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Hey Gary, My only comment really boils down to a matter of taste - I would probably use more of the "floor space" to achieve longer runs. Specifically I'd add one or two peninsulas (probably one extending from the right side, one from the left, offset... It would almost end up looking like a...

Thanks for the feedback guys. ReefBlue - Yes, agreed on that. I also need a couple more crossovers on the mainline too, I think. Ralph - Yes, scenery will divide it rather than a backdrop. One of the reasons I selected a "river valley" scenario is that it justifies the steepish...

I'm working on a very similar thing right now (around-the-walls in 1/2 my basement - 20x30) and posted a design earlier. I'm actually very close to deciding to use nearly 5' height, to ensure easy access to the underside, as well as preserve a good amount of under-layout storage. Of course...

Leaving programming track issues aside and returning to the original question: I run an "accessory bus" set of wires around the layout, along with my "DCC bus" wires. I tap into this circuit as needed to power lights, accessories, etc - basically the same idea as plugging an appliance into a...

You should download RTS from the Atlas site. It's free, pretty easy to use, and will make sure you're desining 'reality-based" things, because it forces you to use actual pieces: 18" radius curves, switches properly sized, etc.

2x2 is about the biggest piece of 1/4" ply you can use without sag. And even that will have an awful lot of torque-flex without bracing. I think you would find the modular "standards" too restrictive unless you plan to take your modules out and link 'em up with others. But as 60103 says, the...

For what it's worth, here's how the logging line would come into play... I'd model the "apple farm" after the Mott's apple farm near my home in Adams County, PA... There's this amazing line running up through the hills to there - some of the steepest grades I've ever personally seen.

Okay, here's the latest plan after quite some time of reconsidering/reworking. Prep work on the room is done and I'm ready to start benchwork. Any comments before I do that are most welcome. Pertinent facts: Room size: Approx. 20x30', grid is 1' squares. 1. Minimum mainline radius - 30" 2...

By way of example, go look at auction # 6008976854 This auction for a Bachmann Spectrum Shay resulted in a sale at $142. Plus shipping/handling of $12 for a total price of $156. The exact same engine at one of the discounters I mentioned was recently dropped to $119 (though their website still...

I've used ebay for years and years now, and rarely buy there anymore. The "good deals" are usually about the same as you'll pay through discounters like trainworld.com, firsthobby.com, standardhobby.com and such. And that's for "good" deals... A _LOT_ of stuff on Ebay is _NOT_ a good deal...

I'm not sure how they could make a clear paint that had metal in it - metal not doing well on the transparency front... Another suggestion is magician's wax. like the other waxes mentioned, it's sticky and leaves no residue. I mention it only because I know that, whatever the actual substance...

The Walthers 130' turntable actually comes motorized and with indexing capabilities. It's actually rather hard to find - Walthers and most of their distributors are out of stock on it and no ETA (well, I think they show an ETA, but it just keeps pushing back every month). If you can get one less...

I don't see anything on this plan that would be an excessive reach.

I'm always been able to deal with access issues as yellowlynn says - come in from the bottom. Helps to clear derails or such, but no good for topside work. "flying" isn't as outlandish as it sounds. In order to deal with a 4' reach at 52" height, I did, at one time, have a big eyebolt mounted...

To me, it sounds like you're describing luaun - decades old and the surfacing for nearly every "slab" door in this country... But that's just what I get off your decription, entirely possible it's also some new "flexiply" sort of thing...

He he he. Yeah, wasn't that $9xx,xxx number up the top the CEO's salary?

I'm facing the same dilemma on my layout. Do I have a "duck under" right inside the door to facilitate continuous running (which I want), or reconfigure the whole thing to point-to-point or loop-to-loop instead, which sucks up a vast amount of space to do... Or, if I have the 'duckunder' do I...

Tyson - It's not that there hasn't been that situation going on for years, on that I agree. What I've missed in the last six months (maybe a year and it just took me a while to notice) is that the "businesses" on Ebay offering not-that-great deals seem to have run off the...

I think if you had a "both" option, it would blow the others away. I would say 75% of the guys I know run both in some way. The majority (and I think the posts here confirm this) tend to model the 30's-50's, often specifically so they have both options - that would be my tactic. Some model...

Those numbers are TERRIBLE! Cash flow of 6% on revenue? Yikes! You'll be lucky to net one red cent out of that. But if one of y'all buys it, I'll come take a ride.