im sure I could have unloaded it on Ebay for an easy $250, but I can"t take advantge of fellow train enthusiasts.. Happy Holidays!!!

nice, i cant wait to see it. id use the small wheat grain lites somewhere in the middle of the round house. id drken all the walls and celing so they are not translucent. id also inclusesome type of welding flash in there as well... my 2 cents...

Very nice courthouses !!!!- Doc, dont forget the gallows out in front - most impt part, or did the put that in the town square in front of the court house. i dunno

Hi Guy and welcome to the gauge !!!! It is a great way to bond with your son and family. My dad did that with me and I hope someday to model with my children, if i have any.

Check your spam mail - prolly in there, mine was....

Warmest of Welcomes to you both !!!!!!!!!! The Gauge is full of fun personable people who care not only for the hobby, but care for each and every member. The topic of trains is suggested, but not necessary. We discuss anything that happens to be on anyones minds. This site is a lifesaver for...

I like to use both the incandesnt and the LEDs - both serve differnt purposes on the amount and quality of light emmitted.

I guess i would go for one really nice engine - I dont have exact specifics on it right now, but it is a HO challenger class engine with dcc and sound. The unit goes for $675.. Im pondering this engine very seriously.... Time for me to grow up and get some nice things :thumb: