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what grade are your rises? It looks really cool w/ the over under on the back side there . sorry YmeBp, I missed this question earler,,,,, It is a four percent grade in the back,,,, the left hand side is two percent for a stretch then goes up to a full four heading around the curve on the...

thanks everyone,,,, it is HO,,,,setting on 4x8x12,,, it will have more sidings for small business later but I ran out of track,,,,,,,, but it is pretty cool to run several trains on,,,, keeps you awake,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, st

one more,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,, ,,,,, st

thought I would post a couple pics of what I got done so far,,, it is coming along pretty good,,, I still need to order some more track and a couple of switches, but I what I have setup is working good,,, some of the curves were made with track I had on hand and are not exactly right but it will...

I have to agree,, awesome job,,,, keep the pics and updates coming,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,, st

ok,,, it is three in the morning and I cant sleep and am bored,, I think I have reached the end of the internet so thought I would post another pic,,,, this is the first attempt at a rock,,,,,, I also painted the rails ,,, ,,,, got a lot of the track laid tonight kinda how I want it but need to...

"He just lives there",,,, thats great,,,,,this t-rex doesnt actually live there,,, he just came down out of the mountains for a little dinner,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, st

thanks guys,,, Jim, this will not be part of the layout, but the buildings and water tower(which is not painted yet) will be,,,,, I just wanted to see if I could ballast the track and make it look half way right,,,,, then once i got started I couldnt stop,,,, ,,, cant wait to get started on the...

one more pic,,, this one you can see the t-rex in the back ground,,,, you have to have fun with it , right,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,, st

thought I would share a pic of an scene i came up with today,,, I wanted to lay some track and kind of experiment with other things so this is it,,,,,,, nothing is weathered and it is nothing like I have seen on here but all in all it turned out pretty good,,,,also stuck a t-rex in it just for...

one of these days he will be on here telling everyone how he is building a christmas layout because he can remember when it was done for him,,,, ,,, verrrrry coool

I bought one from hotwire foam factory,,,, I found it by searching for foam cutters,,,,, seems to work good,,,you can vary the power on it,,, going to try to post the link to it, hope it works,,,,,, ,,,,,, st http://hotwirefoamfactory.com/product.php?productid=16185&cat=103&page=1

Hey rudyy,, I have bought the super pretzel but dont have it up yet,,,,I added a total of an extra eight foot instead of four foot in a L shape,,, I plan on adding more track and changing it in a few places,,, I also have the walters 90' turntable to put in it,,,,,, cant wait to get started on...

Hi blue,,, I only beat you here by a few days,,,, think I already call it home,,,,,, and welcome from another newbie,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,, st

fsm1000,, pretty sure I will be ok on temp change and track conditions,, it is located in what used to be a bedroom,,,, with central heat in the winter and good air cond. in the summer Jim,, thanks,, and Russ,,,,It is kinda hard to tell in the pic, but I have around thirteen inches between...

I'm kinda at a standstill till after the first of the year with the layout,, just some playing with it for now,,, but I got some of the fabric around the table and thought i would post a pic of it,,,,, found it on ebay and I thought it fit pretty good,,, I cut some small pieces of wood and put...

again,, thanks for all the positive comments,,,, I have added some more track and switches just to make sure everything works as planned,,, also added a incline,,, so far, so good,,, after the first of the year this is coming apart and I will get started on my orginal layout plan,,,,, strips...

awesome,, I have been following your project since your first post on the bridge,,, you should be charging a learning fee,,,it is looking great and im sure I will be going back to it a lot for ideals along the way,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, st

wow,, thanks for all the kind words and warm welcome ,,,, it is going to be pretty slow going from here,,, I have a lot of the stuff I need already bought, but am going to try to take my time so I dont have to keep doing it over,,, thanks again,, ,, Like I said before, I have been reading the...

ok,,, last pic,, like I say,, it is early in the beginning stage but have had a lot of fun so far,, like I say,, it is never to late to have a happy childhood,,,,,,