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Loren thanks for posting the photo's of your layout. I just posted a message wanting to see it and checked the new posts and there it was:thumb: I really like the layout.....Especially the bridge you mentioned to me earlier. Does a person need a swivel chair to go round and round as you...

:wave:Zachery...... Thanks for your suggestion. How wide would you think that this bridge should be? Would you make sort of a "lift up and out" type or would you put it on hinges, i.e., maybe a long piano type to swing upward to enter? Also would there be a problem with the tracks as far as...

Loren/cab...it's me again. I have been thinking about the 24 inch or wider curves for my layout. I tried to draw a new layout picture but had no luck so I will just say that I have come up with a 30 inch wide by 44 inch long piece of material that I can use for a table top on the righthand table...

Wasn't sure where to post this but thought it was worth sharing.

Again thanks to everyone for their feedback.:thumb:

If anyone is interested in carnival train set or carnival items there a a few now being offered on ebay.

A brief note in case anyone is interested. Had out first couple inches of snow last night with more predicted today. The temps have dropped considerably in the 20's....burrrrrrrr have to get out and break the ice on the water pans for the rabbits, goats, chickens, cats, dog, guinne fowel...

Wayne....Reese's pieces?? Never thought of that one:mrgreen: I like the looks of your brass loco. Since I have never taken an engine apart I wouldn't know how to start a repair/modification of any of them. Never gave it a thought that I might have to work on one sometime. Sounds complicated...

David I appreciate your comments. The flier states that it is the estate of Warren E. Reese.

Andrew and Gus....Thanks for your replies. I have been looking at Google under the various makes and I was surprised at the high cost of some of these items. Do people actually run these high priced engines, etc. or do they mostly sit on shelves as collectors item? I am anxious for the...

Hello from Southeastern Colorado:thumb: This is my first post on this part of the forum. I have enjoyed reading the posts from everyone. As a way of introduction, I have not been on this forum all that long and am retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs after 39 years of working for...

Since I am not familiar with many of the HO manufacturers I am seeking information from you experienced railmen/women. There is an up comming estate auction near me and the ad states that some of the HO brand names included are Overland, Sunset, Key, Hallmark, United, Balboa, Precision...

I forgot to mention that I recently got the successful bid on ebay on five boxes of HO related items. As luck would have it, included are some three foot pieces of track, and quite a bit of rubber rail bed.:thumb: Now, question is...How do I secure this rubber type roadbed onto the foam base...

Loren and Cab....Just signed on and read the comments from both of you. It sounds like in the long run things would work out better if I could use the larger curves on the layout. I value both of your comments and since you both indicate that this would be the best plan, I will try to expand...

Cab thank you for the information....WHEW SO MUCH TO LEARNwall1

Loren I now have miles of regular tack that I would like to use. Can flextrack be used with it?

Lore.....I will have to purchase the track needed as the largest curves that I have are 18". Does your layout idea show how many of each type curves, i.e., 20 and 22 are needed? I tried to guess at the number by looking at the diagram but sections do not appear clearly if they are there...

Russ thanks for the plexiglass idea.:thumb:

Loren thanks again for all the work you have done on this.:thumb: Once I get the tables set up again, I will attempt to get this set up and let you know of the progress and how it turns out. By the way, is the rail on the upper right an over and under?

Loren thanks for all of the work you are going through. I really like the idea of a double track operation and it would make things more interesting, but not to challanging I hope. My grandson keeps chomping at the bit to get things going but he understands that we don't want to do just anything...