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I see an N scale Rocket Train in your future! Welcome to The Gauge! Enjoy your stay.

Wow, 3.44 posts per day for over 7 years straight. Man, that is IMPRESSIVE. Congrats on #9,000+!

Congrats on 4,000 posts Wayne. You do really inspirational work, and your posts are always very clear, and very easy for us beginners to understand. Your excellent work and your genuine helpfulness does not go unnoticed. It's people like you (and the other great Moderators) that make The Gauge...

Thanks everyone for the responses. It sounds like I should just stick with 4 axle engines for the most part. That's really ok with me, I am just getting anxious to get a new DCC loco with sound, and saw that loco on Ebay.

I am thinking about pulling the trigger and getting a loco with DCC & Sound, and this ES44DC caught my eye. First, will this loco run on a layout with 18" radius turns. And if it runs ok, would it still look a bit silly? I really don't know all that much about engines, so any help would be...

Don, good points on the using liquid nails to adher the sheetrock to the studs. However, I really don't know what type of glue/adhesive could be used to adher the studs to the concrete wall. I would presume that the studs are securely anchored into the concrete wall, and at least perform some...

When you say that you probed with a nail about three inches to the left and missed the board, I assume that you mean that when you pulled the one nail in the sheetrock out, and probed, you hit a piece of wood. Then when you went 3 inches to the left, you went through the drywall, hit "air", and...

Sorry to hear about your baby csx. After having 3 kids, I've "been there, done that" with the kids having the flu. It's a momentus occasion when your child gets old enough to learn to puke in a bucket or in the toilet. Up til that point, my wife and I pretty much split duties - I cleaned the...

Welcome to The Gauge Vshade. There are many friendly, knowledgable folks on this forum. I hope your stay here is as good as mine has been!

Looks good so far Ron.

Nice looking layout. I particularly like the bridgework, and the last pic with the industrial siding. :thumb:

Given the wild weather we have been having in the Chicago area, I actually would have thought it to be a worse cold/flu season than it has been. Don't get me wrong, there have been a lot of people that I know that have come down with a bad cold, flu or both. But I can recall recent winters...

The rain/sleet/snow mix that we have been getting in Chicago since last night has finally turned into all snow. It's snowing very heavily right now where I work (near O'Hare airport). I was perplexed at how we were still supposed to get a foot of snow in the northern areas of the city, but...

Welcome aboard Jeff! :wave: Glad to see you getting back into the game. Good luck with your layout. If you have any questions as you get back in the groove, there are many knowledgable, nice people here on this board. Don't be afraid to ask. If possible, post pictures of the progress on...

The layout is looking good Josh! Keep up with the progress reports. :thumb:

Kokoracer, you need to post some pics of your first! I just got my 2 Walthers kits delivered to the front door on Friday, but had 2 birthday parties over the weekend (1 for my 2 year old, and one at a friends), so I haven't even had a chance to open up the boxes yet. :cry:

That's a great looking church Kyle! You blended the elements of the kit with scratch work very nicely.

CNW1955, I hear you on the snow front. Us Chicagoans have had a pretty wacky winter so far. While we haven't had a ton snow in terms of inches dropped, I really can't remember a recent winter where we have had SO MANY snowfall events at this point in the winter. It seems like I am shovelling...

Ed, thanks for the suggestions. I am sure that I will get the structures in the mail, be all excited, open the box, and then have a "now what?" moment! I will be referring back to the Gauge to re-read a couple of "how to's" when needed. Oh, and I will definately post some pics.

I just realized this morning that I had posted a grand total of 99 times on this forum, with this post here being #100. While it's nice to get into triple digits, I realized that while I have learned A TON about model railroading in the past year or so from the fine folks that make The Gauge...