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New Layout! Hey guys, I posted a thread in the N / Z scale forum, but haven't gotten any ideas or much response.. I just found this forum, which probably would be more appropriate.. can you all look at it and give me some feed back on how to proceed...

Can you give a little more detail on this part? I don't understand how you did the 1 1/4x 1/2 reducer .. The picture didn't really show enough I guess..

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I was kinda hoping someone could help me come up with some sort of track plan that would fit all my requests and work on this bench work..

Hey guys! Good news! My wife has agreed to let me use part of our sunroom for a layout! I spent the new years weekend cleaning it up and getting it ready. So.. Here is my question. I'm switching from HO to N (Me and my wife done a little 2x4 layout for the coffee table, she like N better...

I actually have the layout used in the 3rd step from that 4 part series (the actual layout they built up to step 3.. They had 4 different ones) .. I can tell you that using Hot glue for laying your track isn't the best thing in the world.. I wasn't impressed at all with the way they did it...

Can you take a few close ups of the trucks on the bridge and the bridge itself?

Yea, a little.. I'm still a little unsure about the bridge construction itself.. guess I just need to go give it a try.. What's the easiest way to cut styrene to the correct size?

Any of you guys scratch built a turn table? I'm looking to build one (well, have started it already) and was wanting to get some info on how to build the bridge itself.. My turntable is 10.5" .. I've started by cutting out a ring from plywood, gluing some styrene to it, and then laid a piece...

I've talked with both Digitrax and Con-Cor, something IS strange.. Digitrax noticed some stuff with it.. I'm still waiting for another response from them.. Con-Cor said that I can ship it back and they'll look at it and fix if needed. I was hoping to find someone else who had put a decoder in...

Anyone purchase one of those Con-Cor HO Zephyr's ?? I just did.. and I'm having issues with it after installing DCC decoder.. I just got my Zephyr the other day.. and ran it on my DCC layout just fine (in DC mode), I just installed a Digitrax DZ143PS decoder in it, rated at 1.25Amps, 2 Amp...

OKay, but which diesel SOUNDS and HORNS go with a F-7A?

I'm looking at putting sound into my Model Power Metal Train F-7A. I already have a Digitrax DH-123 DCC Decoder in it. (The train has the a Digitrax style harness already built in. Anyway, I'm looking at putting in sound.. Which sounds go with a F-7A (Sante Fe) and How would one go about...

If you using twin-coil switch machines, you'll need to use push buttons because you can't give continual power to a coil or it will burn out. You can use 2 push buttons per coil, or DPDT and Push button. (DBDT to change polarity, Push button to energize). If you were to use tortise switch...

2" or 4" Foam (Home Depot, Lows Etc will have 4x8 sheet for around $20.00 for 4"), WS Foam road bed, you can buy it in sheets for the yard too. You can then put it on any table surface you want and EASILY move it later on. Gluing the track down works good too, you can easily pull the track up...

I like foam road bed, But I built my layout on 4" thick foam and simply glued my road bed down. (Which comes up rather easily too without damaging the base or the roadbed. if you use foam tack glue) I'm not sure about using particle board. Particle board is heavy, doesn't hold nails very well...

You can get code 100 to code 83 rail joiners and use code 83 atlas flex track.

Just about done laying my roadbed on my layout.. I need to lay some plaster cloth over some inclines before I can finish, which means I need to build up to my inclines. I'm tempted to use Expanding insulation foam that comes in a can, and spray it along the edge of the inclines to produce a...

Yea, I say those when I was at the hoppy store, started to get a sheet and didn't.. Only bad thing about using the sheets is it doesn't have the nice 45 degree angle on it... So I'm not sure how the banks would look..

That's more along the lines of what I needed to see.. This turnout is basically 2 snap-switches with a 2" track between the turnouts.. So, they're fairly close together.. Thanks, Connor