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Thanks, Loren. Yes, you made a lot of sense. I now have a follow up question. I can buy corkboards here with the same height as those you can buy in your model railroad shops. My problem is how to slope it. Is using plaster to slope it a good idea?

What are the signs that indicate that you got the right plaster to water ratio? Furthermore, how can you tell if you got too much or too little water?

I live in the Philippines, and I can't find cork roadbed here. Currently, I am considering to use gravel as a roadbed. What do you think about this idea? Or there is another material I could use?

I'm much of a novice on model railroads. Currently, I want to do roads easily with accessible materials. My location is in Quezon City, the Philippines, and there are no model railroad shops here. It is of my current interest to use plaster of paris for the roads. Can this be done? How do I do...

I have a set of Athearn streamlined passenger cars. And I have 2 heavyweight cars (RPO and baggage). Currently, I'm considering using the heavyweight cars with the streamlined ones. I've seen some pictures of mixing heavyweight and streamlined passenger cars of model railroads depicting the...

oppss... i forgot to say that it is a flat layout. it is a figure 8, and i've only soldered two rail joiners to the power pack(one for +, the other for -). both of the joiners are at the end of the same piece of track.

there is something wrong with my setup. my athearn f7a speeds up on a specific section of track while it slows down on others. i changed the orientation of the train, and it still speeds up on the same section. could resistance on the tracks be the culprit? if so, is this a common occurance for...

thanks for the info, alexander. :) will a full 22" curve fit in an 8x4? i think it would, but i'm not sure. my collection only has 18" curves and straight tracks, but i think i will buy 12 22" tracks so that i could build an oval for the athearn sd40-2. :)

nice picture. mine is with the union pacific colors. i'm a bit shy to show mine, since the horn is already missing. :( would these muscle bodies fare well on 22" radius tracks? i guess that's the most liberal curve track from atlas (from which i prefer getting tracks).

i've just tried running it with the b end forward. and yes, the leading axle also derailed. i guess it is the tracks. :(

thanks for the tip jim. i never thought of that. :) i'll try it now. btw, thanks for explaining the b end. i didn't know that either. i guess i'm pretty dumb about these things. hehe. ;) i'm still a beginner about these things.

i have an athearn sd40-2, but the front axle keeps on derailing at 18" curves. :( my guess is that my tracks are a little misshaped already (and that because i do not nail my tracks on my layout; i want the layout to be still modifiable since it is still pretty simple). are 18" curves the...

do model railroad hobby shops carry paper models? my parents are visiting the usa (texas and california), and i asked them for a favor: buy some model railroad products. they'll probably buy some at houston (there seems to be several hobby shops there). we shop thru the internet rarely since...

Thanks a lot cidchase!!! :) You really made my day. The figure 8 is now perfect (I made a mistake of using 2 3/4 inch straight tracks before you showed the correct layout). That 30 degree crossing sure did save some space. I'll be adding 2 ovals around it soon. My layout is really so simple that...

i've been browsing the internet lately and i've stumbled on this product: http://edge.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=2027 . has anyone tried this out? i liked the free "olive" house a little, but the paper models at http://www.fiddlersgreen.net seem to be better.

thanks for the reply. :) i guess i have to get myself a 60 degree crossing. so a 30 degree crossing won't make a clean figure 8?

i'm in the process of reviving my old and simple layout. it includes a figure 8 with a 30 degree crossing and 18" radius tracks. i use standard atlas code 100 tracks. since it has been a long time, i do not remember how many 18" radius tracks i need and what kind of short straight tracks i need...

What do you call the plastic part that holds the coupler to an Athearn HO F7A body? I just can't believe I lost both. :( I'll ask my parents to buy me a pair when they visit California and Texas. I live in Quezon City, the Philippines, and the lone model railroad shop here has folded up years...