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That second one doesn't belong in this thread.;-)

Sounds ambitious. I wish you the best of luck.

This is all pretty cool. What's "Zamac disease"?

Looks awesome. I should probably do a thread like this.

*picks up jaw*

The E-Z track turnouts are okay. But the manually-operated ones are insulfrog, no power in the center, so you have to up the throttle or the train stalls. I do like sidings. My plan is a continuous run main line with a harbour siding, a carriage-storing siding, and spurs that run to the layout...

Continuous running is nice, IMO. I enjoy watching a good-sized train chase its tail around the layout.

Not only can the Guard not see behind properly, neither can Clarabel.

Clarabel has to be coupled on facing backwards because she's the brake coach. The way you have her on, the Guard can't see behind.

Clarabel's coupled on the wrong way.

Don't leave off cleaning your track for six months. Clean it very regularly. By the way, is the Thomas set Bachmann?

Coaches are heavy, especially in long trains.

It's a nice layout. A very nice layout.

Try rigging something to couple him to your goods stock. Gordon, Henry, and Spencer all have pretty strong motors.

Hey Toptrain1, have you put his hauling power to the test yet?

My problem? I don't have a tabletop yet. All I can do is a floor layout, which my parents(I'm sixteen, I'll be seventeen on January 21st) see as an obstruction first, and a train line second. :( Once we get the garage cleared and the table knocked together tracklaying will be easy. I use mainly...

Come on, introduce yourself, show off a bit. Look at my customised Henry model.

I know the feeling of missing the boat on buying something.

The latter.

Anyone know where to get an HO-scale old-fashioned fishing boat? Paper models are okay.