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I am probably weird, but I like the old manual switches from yester-year...you know, the ones you actually switched by hand with a little plastic arm (that would break a little too easily). One reason, I admit, was the ease of wiring (it required none) and I always thought they looked...

Good to see you back Hello Shamus, nice to have you back. I visit often in hopes of seeing the pics that you post, and your layout ideas are amazing (your layout has a life and personality, and it seems to be forever changing with the mood or your workers...very interesting to look at). Also...

I know this is coming out of left field so to speak, but being a reader/writer on many different forums I have noticed something about "the-gauge" and that is the type of people that submit here. The forum feels open and incredibly friendly. Also, people seem to be very understanding and...

paul bunyan "As this was a grandly ornate car, the can (bathroom, WC, porcelean pony) had a nice mirror, and Paul Bunyan being somewhat of a vain man decided to launch into a long and colorful spill about himself. The important notes: He was/is a logger, He is very big (very, very, very big)...

Get the trucks off the road I think the big drawback to trains is the locations...even if your business is only 7 blocks from the tracks in the big city, you still have your other businesses scattered about in smaller cities no where near the tracks. So you need a fleet of trucks, and if you...

A little irony for you... As you are about to take off to the hospital, a little ironic side note to make you smile... You own a "Tall-Timber" company and you suffer from incurable vertigo...*smile*. Congrats on the site, that is an amazing number of hits, but so is your site.

IHC Consolidated Hello, I noticed you were commenting on installing DCC in IHC steam. Well, I finally broke down and spent the $50 for a decent engine (a Santa Fe consolidated). Up until now I have been running cheap-o diesels, but I love that consolidated...I still have a little UP 0-4-0...

Hello, any of you modelers out there from Utah? I think I posted a similar thread a while back to see if anyone knew of any model clubs in Utah, or actually lived it Utah and wouldn't mind someone browsing their layout. An interesting side note, I saw a couple engines (small like GP38's) that...

Things on this forum sure have gotten slow...or maybe I have too much time on my hands when I should be working. Charlie, I wanted to take a look at your layout but couldn't see a link in your post. I tried the link for your homepage in your BIO but that one brought me to a dead link...I'll...

Since the update was done on this site I havent' seen the link to the "View Articles" or Academy anymore. Are they still up? Am I blind or is the link really missing?

I am looking for plans to scratchbuild a log-loading assembly that bares a resemblence to what you would see in a high-elevation logging camp in the early 1900's, or, better yet, a cheap kit that someone has used and likes (or might want to get rid of). I am looking for something in the way...

I am trying to find the time... :rolleyes: I too think Model Railroading is declining, but not as drasticaly as magazine sales might indicate. Someone else made a good point, the inet has made magazines less important. However I have noticed in talking to my dad about the hobby that the...

Hi Shamus, I didn't realilze you were modeling Redwoods (I assume you mean like California Redwoods) in which case they are much more realistic. Good job, and that was my mistake. ------------------ ~Justin~

There you have it, if you haven't read it, Shamus can sell it to you...I especially liked the photo of the small steamer sitting on a turntable at the end of the line at the base of a small mining town perched precariously on a hillside. Based on what I have seen of your layout Shamus, I think...

Just wanted to state that as a new modeler, I found this book to be a great read...very straight forward and insightful. If you haven't bothered to read it, do. I look forward to putting some of the principles into practice as soon as possible. ------------------ ~Justin~

Unfortunatly I don't have a layout yet, nor will I for quite some time (full time student, single bedroom apt., etc.). I have a track plan that I like and have been modifying (I actually stole the plan from someone else...it is the Inyo and White Mountain RR...I'm not sure where I located it...

When you have a track that doesn't loop back on itself, a track that terminates at one end, you have to terminate the electrical signal in order to have a strong electrical current down that track correct?

I like the Atlas 4x8 "Plywood Summits" but this is as a beginner and I have as yet not even built a layout. I like the multiple levels, and the turntable and turn-around wye, but the fact that it is basicly a figure 8 with some inlets is a little toy-like. However, I feel that if you can model...