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hi everyone, thought i'd show off my piece of work i did on inventor of an CNR SD50F. i drew it without knowing any exact dimensions just rough estimates from picts i found on the internet. This is an older version of my model that i printed off at school, (drawin 2 big 2 put on disc and...

thanks guys for all the advice. i think i might put out some wanted posts on several MR fourms, and i'am going 2 look around at the different hobby shops for the MRC 2500. i guess the bigger the better because i want 2 run up 2 4 locos in one train!

hi everyone, is there anyway i can increase the amps that my powerpacks puts out? right now my powerpack is quiting on me after usin it for 5 minutes powering 3 athearn locos wit out any cars :curse: ( nothin wrong wit locos there bascially brand new, and have been tested at my local club!!)...

thanxs everyone, its good 2 be one year older!!!! and 2 celebrate i bought myself 18 grain cars!!!!!

hi Andrew, when i was planning my layout i didn't want 2 have 2 put up with a duckunder, so i planned my layout so that it had a loop near the door and doubled back on itself. Then about 2 weeks ago i convinced my dad 2 allow me to make part of the mainline that cross behind the door so that i...

what i got done 2day hi everyone, Here are some picts of what i all did on my long weekend! The one pict with the grain elevator is 2 give people an idea where my top layer is going 2 be

thanx for the comments i don't really like working with pressboard either, i prefer to lay down my track on foam. I used the press board on my bottom layer so that it would make a good foundation for my second layer. I am going 2 be using blue foam for my base my second layer, because it is...

Hi everyone, i started my layout the fall of 2002. I went out and bought some lumber and started buildling my first layout on my own! when i got all the bottom layer bench work done, i started 2 lay down the bottom layer mainline and yard! It didn't take long until i realized that i needed to...

Which SD40-2 is better in CP Paint, Athearn or Kato, i have been trying to compare the 2? because i would like to buy several SD40-2 for my layout and wanted 2 get some info before i buy!

Does anybody know of a company that makes n scale CPR batub gondolas, and SD40-2F?

I am not sure of the grades, all i know is that u can really hear the locomotives when they start out in both directions. Also brandon has alot of industrial area with modeling potenial. There is a big fertilizer plant here that has several tracks going in and out of it, it even has its own...

Hi SD90, yeah the railfaning is pretty good here. Stucky said that Brandon's yard was one of the best yards on the Canadian Pacific. He isn't lieing either, brandon had a huge yard (now downsized) can handle alot of trains. The locomotive storage area is about 5 tracks and can handle a number...

sorry couldn't get the picture up until now. This is going 2 be hidden under the top part of the layout not yet built.

thanks for the tips, my layout has some pretty tight curves (24") The maxi iii always derail anywhere, not just on the curves ( i have good track work) they tend 2 bounce up. When i put some weight in the bottom of the cars, they still came of the track. Here is part of my layout, surpringly...

i am having trouble trying to keep my athearn gunderson maxi iii well cars from derailing. Any suggestions on what i can do so that they stay on the track. :confused: