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Thanks again guys, yeah im gonna paint the rails and ties for sure, ill run out and buy some paint tomorrow.

Thanks, keep em commin!

Thanks guys ill take all of that advice and add it into this, and another piece when i practice more. I used black for the ballast work becuase Hobby Lobby only had grey (the color i will use in my layout) in large containers, they didnt have any in small baggies and such. So i decided to use...

That looks really nice man, cant wait to see more of it.

Ok guys, so earlier i made a thread on ballasting, and got some good information. I'm starting my first layout soon. I'm so anxious so i figured ive gotta do some thing. I decided to do a practice scenery. :) I used Woodlandscenics Foam Trackbed, Scenery Items and Black Cinder (i wanted some...

I can lay my ballast fine, but i cant get it to stick well...ive used elmers glue, woodland scenics spray adhesive, and it will only hold a certain amount of the ballast in place, even after a 2nd coat or two to finalize it. Could you guys tell me how you tend to lay ballast the procedures, and...

Goodnews guys, my grandfather is interested in building my layout with me so I can now use his basement which is much larger than my original room I had to work with before. Im going to take some new measurements and and then design a new layout,ill post it once its finishd.

lol, ive never seen any thing like that before. that things cool. show some pics once shes numbered up!

Nice! Looks good. Show us more:)

I just thought id let you guys know that this weekend im gonna start on my benchwork, and once its completed ill lay some track and take a few photos and upload em. Ill keep you posted.

alright ill take a look, thanks man.

Thanks alexander, but i have a question or two if any one is interested in helping me, i want to run at least 2 trains, hopefully 3. Now for my layout i dont know if this is an opinionated question or not but, would my layout work better with DC or DCC? Could some on try to give me a brief...

Hey guys sorry ive been busy lately, havent been on the gauge but, gottabreal i do see your point with the p2p layout style and such, but my self im not so much interested in the operation of the trains, i just wanna have a nice layout with a few trains constantly running with a few different...

Yeah, your right Truck Lover,Thanks. And every one else who helped, it looks really nice. I cant wait to buy my track and get it started, once i have made progress i will either update this thread or make a new one. Thanks again guys.

Thanks, and this is for you viper.:) although its very close to the edge, ill make it work.

Good idea Doc. how does this look, notice the lower left how i changed it to where the train has the ability to go back the other direction. it that still considered a reversing loop? or does it specifially have to be a "loop", either way has the same effect. What do you think? Viper- I thought...

-Rioja, im shooting for present times, and im interested on all sorts of industries, unsure about the locaton, as for the railroad most likely CSX. -Canadian, im sure i would be able to reach all around, but rioja has a good point as well, it would prolly be stressful at times, especially when...

You hit the nail right on the head. That was my main concern as well, being able to reach across the table. So far thats my main concern, but as you mentioned I do have the option of it being in the middle of a room not flush with any walls, so that may be a plus in giving me better acess in...

Hey guys, here is my first lay out drawn with Xtrk. Its freelance as i thought that would be the best idea so it would meet my needs/wants. There are a few little quirks in the trackwork im sure you will notice them, i will perfect them. I just want you guys to get the general idea. So go ahead...

So in that case couldnt I just buy one of those Caboose Industries Switches, and mount it where id like to on my bench work, and rig a wire from the switch to the underside of my turn outs (atlas mark 3 left, and right), and then it would work?