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well that must have been a fun little tumble good to hear the crew are ok

yea my aunt lives in flushing. i guess i might have gotten off somewhere before the last stop then but i know it was the N train in queens. im really interested in the NYC subway system, its what influenced me into this hobby. i always wanted to make a model NYC subway layout ( but the cost of...

heh i fell asleep once on the way to school and woke up in astoria, dont remember any hell gate trestle but i do remember a big dirt lot with a pile of sand in the middle :D and thats when i realized that queens is a big junk pile lol no offense to anyone from queens. but yea now that you...

well R 62s are one of the cars i wanted to make. so those shouldnt be too hard to do with the R17s. i checked the blueprints and detail sheets and they are the same length with the R62 coming in at just 3.5 inches longer. now to make IND/BMT cars you can always bash 2 R17s together for the...

true, the prices are high due to low demand. ive always been interested in modeling the MTA subway network, especially the 70's and 80's with all the graffiti (used to do graffiti myself so it can give me a more legal "canvas" to work on). but could never justify the high price tag. mabe later...

hhmm...im really interested in N scale subways, but not at the moment unfortunately. im just starting out and want to keep it simple, no expensive custom stuff. but out of curiosity where are you getting them? is there a web site? all i ever seen were custom HO and O scale subways and the life...

oh noes haunted trains, CALL THE GHOST BUSTERS!!!! lol did you make sure to completely disconnect the power from the track or was the throttle just set to zero? also how exactly did the train hit you? did it just speed up down the track and derail into your head?

it doesnt seem like there are any rails on it. it would be cool if it really ran like a real coaster. coaster dynamix make a snap-together kit of a working coaster in HO scale. and for $135 its not too bad. linky...

well dcc gets expensive and i just dont have the amount of locos to justify dcc. im thinking of hooking it to dcc once i get any more than 2 locos. besides i just wana learn basic wiring and keep it simple for now so im kinda hesitant with the whole dcc thing. i want to make sure i will stay...

got the 2.5" and 1.25" straights yesterday (those are a pain to work with,the rails keep sliding out of the ties if you press too hard on the end to put a joiner on), and some insulated rail joiners for the blocks. now i just gota get the switches, which i was planning to get a couple of but...

hhm nice layout, wish i had all that space to work with, but alas i must stick my layout under a bed for the night :rolleyes: always liked turntables

well good news, due to a measuring error in my favor i now get 3 more square feet to work with bringing my layout to 3'x6' :D ofcourse being the way i am i wanted to utilize the extra space and put an extra siding there which will most likely be a loading/unloading dock for some large industry...

well you guys know what i mean. i say sand because i used to mod airsoft guns before, and with those you use sandpaper alot, but whatever works best for you.

the difference between DC and DCC is that in DC the train simply runs from current in the track (i think you might know this since it was probably the same when you were in it) in DCC the current in the track simply drives the motor, yet there is also a signal sent down the track at frequencies...

http://www.manhattantrains.com/viewProduct.cfm?category=1&subcategory=2&scales=3&ParentProductID=1143 above the image theres a drop down menu, select great northern. they are decorated in the great northern, but im sure you can sand the markings off and repaint it to whatever you want. just...

well seeing how im orthodox i dont get stuff until new year. but i wont be getting anything train related, atleast i highly doubt it, my parents only started finding out about my interest for these things a couple of days ago. but i am getting a longboard. wish this train stuff wasnt so...

its ok grewsome. i think i pretty much have the rest figured out. all i need now is to see wether that loco is good, but ill just go and find some reviews for that, i wont bother you guys about it. thanks alot guys, i should start slowly bumming together some cash to start buying up equipment...

thanks for all the help guys, im really kind of electrically challenged ( i cant even tell the difference between a Volt a Mah and an Amp ). now to make sure everything will work good, will this loco and rolling stock work well on my curves, and what do you think about the quality of the engine...

ok so i just follow the wiring plans shown in the tutorial on the second page, second image (ofcourse the extra sidings will be included in that plan as in the third image) and just leave out the second controller and the black and red wire that connects it to the track and block switches. is...

well for now i dont want to make block for several reasons: 1. im broke so i dont want to buy all the switching stuff to turn them on or off 2. once again im broke so i really wont be buying any new locos any time soon 3. i have a sort of short interest span. if i want to really keep myself...