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Hi Dan, wecome aboard! Are you maybe talkin' 'bout Turnout switches? I'm a newbee too, but have learned that, to model railroaders, switches are what change the direction of elec. current, 'turnouts change the direction of trains. I'm sorry I don't know enough to help much, but I'm sure once you...

George, Who makes curved turnouts? and can they be had in N scale, do you know. VGN

I got a kick out of the "History lesson", George. That IS a goodun!! Thanks VGN

Hi Lilbanshee99 Call me 'Virginan'; that's where I was born and that's where my 'Railroad nutiness' began..also one of the two roads I am a beginner modeler of, the other being the Norfolk and Western. N scale at home, HO at the local club I just joined..I'm havin' a ball... and this is an...

g'day woodie! I looked at your photos this time! (I checked out your layout design last night) Hey, mate, that could be the view out my kitchen window! a couple of those shots could be anywhere in north western California,practically! We even have quite a lot of 'naturalized' eucalyptus...

Hi Woodie Sorry to hear about your experience in 'The City'. If you ever get over here again, we'll take you on a tour, and avoid the mugging zones! Well, time to check your web site!!!Hope youi don't mind if I put some of your photos in my file. (Oh just thought: do you surf? Our aquaintence...

G'day Woodie Welcome to the gauge.You ever get anywhere near Wollingong? I know some folks that live on the beach there. My "name" says where I'm from originally,but I live in Caifornia, about 50 miles north of San Francisco. Hope to hear more about the Railroads on that Big Island of yours!Any...

shamus, beats the hell out of me...but here's my wife's figuring: Collected: Paid for Got Gave Had (each) train: $5.00 back: left: (25/3) Back: 10.00 8.33333 1.6667 1.00 .6667 10.00 8.33333 1.6667 1.00 .6667 10.00 8.33333 1.6667...

Hi shamus, Okeedoke, I'll put my little camera in the truck and try to get a shot as soon as I can. VGN

Boy o Boy! shamus, I'm not going to bother with getting a photo of that club member's goose...yours is much better!! But where is the 'grip' or 'conductor' from that Cable Car?...I don't see them in the cab...you put the poor guys out of work when you 'trashed' their car...you could at least...

Love the spring boards, shamus! Haven't had a chance to find that book of Northern Ca. logging I was talking about...I'll see what kind of photos I can find elsewhere. I live not far from what was once the greatest stand of the largest trees to ever live on the planet..the 'Big Bend' of the...

I have a couple of suggestions: Make a paper template, trace your outline onto the vinyl material, or draw your line free hand, if you want.Make your cut with a curved 'linoleum' knife, or use a good, sharp utiliy knife.Lightly score first, and then make repeat cuts rather than one deep cut...

Actually, Dave, I think that's an old grey goose and most everyone knows:"the ol' grey goose is dead"...she died in the mill pond over at Badger Creek logging.. VGN

Mornin' OK fellas, I've just got to know more about this 'S' person....mysterious...and mysteries intrigue me. VGN

thanks Rich and shamus, will do Look for another loco test soon! VGN (almost, the sun's just startin' to show over Taylor Mountain) [This message has been edited by Virginian (edited 03-17-2001).]

Hi Dave, et al Ok, I tried using <img> before and after the "location of the image"...will this work without a web site, ie.,using my email address, and the location in my computer's files? Please take a look at my first test post and give me some more imput. I believe I might come up...

ok, here goes, I'm trying to post a photo of a VGN rectifier electric from my 'train pictures file... <img>psharis@emailmsn.com/lenny'strains/trainpictures/vgn135.jpeg<img>

Nope, I don't think so. I'm not building two layouts at home (yet!), but I'm doing N at home and HO a club layout (I just joined last week}...So I'm making 'aquisitions' in both scales. If I ever have a great big place with a couple of big out buildings, ie. barn/garage/shop... well who knows...

hey, shamus! Next time I see Frank at the 'club', I'll ask to take photos of his Goose... then have the film processed at Photoworks... I shoud be able to get something to you, one way or the other...I'm going to do some experimenting with posting some pics I have in my "train" file, then when...

At the club 'run' session last night, two fellas brought in their WWI era 2-10-10-2 locomotives (or is it 4 on the pilot and trailing trucks???I forget.) Any way, they linked them up, after tuning them to run together. They pulled a great long string of refer. 'Fruitgrowers' all around the...