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Thanks, I'll go over it again tomorrow and see. I did find a couple of screws and took them out, but while it seemed as though the thing might come apart at that point it also seemed like it was going to damage the handrails. On the plus side I did get a decoder installed into a Bachmann...

I picked up an Athearn RS-3 today and the decoder to put in it. I'm stymied by the fact that I can't figure out how to get the shell off the loco to put the decoder inside. Everything I've attempted feels as though it's going to damage the loco if I continue. Is there some trick to this that I'm...

Thanks for the info. The truck fell through for last night so I have another week to plan what to do.

Thanks guys, I'll add 1x4s to the shopping list!

I have scored a truck for tomorrow evening and am going to lowes to buy doors and lumber for my benchwork. Questions regarding the doors: They are hollow core doors, how do I attach things to them? Obviously you can attach hardware to them so is it safe to assume that there is enough of a solid...

I did mean 30 inch radius there. I think I'll take your (and everyone else's) advice and go with a bit of extra support, 32 inch doors, and a shield to prevent a train from taking a dive off the layout. I'm sure I can disguise it as scenery of some kind. I'm going away this weekend but I have...

On the advice I got here and using stock doors from lowes (total price $75!) and some lumber I came up with this benchwork plan: The blue circle that you see is a 30" diameter. It doesn't quite fit. So my question is if I go down to 28" or 26" radius there, will my dad be able to run full...

I've been planning on flextrack with hand laid turnouts. I don't like the looks of stock turnouts and the ones I found here: http://www.handlaidtrack.com/category.php?id=215&parentid=215&link_str=215 Look like something I could manage to do without too much difficulty. Hand laying all the...

With any luck I will not be moving into a new place at all, though if I do and it's in FL the odds are in my favour. I've never seen a house here that didn't have at least one set of big sliders. My real concern is if I have to move it into this house in case of a hurricane.

That's a great idea! I never thought of doors, they're in my head as an n-scale thing but as modules they'd be great. And WS sells the brackets for joining modules together seperately and I might be able to use those to line up the sections. I just priced a door blank and a sheet of foam and it...

It does help and I'm lucky on a few counts. I'm average strangth for a woman who is in a high tech field (that should read: Not very strong but I can take you computer apart and put it back together again!) but I have twin teenaged nephews and a strong brother in law. I also have 7 and 9 foot...

After reading all the excellent advice given to me and to others about how to proceed given the space that I have and the fact that we may have to move our layout at some point I think we may have come to a decision. Modules were suggested and while I really like the idea of them the amount of...

Russ, your idea is more along the lines of what I was thinking. I can fit several fairly large pieces into the house. I have a 4x8 right now for my holiday loop and we don't really worry about how anything looks when bringing stuff in for a storm, we just cram it all in. I have 12 foot wide...

I'm really intrugued by the module idea. My dad and I are building it together and he's fairly frail so modules would be a great way for him to work on it without feeling overwhelmed by something too big.

I'll have to look more into modules. I do know we don't want any unsceniced areas, even it it is in modules it's going to have to look as though it isn't, totally seamless. Having to move it is something that would probably happen once every three or four years unless we have a really bad year...

I have 48" in the wide green section and there is enough room to play with that I could add a few inches if I need to. I was thinking continuous running in that area. It's 4x14 and the aisle is 3 ft. wide, so I could borrow a little bit from there if I need it. I originally drew this plan...

I've got half the garage, but with some limitations. As you can see on the plan at one end I have to have access to the electrical panels and there is a water heater. There is a 24" bench that runs the full length of the garage and about 16feet of it is available for use as part of the layout...

I'm building a little yard office and track planning. And track planning some more. Christina

Wow, that's great. I'm afraid to even look at anything on e-bay for fear it would kill my meager bank account. Christina

Me too! I was looking at one for half the price and that was still high but he took one look at this one and was "I'll take it!" All his O locomotives are MTH and he's comfortable with the brand. I have to admit I thought sound was just not something I wanted or needed but seeing this locomotive...