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Correct me if I'm wrong, but is'nt the trackmobile used by industries if they don't spend the bucks on locos to do their switching? I've come across 5-6 when in the midwest during the summer doing the switching for grain facilities (the smaller ones)

Very impressive. Progressing nicely! you spoke of a construction zone, I completely understand that one when working on the layout. A buddy of mine had most of his room taken up by a layout we were building, and I don't think there was more than 5 minutes between us finishing cleaning and it...

the answer to your question: YES! It's growing as we speak, and is most likely never going to be equivelant, but a very VERY close 2nd place. I believe that if you were to do an N-scale layout, you would NOT be dissapointed one bit in the availability of motive power and rolling stock, even the...

In regards to their steam selection, I do not have much of an opinion/education of them. I do, however, ahve a very VERY experienced experience with their diesels, since they were the affordable thing when I was 16 or 17 and going to the model railroad shows! I am EXTREMELY impressed by their...

I am straight up dumbfounded by the absolute awesomeness of your layout! i LOVE the diesel facility you have, while somehow, very nicely inputting the roundhouse and making it look natural in the newer diesel era. WOW is all I can say about your layout. I am glad to see that there are so many...

Awwww, Mike, I was looking forward to more pictures of the "old" layout. I have kept track of it for roughly 2 years and was THOROUGHLY impressed. I cannot wait to see the pictures of a new layout. Welcome back, and I'm a new member (though I've passively trolled since 04ish). Thank you for your...

A good friend of mine fell upon a great deal of used Kato Unitrack. As somebody said before me, you get what you pay for. I have nothing but the best to say about it. It's easy to use, it's great for blcok sectioning (especially the atuomatic turnout sectioning (though it can become a pain in...

I have to say, with such a small space, you do a heck of a job making it look bigger. The scenery in itself could nearly be considered a layout! without the trians, it wouldn't be complete, though, now would it? Doesn't matter, I'm very impressed with what I see from you! Awesome job! I'd like...

I hope you don't mind some constructive criticism thrown in with the mix of positives (not like there's much negative because it looks GREAT), but here goes. The ballasting looks quite impressive, the mixture of the white with the black looks quite impressive. The portals on your tunnels...

I have mostly seen balsa wood used in straight sections. Though my experience with curved sections, I'm sure that thin balsa wood bent to fit and glued together would work just fine, using clamps/support to glue them in place is a necessity, however. Not sure if that'll help but I hope it will...

From the pictures, it looks like you used the Atlas turntable/motor. Are you satisfied with the way it works? from what I've observed/used, the Arnold/Rapido turntable, albeit expensive, works the best of all that I've seen. Looks extremely well done, the inclines/declines, though steep, seem...

you know, as long as you cover the rails, I've found that the spray glue (in the krylon paint style cans) from JoAnn's Fabrics works EXTREMELY well. I had to do a diorama for the completion of the transcontinental railroad, modeling the desert scene and glued the surface down with that, which...

I am pretty much required to model in N-Scale, though I dabble a little in HO because, as I found out 8 months after I moved down to So Cal, there's a model railroad club about 3 minutes from my house (WALKING time). Heh, wish I'd have known a lot sooner, though they do meet on nights I can't...

I wish I could make it out there (only about 2500 miles away) to participate. Though I have been on some in Washington and even in Portland, Oregon (their little "scenic" railway that goes along the columbia river and passes the UP/BNSF mainlines there). Got to toot the whistle too (YEAH!?!? hehe)

Most places where I'm at don't carry any sheets large enough to make it worthwhile. I saw sheets that were ~1x2 in washington state when I lived there, but it was so expensive it made going to Home Depot worthwhile to the fullest extent.

without reading any of the other replies, here's what comes to mind: I have found that N scale is quite the productive switch. Even at ~$200/month, it's quite feasible. I mean, benchwork for a moderately sized layout shouldn't cost more than 70ish dollars. I know that I put together a layout...

Taking into effect what the previous person wrote: I have found that 4x8 is the best, since 4x8 plywood is easy to come by. Most others have to be cut/special ordered, which can result in a big pain in the you know what. Either way, I also found that taking a track plan from a book and adding...

I'm not sure if this is completely applicable, but here goes nothing: I had a 4x4 fold down layout, I mounted it using large wood brackets and a 1x4 board mounted to the top of the brackets, with hingest to allow the 4x4 plywood to be brought down, using 2x4 legs attached with hinges as well...

I hate to see the pair lashed up... UP and BNSF do NOT belong together, though I have seen a fair amount of that lately (at least before I left Washington in January), UGH. It totally disgraces UP to be seen with such "unfashionable" units...

I was in a yard when I was 13ish, it was thanksgiving weekend. Nobody was around but one guy who was working the yard (didn't seem to have too much to do). There was a lashup of a GP38? Santa Fe (old school Blue and yellow paint) and a "newer" BN SD40. My dad yelled out to the guy asking what...