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Happy Easter to all.:wave:

I have three areas on my layout where I can pop up to adress a derailment, work on scenery, etc. I don't like them, but I think duck unders or pop-ups the lesser of all evils. I am forgetful. I can't help it and I will not remember to put the lift-out back. MRR, I believe, did an article on...

Yeah, I agree. It stinks when things don't work out the way we anticipate. It can be frustrating, but next time you'll get it right. I've had many projects I've completed, only to have the final project be less than desireable. Usually the experience I gain the first time around helps me get...

Well, based on your public profile, you're a couple of years younger than me, so going N-gauge should pose no real problems right now. I belonged to an N-gauge club for a long time and the older members sometimes found it hard to work with N-gauge. HO is nice, that's what I model in now. I...

I have a similar detail I'm working on. Walther's has one I'm thinking of using, but without the pole. I'd rather string it up from the "wires". http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-2305

What about Walther's Goo? I use that to locate people and such so that I can re-arrange things at will. It sticks well, but isn't permanent.

I've had good luck using lead bird shot that I pour epoxy over. It works well in most applications, except as noted before on flats. I've also had good luck with the moldable lead in spine cars. I've used the bird shot on loco's (in the fuel tank, or under side of the shell) in hoppers (just...

I chose DCC because of it's simplicity. To me not having to run blocks or any of the complicated wiring associated with DC was a no brainer (pun intended). DCC has a lot going for it. The realism and ease of lashing consists together being paramount. But the DC guys get the nod when it comes...

I had one locomotive left to convert to DCC, my Proto 2000 E8 with a mars light. I held out on converting this loco because I was afraid of messing up the mars light. Well, I found a write up on converting the loco using a z-scale decoder and thought I might give it a try. I don't know how...

That's just too funny. I love Monty Python.:D I'd rather get spam than junk mail, though. It's far easier to recycle electrons.

I was born in 1966. I find it very interesting that I'm in the largest age group so far. I would have suspected that the age grouping would have favored someone slightly older. Then again, we're on an online computer forum, I wonder what kind of demographics are playing out here. It would be...

Well, lets's face it. We all started out with some sort of equipment, usually a trainset, that piqued our interest in the hobby. These days it has a theme, whether it's Thomas, Harry Potter, or whatever. Chances are, someone's going to develop an interest in the hobby from a purely modeling...

Congratulations!! I hope mother and son are doing well. Not to mention Dad.:thumb:

I know what you mean. I think I have three craftsman building kits in various stages of undone, several yet to be built, and a rather ambitious project to recreate the Amtrak Cascades. Someday.... Keep it up. One project at a time.

Very nice work. As for running modern, hey this is a fantasy world after all. My locos are all way too clean to be real. In my fantasy, locos are properly maintained.:D