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hi y'all......since last posting many moons ago, I found a nice basement train area with a house over it so I bought it. :D I've read through some archives and am very close to buying hollow core doors and 1" foam for layout base. HO layout will possibly occupy most of a 29x12 foot room...

u23/ u30 Thanks Guys. I really like the earlier orange/silver scheme. If anybody cares to post more pictures, please do. CBnQ

U23b colors Thanks Dan......from what I've been able to find (one website can be found with 'wplives' on google- very good, lots of images) the 30's were delivered in orange n silver and the 23b's were in the perlman green and orange from day one. I won't say this is absolute fact but it...

Can anyone tell me if WP's U23B's were delivered in the orange and silver scheme or if they were always dark green and orange letters? thanks in advance Burl :confused:

Shamus-- those are excellent buildings. (I'm not knowledgable, but it looks like the stove is outside on those...:^)) Roryglasgow-- thanks for the observations. I will be at a large show soon and will definitely look at a lot of N items. I do hope (hope prayers, etc) to have a large...

I did order a couple items from Lombardhobbies.com and they were shipped next day. No problems. Got them quickly. Good. I did, however, call them after placing the order online. (they had no auto responder after order was placed on their website (something that would send an email at least...

pros and cons David, et al........ - Good thoughts / ideas...... and thank you. "rivet counter".....that's a good one. Never heard it before but I understand exactly what you mean. A couple guys I've been introduced to are mildly obnoxious in this way and if they come to my basement and...

Thanks N-guys............. I have considered the "do both" option. A good train room is a critical consideration in my house purchase. I'll have to look closer at N rolling stock, but I'm thinking you can't get the same detail as in HO. Am I wrong? This is not my foremost concern...

Open for comments...... I have some HO locos and rolling stock. I just started thinking about modeling in the last year after being a hardcore railfan for many years. (ex-brakeman too) So........I look at N guage at shows, etc and think this scale certainly allows you to run "longer" trains...

Ray.....I was watching some big wind turbines (like you're modeling....wow!) just a week ago. Very big dogs they were........each blade about 50 feet long. They can spin very "slowly" depending on windspeed but I'd say as low as 15 to 25 RPM would be accurate. It can be relaxing and...

Thanks-- yesterday I found the Atlas forum and saw some of the reported problems with hobbycircle- they seem to be very inconsistent and slow in shipping. I am really aggravated when shipments are delayed, communication is poor or lacking, etc. Seems they have a consistent problem. It's not...

Thanks guys and if anybody else has other suggestions, please feel free. I feel the wallet getting lighter already. CBnQ

Thanks gentlemen for the feedback ............good to know ....and if anybody else has other suggestions, please chime in. Appreciate it. (this is an excellent site by the way.......I should check in here more often) highball............. cbq

(I posted this question earlier in the HO category but probably should have done it here. thanks!) I'm wondering if anybody has experience with a couple online outfits that apparently sell a lot of model trains, etc. via the net/mail order. one is "trainworld.com" and another is...

I'm wondering if anybody has experience with a couple online outfits that apparently sell a lot of model trains, etc. via the net/mail order. one is "trainworld.com" and another is "ahobbycircle.com" They appear to have good prices. One reason I'm a little leary is that there are numerous...

more funding for Amtrak? There have been some good points here, including the fact that airlines, freight railroads, truckers, etc, all receive a subsidy in some way from Fed, state, and local tax dollars. The big difference, however, is that all of these entities are private sector and the...

Howdy-- I haven't been around Bloomington for many years. Could anybody describe traffic there? I know UP and IC (I think) have lines through there. Just curious how much traffic goes through or if there are any interesting yards. thanks for any help. CBnQ

ex- brakie Hi all-- I don't post here often but checked in today. I was a brakeman for the CNW out of South Pekin and Proviso in the early 80's. Was furloughed and found a different job and never went back. Many that I worked with are now on the coal line in Wyoming. Am now seriously ill with...

starting out George-- thanks-- that is very helpful. I kept seeing P2K and didn't know what that meant til I heard my buddy say Proto 2000. (ya gotta go slow with me. heh heh) I have been scanning ebay as well. Amazing how much is there.

starting out I'm "getting" what somebody elsewhere had mentioned: many of the makers have several grades or quality levels. Similar to photo gear: Nikon makes some super Pro level gear and some low end consumer stuff that is almost an embarrassment to the Nikon label. (that's MY opinion...