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TN, firstly thanks for the comments. I just went through the link on your signature a couple days ago, and plan to use your style of mountain making on my layout. You really did some fantastic work. :thumb: To your points, I may possibly try to go with a reverse loop at the point you...

David, thanks for the reply. I will take a look at your dilemna and offer what I can. The spur for the gravel industry actually goes into a 3ft wide by 2ft deep "notch" in my basement wall. So the rest of the track along the backside of the design is pretty much up against the basement wall...

After scrapping my first attempt at designing a layout that was more of a 4x8, I decided to try and create a modified dogbone concept into the corner of my shop room. After spending quite a bit of time working on a design, I have hit the block wall, and really can't think of any ways to modify...

Well said. I also want to extend my thanks to all who have served or are serving in the armed services. I also hope everyone has a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend.

Jason, I took a look at your track plan, and have a couple questions: 1) Does 1 or 2 lines represent each track? Rather, am I looking at an outer oval with an inner oval or something else? 2) If it is indeed an outer oval with an inner oval, your turning radiuses are most likely around...

Don't know why, but in reading this threadI can't help but remember how nice and courteous people were here in the US right after Sept 11th. I can remember driving to work, and nobody drove like idiots. Nobody cut into your lane without signaling. And if someone signaled to switch a lane, they...

Den, Welcome to The Gauge! :wave: I have absolutely no idea what the answer to your question may be. I am running DCC, and am quite the noob to this hobby. Regardless, I am quite sure that a few of the more knowledgeable Gaugers will chime in with some good answers.

Friday night, no plans - home with the wife and kids. Saturday, have a graduation party to go to for one of my niece's. Sunday, installing tile in the tub area of the upstairs bath (last thing to do in my gut remodel of the bath). Possibly go to Arlington Racetrack with the kids and watch the...

Too funny. I love The Onion.

Great videos. Love how you dubbed the sound it. I had the volume up too high when the first horn blared - just about jumped out of my seat!

Great layout Mark. That is 20 years of tremendous work! I am always jealous of the Gaugers that have ALL THAT SPACE to dedicate to this hobby! Having 3 young kids, most of my basement is dedicated to their pursuits, but I plan to start small in the shop area, and grow from there over time...

I also got the Bachmann DCC set with EZ track and 2 DCC equipped logos about 3 months ago. I am totally new to MRR, and never really had a train set to call my own ever. I bought a couple extra pieces of EZ track, and currently have a small oval with one siding on a 4x4 piece of plywood that...

Looking good Jorge. Nice weathering job.

I got some rolling stock for my birthday a couple weeks ago, and I finally took some pics to share. It's not much, but you gotta start somewhere, right? :-D

Pics look good to me. In my opinion, you can't go wrong with a Canon digital camera. I got a 5 megapixel Powershot A80 for about 3 years ago, and still love it.

Wayne, in my short time here on the Gauge, your pictures, how-to's and other various snippets of helpful information have gone a LONG way towards helping me understand just how beautiful this hobby can be. Your layout is tremendous, and your eye for detail impeccable. Thank you for sharing...

Biased Turkey, I remember reading the thread on using caulk, and looked it up. It was done by LongIslandTom, link is below. When I get around to starting my layout, I would like to use caulk as well to put down the roadbed and track, so let us all know how it goes...

TCH, looks cool (good ingenuity!). I don't know enough about model railroading to know if this is the same thing, but there was an interesting thread a couple weeks ago by Gary about manual pull outs: http://forum.zealot.com/t116550/ And since I didn't mention it in your other thread...

The wife and I flew out to Scottsdale a couple weeks ago for a long weekend without the kids - not often we can get away without the little ones. We stayed at a nice resort near Scottsdale Road and McCormick. The weather was great - sunny and about 80 every day. So my wife mentions this would...

Loud Music, that is the very same Choo Choo grill that I was referring too. I never saw their website - interesting history. I am going there tomorrow night with the wife and kids for dinner (my kids are members of the birthday club).