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Its good to know what kind of engine u are running. But for a rule of thumb, u are best to stick with B trucks for 18"r . C trucks will drag (bind) or grind in a tight curve and depending on how many cars u are pulling. OR u may have to get out the exacto blade and check for any plastic...

i'm confused but here is my 2 cents. if u only want to know if the switch is open or closed than the light is run between the two points of the switch and switch machine. if u are running power to the track than u need a snap-relay. Also do u have insulated gaps on the track? And are your frogs...

Thats good that your on your way. Yeah the best method to fix a wiring problem or switch machine is lots & lots of patience and to keep trying a new adjustment. Eventually the problem will get fixed, and sometimes u won't even know how u fixed the problem because it is working and u don't dare...

Hi Freelancer. i used over 50 atlas under the table switches. My power supply was the AC of a 2400 throttle pack. Nothing fancy. My switch wiring ran all into one board. i had a few problems with individual switches, usually the track was fastened a little too tight on the cork road bed...

Hi Shamus. You are very fast. U should have the layout up and running in know time. Care to come to calgary for a month ;) Your making it look so easy. Great work :) Greg.

:confused: Personally i would not mix codes for switches. To go from the switch, down to code 83 for a siding or secondary line is okay. i use atlas code 100 and have combined peco code 100 curved switches. But to go from 100 down to 83 and back to 100 Well i can't really say. It will be...

Hi GG Last minute Christmas shopping, got to love it. Would like to help u, but don't know your city. U could search the internet. i know my hobby shop Trains and Such could help. Hope u find it. That would look good at Christmas. Greg.

Well we are all sad to see it go and by the number of garbage bags so are your garbage collectors. Greg.

i think u left your models on your shelf. Don't see any of them around the layout.;) Greg.

:) Thanks Justind, thats good to know about Sculptamold. What i did was buy a 50 lb. bag of plaster paris Quick Set for $10 from a dealer. i mix it in two ways: 1. just plaster with water and acrylic color for ground coverage the 2nd. for covering brown paper to make mountains or ridges. i mix...

i don't know about sculptamold, but lumps are bad news. Like any plaster. If it is lumpy and u poured it for a road or for a truck terminal with sunken tracks. When u sand the surface a little and catch a lump, it breaks into a powder. This now leaves a small crater. i know this from experience...

Wishing everyone @ the gauge a happy and merry holiday season. And may you all have a safe and pleasant one. HO!HO!HO! even Santa likes HO ;) Greg.

Thanks Shamus, will save alot of time trying to hunt around for them.;) Greg.

Every year i too had a flood. But 'Mother Nature' wasn't the cause. i had a hot tub above one area of the layout. After the 3rd flood i moved the hot tub outside :) But every time it happened, i would upgrade the railroad and clean the site. Now i have a nice sunken hot tub in a new deck, and a...

Hi all. Rory nice link. i come from grain country. Alberta, Can. There are several types of elevators. Basically they all work the same. Fortunately at the Calgary Stampede they have an operating model of a grain elevator, showing the insides and a model railroad of how it is shipped. Many of...

Hi everyone. Shamus nice scratch building. i'm not much for building out out wood. Probably goes back to when i built my first balsa wood plane, and i found it very difficult i found more pleasure building in plastic. Andy i love trains and model trains. i could sit in a car all day and...

i'm not being crazy, but wire soaked in Coke or Pepsi will turn a dark color after a few days, i think.

Hi Jim n Rose, my trestle is straight as my hair Did not curve it. The second picture posted is a trestle built by Shamus. You can purchase a plastic curved trestle bridge. i wouldn't advise anyone to try and build a curve one out of a straight one. But to curve the plastic i would use a...

Dave something is up with : General Talk/Got My Shay. Not all the posts are showing up, unless u go to reply and then they all show up. This just happened today. i only get 8 posts showing and i've refreshed and reloaded and still only 8 not 12. It has only happened on that topic not any others...

Well u guys got great ideas. VGN i like your idea. Just like Rich said about fiber optics. One common source There are attachments for multi tube conections. i remember using them in biology labs. The O2 tubing will work. But because there is no heat or fan to make the smoke travel distances u...