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Peco code75 track is great. I love it. One of hte nice features is that the 'sprues' htat connect the sleepers (ties) together are not as thick as the sleepers themselves so it is possible (with a great deal of careful brushing) to get the same effect as you do with handlaid track, i.e. the...

It's very pretty. It looks like your tabletop is foam so it might be nice to extend the hill below the track so that the track is not at the lowest point. Some small trees might look good but equally they miht make the hill look too small.

The final plan is really complicated! I have a copy of Linn Westcott's book - it is really great. David; the book says that there was a local that went from Gorre up the switchback to Daphetid, servicing the Butler mine on the way. It was usually Shay powered and used the switcher from...

I really like the class A climax. Can you tell me a bit about it? Is it scratchbuilt or an imported model?

that's really cool!

I've heard that the roman story was not true. It seems a bit far fetched. WHy would the british engineers in the 18th Century pick that gauge when all trace of the roamns more or less disapeared. 4' 8" is fine but they found you need 1/2" play for smooth running so they increased the gauge...

Welcome to the gauge :wave: Thats some really nice modelling :cool:, what scale is it in? Neil

It wouldn't be hard to chop into something shorter. The rear truck is unpowered, I don't know if it picks up electricity. So if you chop the frame to the length you want then at the point you want the rear truck make a plastic bolster of the same height as the one currently holding the...

The point about those MicroMark chisels is that (if they are the ones I think they are) the tip of the blade is slightly convex so there is less likelyhood of gouging the smooth side panels around the details on your models than there would be with a square headed chisle blade in a hobby knife.

Casting would mean all the cars were consistent. This might mean consistently wrong :) but it is less noticable if they are all the same. I expect it would be a lot quicker too. I would be easier in that I'm sure we all know that doing long, repetative modelling tasks gets iritating very...

I love your snow, ever since it was in the Railway Modeller I have thought it is some of the most convincing I have seen. Does anyone know how Bill Henderson does his snow on his Coal Belt rr? His has the effect of a much lighter snow fall. There is an article in the latest Model Railroader...

Darn gophers! Undermining the tracks in the last photo :D neil

It seems likely to me that if you want another structure and you like appalachian coal mining then the Walthers New River Coal Mine would be a good choice. http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-3017 another piece of information that might be useful is whether or not you want a dual...

I can't help you with all of them but here's what I know: Coupler lift bars at both ends. It seems that all cars had a chain connecting the arm on the coupler lift bar to the pin on the coupler itself. The shape of the bar seems to vary depending on the geometry of the car. All the...

Your loco weathering is absolutely great!

I know what you're going through. My girlfriend of 2 and a half years left me 6 weeks ago. I'm still not over her although we get on well as friends. It's a bummer but you've got to keep going. Don't punish yourself for what has happened. My comiserations, Neil

Thanks everyone! :wave: I was well impressed when I got my birthday e-mail from the-gauge board this morning. :cool: :D :cool: :D

I hope they carry on offering models from the older eras. They are the only company that does so on the mass market.

Bearing in mind that with 1m around all sides of the layout you would have a layout of 4m x 5m (enourmous for an island) I would go for and around the walls type with a couple of peninsulas. This would be quicker to scenic because the island would probably cover more floor space but have...

I don't think many modern women would fall for that shit. A good thing too. :thumb: :)