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    Got my Shay

    Hi Shamus, i know i posted somewhere that my shay has arrived and u asked for a pic. Well i can't find the post so i'm posting here This is the trestle that is torn out now: This is another shot of the Shay. And here is the shot of the cab, haven't learned how to take it apart yet...
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    HO or N?

    Hi George, maybe a lift bridge. i never thought of it before. i have a lift bridge for the new layout and there doesn't seem to be any problems with that. U would have to design and build your own for the space u need to cross. Or enlarge a designed one. It can even be motorized like mine. Push...
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    HO or N?

    Shamus i totally agree with u. On the old layout i had a duck under and i had to crawl under the 4x8 to get over to the other side. i got real tired of doing that. The new layout has no duck unders and the wiring is all bus line for switches, lights, animation, sound, and power. This way i don't...
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    Got my Shay

    It's a 80 ton three truck shay painted unlettered (steel cab). The detail in the cab section is awesome and decoder ready. Gotta love it. i will be making my own decals for it and weathering it. i will get a photo up by tomorrow of it now.
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    It's time to RE-ANIMATE!

    George i get my digitrax stuff from, The Dispatcher, in Calgary,AB. If i buy five decoders at a time it costs 130 including gst. But individually they run 30 ea. including gst.
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    It's time to RE-ANIMATE!

    George i get my digitrax stuff from, The Dispatcher, in Calgary,AB. If i buy five decoders at a time it costs 130 including gst. But individually they run 30 ea. including gst.
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    Got my Shay

    Well i got my shay yesterday. WOW what detail. i saw your pic of the weathered shay Shamus, looked good. When i get mine done i will show u the pic but it won't be for awhile.
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    Trains and Ham Radio?

    i'm a bit of a ham, but not an operator My dad was an operator, thats how i talked to him when i was younger, and he was on the Dew Line. Its amazing how we forget how dangerous things are only because the industry is mass producing it, u think its okay That hamfest is a great idea, thanks...
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    PRODUCTS YOU WANT AND CAN'T GET.

    Boy u guys are too good. George that is quite the list Thats bigger than my Xmas one. i would like to see one of the manufacturers bring back that HO train set that Lionel came out with back in 59. i thought it was awesome
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    What do you like best

    Hi Jim n Rose, sorry for not replying sooner but i had software problems and been working a few long hours. But the answer to your question, The bridge is a Heljan model. All plastic. It is a very nice kit, i purchased two And hey kf4jqd, i bet u got lots of imagination to keep those...
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    It's time to RE-ANIMATE!

    Well guys i have a digitrax system. And yes it is very very expensive. Two years ago i bought the system and only installed it August of last year. The components for the system are reasonable. Its the converting. 60 engines at an average price of $30 and if u have someone else do it because u...
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    Errors in posting

    Hi Dave. i've had problems posting. Sometimes i get a double post. Don't know why. It could be my end for i've had some problems with netscape ever since i used hotbar.com. i will let u know if it happens again.
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    It's time to RE-ANIMATE!

    Yep animation and mechanization. My first HO set was made by Lionel. They had a rocket car (which fired a rocket at a dynamite car, which if it right would explode), a helicopter car that would send its heli up into the air, wood and coal dumping cars that dumped their loads, rotating beacon...
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    What happened next?

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    What happened next?

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    Hand Laid Track

    Hi Charlie i have a link that may be of interest to u, Go to The Gauge/General Talk/ What do you like best. Down the page is the link. Hope it is of use
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    What happened next?

    ...or it could be worse if it was...
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    Got my Shay

    My Shay is on it's way. i ordered an undec too. Can't wait to see your pics.