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oh well I did that on purpose lol...I thought it was supossed to go there lol... Ill play around again and get it INSIDE instead :P

thats brass rail? lol I thought it was nickel silver... I got it back in 01 from my LHS Bachmann ez track..

oh ic...i understand now :P

lol I didnt realize it either, luckily I was planning on doing under table machines anyway

Sounds good, thanks :)

True, I forgot to say that, I had to clip off the long pieces for turnouts lol...where the actual throws are at...notice on my picture I dont ahve any... all under table switches

I am trying to practice on my old bachmann track... I am using a new wellers 40 watt soldering iron with a pencil tip thing (lol) Why does the track turn black or darker? Is this soot from something? Did I leave the iron on too long? People say you only need to hold it about 2 seconds to heat...

Ive heard most of this already, thanks to everyone who actually answered my question, thanks :)

I wasnt talking about curves, I was talking about parallels and what I did for my parallels...thanks anyway :)

BUMP - no replies? I took a picture for nothing... lol

Actually it has jumpers but... im not sure exactly about it...the book is in storage i dont wanna go get it but there are 6 total terminals... 2 of course to complete the a connection (in shape of the side of a 6 dotted dice side) ooo ooo <----like that LOL The plastic piece has spikes that...

I only have 2 hands, how do i hold the iron, solder and wire in place? (Id rather do it alone, dont want my parents to screw me up lol...)

=) Thanks... hehe What I dont get is...The feeders will determin how long my buses will be?

Ill probably get solid for buses and stranded for feeders... The atlas "layout" wire is silver colored... I assume its aluminum then? lol.. I was going to use that for my switches since I already have some of that...

Then dont buy from them anymore, thats that :) lol...

This doesnt resolve the issue but when companies say "ships in 3-7 business days" this means that it takes 3-7 days BEFORE it leaves their warehouse and begins its shipping. If you buy crappy shipping and it takes 1 week to shift, your looking at 10 days - 21 days to receive your gift... Hope...

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains? No 2. Do you own model trains? Yes 3. Did any of your parents own model trains? No 4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? No 5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) Atlas &...

I discovered that tehre are two inches between centerlines when using turnouts for parallel tracks...Let me get a picture of what I got so far... The turnouts on the left are #6's and the turnouts on the right track are standard turnouts (18" radius turn) Even though they have tighter turns than...

oh cool....ohwell lol... I broke a few handrails cuz I couldnt get them off...they wouldnt come uot of the holes....they soon broke off.. I got it figured out tho...

drop wire = ?