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hmmm, must go check... if not, i'll grab some of my hubbys fishing weights and stash them inside to see if its a weight issue. Thanks, see, I know nothing about these things, I was thinking it was a total hunk of junk but have now been told several times that its not. Its in bad condition...

i wouldnt know... i was going to use a mixture of black paint and rough cement... but I may be way off... was gonna try it on cardboard first of course

i think if that track plan satisfies your model desire within the restrictions you have, then you are on your way... as long as you are enjoying it, right? ;)

Thanks for posting these questions and answers, I really am learning so much.

mine is imaginary- Thomas Tank Engine Isle of Sodor... but I think it dates back a ways. When I do my real layout, it will probably be like the one mentioned above, current and back- just move some stuff and change out the engines/ cars and you have a different era.

For our issue, weight appeared to be the bulk of the problem. My son put some rocks in his troublesome truck and away it went! :) He figured that out on his own. Thanks

let us know how your lowering the kids goes! ;) looks great by the way

great job!

I cant begin to answer your question there. But welcome and I will watch for the answer because I have a "troublesome truck" who is doing the same troublesome thing. The only thing I could figure out is maybe something in the couplers is pulling it a little... Good question!

ok, i'll check that out... but the wheels do seem to be spinning well... thanks and thanks for giving me a direction to look for who makes it!

I have disassembled the truck (and obviously reassembled) the gears are a-ok. no chips nor wear. The wheels seem to be spinning, so maybe its just a weight issue. I'll track down some weights and give it another try! Thanks! Anyone know how I could identify who makes this thing? I swear...

oh that tunnel entrance isnt supposed to be there, I meant to erase it. Thats still all in question though because I dont know how high that will be. I wont be able to do all of the tracks, I am just going to simulate it I guess. 4x8 isnt enough to do all of it I think! I am using the 9" 21...

It may also depend on your server timing out- if you have a slower connection, noise on the line, or a slower computer... as these are all problems I have had in the past. The best is to enable cookies, make sure your security settings are set at medium or lower (you should have a firewall and...

I will be running more than one train and I can't afford to switch to dcc besides I am running Thomas on this first layout... but just saying that about the power to each track makes sense enough to me that I can wire it up just fine. Not to say I will actually remember that when the time...

oh, here's one I didnt think about until 3am last night/ this morning. When I do my roundhouse, how do I power each track? I am using dc not dcc and obviously will need to control each track seperately... hmmmmmm

About 90% of the pics on this site show up fine for me, but I think there are some- usually linked to outside sites like photobucket or whatever - that folks delete or move i think... Perhaps your browser settings? Do you have this problem on other sites as well? Do you have a sample thread...

Here's my novice two cents worth. I have both standard track and ez track. I am using the standard and flex track for my permanent layout. I am keeping the ez track so my son can build his own when he gets bored with something slow we are doing on the permanent model. I tried it and easily...

ok, here's pics of the bad guy:

well, I just started, but since I was a kid I always wanted an operating model of the incline to Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, TN. Don't even know where to begin to look for such a thing.

ugh... I hate hearing/ seeing things like that. Its like the teens here locally that were out at 430am messing with someones truck, when the police show up to check it out, they jumped into their pickup and took off end result of the run is they ended up losing control of their vehicle and...