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There is a group of modelers in the NE somewhere who made a scenery 'goop' for their forest floor. I think it was part white glue, part sculptamold, part ground-up leaves, part dish-detergent or bleach (to kill mold as it had a long setting time) and maybe some sort of coloring agent thrown in...

I've got a Bachmann HO 3-truck shay that will not go below 18" radius, not for nuthin. No coaxing will work and the noise that comes out of it when it comes close is pretty bad. I did some flex track testing when I bought it to see what she'd do and that's when I found out what I later read -...

What sort of operation do you want? Round & round or switching, or a bit of both?

...right now, with no trains, etc. on the layout. But once a tunnel goes across the back corner and some detailed scenery (prone to the dreaded 'leanover shirt snags') goes in front it may be hazardous to reach across the layout. UNLESS it's very low and your arms are very long, OR you've got...

Those tables appear quite sturdy...but have you thought about access holes?

Don't forget little decorations like figureheads, fluer de lis, etc. on the vertical pieces between the panes if it's a really fancy or ornate car. All the kits I've ever seen/assembled come with green glass. On a northeastern brand combine I substituted micro crystal clear liquid tinted with...

Layout Plans @ Fotopic.Net Perhaps there's something here that will fit the bill? Or at least stimulate thought. Welcome to The Gauge, btw.

Looks like we were typing/posting at the same time...good luck with the kit whenever you get it, and please keep us all posted on your progress!

Ditto to NKP174's and Wayne's suggestions, especially Waynes, as I think that'll most affect the operating characteristics of the model, regardless of what the prototype did. That said, the prototype modifications usually have some bearing (no pun intended) on how we balance and equalize our...

That's Yardbird Classic Trains They also have a great discussion group.

Iain Rice has some thoughts on this in an issue of Model Railroad Planning...2007, I think. Also, "Small, Smart and Practical Track Plans" by the same author has a layout constructed in sections and linked together by plain track on unscenicked boards. Each section is its own self-contained...

Thanks for including many shots of that 4100 with the snow loader line! Great story Wayne, even my 3 year old enjoyed having it read to him - whenever I read the word 'whistle' he provided sound effects.

I have the J, but it may not be the one you've got. I think mine is the B'mann silver series J...I'll have to pull it out and check. She was in the 'shop' for a detail upgrade when we moved and I haven't pulled her out since. As Xmas and other family activities take priority, it may be a...

Didn't the Southern have some low-platform FM's? They may have been 4 axle jobs and not big TM's though...

I've always admired this layout ever since that article was published way back when...so please keep us all informed every step of the way. Thanks for sharing!

Find last year's list and tackle those items.

If the lift bridge section is elevated, then your passenger cars and other long equipment can make laps up there, while down below a freight line can circle around. Urban theming, like Furlow used back in the 80's with the Carbondale layout, would play well with this kind of planning. Upper...

Iain Rice published a plan for modeling a major passenger terminal in an L-shaped space. I believe it was in N-scale, and is in one of his planning books...the Small, Smart & Practical book, I believe. But you're right, I've yet to see anyone actually model one except on big clubs. Z yard at...

Do you ever run mixed trains? (Do they do that on British railways?) I'd second the suggestions already made and add this one - I have heard it said that a layout can be as simple as a stretch of track at which one end is an interchange and the other is a team track. Or all a layout really...

That's a beast of a loco...can we see more pics of the finished product please?