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Does anyone know where I can purchase Tomix EasyTram Track?

I recently moved my layout and now I am having problems with a couple of my cars uncoupling themselves. Before I moved it, everthing worked flawlessly. I do have 4% grades and 11" radius track on incline/declines. I know it is tight, but I have very limited space, and in all my testing it...

I am in the process of enclosing my tunnels in my layout, and I am wondering if there are any good products (or an easy way to build something) that will automatically clean the tracks on my layout. Although everything on my layout will be "accessable" it won't always be convienent to access...

I was actually thinking of that, but 3x6 is a huge coffee table.

I am moving to a larger condo, however the available space for my layout will be smaller. The room it will go in is 9'x11'. My layout is basically 3'x6'. This room will also be a den, and spare bedroom so I need to make the most of the space. I am wondering what others have done to make thier...

I have been focusing a lot of my time building the buildings that came in the Woodland Scenics Town and Factory Kit. I have been building them, and my girlfriend has been painting them (she does a much better job at painting than I ever could). I am still trying to figure out the best way to...

I have never tried it, but I suppose you could. I can throw all 3 of my wired switches at the same time with 3 different control switches, and they all use the same power supply. I took a Kato turnout control switch apart to see how it worked, and it is a very simple design, just a couple of...

That is exactly what I am looking for! Thanks!

I am looking for relitivly short passanger cars in the range of 40'-50'. Preferable from the 1800's. Does anyone know if they exsist, and if so, who makes them? Thanks!

I have a Bachmann 4-4-0, and bought it primarily as a stationary object and not so much for running, but I had the same problem. Once I did get it going, I let it run for about 10 minutes at a medium speed running in a circle, and after that it worked pretty well. Occasionally I still need to...

The layout is wedged up against the wall, so the train won't fall on the floor, and when I start building the mountain, I will be sure to have plenty of access panels, or even a removable mountain top.

I ended up going to Michaels and picked up a half dozen colors of acrylic paint for about $5 total. Thanks for the tip Catt, you ended up saving me $15. In the long run Michaels will save me considerably more.

Since it has been awhile since I posted any photos of my progress I decided I would post a few. Although progress has been slow, it has really sped up time when things are slow. Since my last post I have laid the inner-yard. It is kind of hard to see in the pictures because the roadbed is...

I am about ready to build and paint some N-Scale DPM models. Assembeling them seems pretty straight forward, but painting is a different story. After searching The Gauge, I have found some advice, but I still have a few questions. First off, I would really like to stay away from needing to...

My layout is starting to look like a fairytale candyland with a lot of pink and white foam, and I would like to start making it look like a real place. Are there any good books anyone can recommend for creating scenery for someone like me (AKA, someone who has really no clue what they are doing)?

Once again, I have made some track changes. The outer loop and figure-8 have remained the same, but the inner yard is constantly changing. I don't have any photos yet, but this is what it is starting to look like: In the upper-right corner of the yard, I am thinking of putting some sort of...

Thanks for the response! When you say "check the curves", what do you mean? Also, it does seem to happen in the same place on the track, and the same cars uncouple. Are there certian couplers that are more forgiving than others?

Just reacently I have been having problems with a couple of my cars staying coupled together. There are a couple of places on my layout were the cars will uncouple themselves. I am using magnetic couplers. Is there anything that can be done to prevent this? Should I replace the couplers that...

Well after nearly a month of no progress, I have finally found some time to work on my layout. Tonight I Started adding a 3rd level. This was fairly complicated since the 3rd level is directly above the 2nd level inside the mountain. I ended up custom building a pier set using pieces of foam...

I have been out of town for a week, so there hasn't been much progress on the layout. I did however remove all the uncoupler magnets from the track because I was having alot of issues with cars uncoupling themselves. I found a long pin, or sewing needle works just as well. I am thinking of...