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I started designing the lower deck, but i have't really got a final plan yet. I decided to bow in the "front" of the lower deck's mainline, so that it does not always travel completely parallel to the edge of the layout. I think i can still fit an oil refinery scene in there, but it might be...

The thing is, with the MRC Prodigy Express (the Powercab and Prodigy Express are competing systems, and the express was the one i was referring to), it will remember 25 while on, but the second the cab is turned off, it will only remember the last 5. Its true that the NCE only remember 2...

Well, i've bought an Atlas house kit, and a woodland scenics set of kids playing basketball, and so i hope to cover one end of my layout pretty soon. I'll just do some simple scenery, and install the players on the "driveway". It will be a small scene, but it will cover the back corner. Once...

Yeah, i had the same problems on my SD80MAC. metal grabs look better, so go with them. I'd almost say just go out and buy brass handrails as well, (I know they sell them for the old RPP SD90/43MACs), because, atleast on my SD80MAC, the corner handrails are seperate (and i think the hood...

I think in the US, it wasn't so successful because it was essentially a jet-powered train.... running under catenary. The only tracks in the US at the time capable of really handling a highspeed train (if i remember correctly) was the Northeast Corridor. when you consider that a jet train...

Thats cool, i've been looking into finding another conrail SD80MAC. my other one is an Norfolk Southern. It looks like i'm getting a free trackmobile and an AC6000CW for my birthday though.... I declare a horsepower war!

yes it is. I have an MRC prodigy express at home, but my clube uses the NCE system. For the price, i thin NCE beats out the Express, simply because you get more out of it. I have to say though, Digitrax seems to be falling behind. When i first joined this forum, everyone was telling me...

Yeah, I'm familiar with your layout! i've been watching your website for a while! I've been working on some catenary for my layout, and i've also been planning a NEC layout of my own, except farther northin in New Jersey. I'm just trying to figure out just where to model. it seems like...

I can never find an excuse to buy this model. I want to get in in the Penn Central scheme, because i'm pretty sure that was how it was painted when it broke the speed recodr in the US at 170 MPH, right in the middle of the portion of the Northeast corridor i model (yay New Jersey). The only...

before we go any further, Athearn blue box locomotives are probably some of the more resiliant model trains you can buy. It may be wise to start with these since they are strong and reliable, and can handle rough handling. One (which was also my third locomotive) accidentally went camping with...

I realized to my horror when i read the email notification that i said athearn. I meant walthers! dang, my mind is melting!

the brass handrails are sold by athearn though, so you should be able to find them. If you look, it will be there.

As bad as that is, there are so many words that people use all the time that i bet even YOU didn't realize you are misusing. My favorite misused word is "bug". The real meaning of the word bug is a noun for a particular group of insects, called hemiptera. Every single other use for the...

They make sets for particular locomotives, but you really only have to worry if your locomotive has a unique handrail arangement where you might need a longer than usual handrail stanchion. However, the stantions themselves are more or less exactly the same for each locomotive in it's series...

I'm thinking steel studs can be used for benchwork to make this all easier, faster, and cheaper. I think i just need to form a solid plan. I've been throwing ideas around in my head, but i have yet to start sketching something out. Right now, i need to figure out how to fit an oil refinery...

At this time i can neither confirm or deny either option. Personally, i'm just worried the light at the end of the tunnel is really a giant angler fish. that explains all the disappearances, and why the light never goes out.... but how did a fish get in the tunnel?

I recently read a Model Railroader article about steel benchwork, and it looks like a quick and cheap way to erect a layout. Does anyone else have any expirience using steel or other metal structures for benchwork? the article made a convincing arguement that it was better than wood.

I'm telling you, the brass ones look a million times better, and seriously, i'm not kidding, they are no trouble at all. Most of the wire is already pre-bent, you just need to adjust it, and in the end, it glues very easily and solidly with a minimal amount of CA. In the case of my C32-8, one...

You mean you couldn't take 5 minutes to search for it under the parts section of Horizon (current owners of Athearn)? CSX SD50 handrails- http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH80529 You're out of luck for the other handrails though. none of the rest of them are...

Trust me, you don't want that many locomotives. I have about 60. its not worth it, lol. half of them collect dust because they don't have decoders. the other half make me insane because they have decoders. Just have enough for what you model, and maybe one or two extra to mix things up so...