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    CTI computer control

    i know what you mean about the wife thing we where out yesterday doing her yard sale thing and i came across a guy selling a box of n scale stuff i looked into the box and seen what he had he looked at me and said you can have the whole box for 20.00 dollors i looked at him and then at the...
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    Which program for drawing layouts?

    their is many out their the one most pepole use is the one from atlass it is called atlass right track it is on their home page at cad program atlas and it is free their is another one called 3d power plant from el dorado software their home page is 3d power plant that is a very good one...
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    Does anyone have photos of their layouts?

    gregbva123 here is some photos of my http://www.the-gauge.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2930 the photos are taken from a 24 x 32 layout and i have photos of the add on i am working on now which is 24 x 20 i'll post as soon as i get my pc to find my digi cam
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    CTI computer control

    the CTI system is good but lacks addons i got mine alomst 2 years ago i paid a little over 800.00 for how much did you see it for the good part of the CTI is if you have a big layout like i have you can run it your self but you need to play with it to get it how you need it i had to play with...
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    the frist carnival ride at the fair (n scale )

    the lexzen comes in sheets it is used for bullit proof glass my brother took a scrap sheet and cut out the two parts of the loop and the train and i glued them together the reasion i used it was i could get the side walls and it can handle alot of stress under a moving train when i work out...
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    the frist carnival ride at the fair (n scale )

    and here is one of the walk ways in place ready for the steps on both sides leading up to the ride and the roof beams over the train
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    the frist carnival ride at the fair (n scale )

    close up of the mock up of the train
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    the frist carnival ride at the fair (n scale )

    here's a photo with the loop in place
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    the frist carnival ride at the fair (n scale )

    i know the loop in the photo it is not fully round but that is just a mock up my brother made me the loop out of lexzan and i just got it this morning and here is a couple of shots i took of it this morning the walk way is in and the mock up of the train is in place with the roof bars are in...
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    the frist carnival ride at the fair (n scale )

    i got the walther's catalog and it is limted for rides in n scale i seen some nice ones in ho scale but they are to pricey for my budget
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    the frist carnival ride at the fair (n scale )

    the side view with mock up loop
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    the frist carnival ride at the fair (n scale )

    well guys here is my scratch built carnival ride it is the ring of fire or other known as the fire ball it is going to be 100 % scratch built as to most of the other ride that are going in this one is about 30% done. as it is done for n scale any one who dose n scale knows that if they want...
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    My first ebay transaction

    i know i got some very good deals from ebay i got three big lots of switches their was 10 - 40 in each lot i paid 45.00 for one lot and around 15.00 for the other two i also got 3 boxes of flex track for 80.00 and i also got two huge lots of rolling stock and locos for 75.00 each and then just...
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    What electronics do you want for your layout?

    well guys as for the pc dcc control it has been done but it is pricey i got one for around 750.00 us and that was a year ago the thing with the pc to dcc control you need a fast computer above 900 megahertz it eats up cpu speed and it only runs in a dos program (well i think i will stop for...
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    update on the rail gun

    sorry it dosen't turn that was the big problem with the big rail guns and when it came to move them it took 2-4 locos and it was a job to do that this is one of the smaller ones they used in ww2 the biggest one was the dora in n scale it would be a hefty 27 inches long from end to end and 6...
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    update on the rail gun

    it could fit a 22 shell in to ittyson. but that just gave me a good idea for the shells for it i'll ask my dad for some of his reload shells he has and use them don't worrie all they would be empty ones no powder (dummys) i think i can get started on the weathering of this...
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    update on the rail gun

    here is another shot of the gun
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    update on the rail gun

    well guys here is a couple of photos of one of the rail guns i am doing this one is 95% done and ready for weathering took a week to get it to this point it is in n sacle and made out of 100 % styrene and old trucks i had laying around and mate cuplers . the rail gun is 20 inches from...