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    Minimum Radius - Get yer Soapbox Out

    ok I have a question about this I am planning on building a layout and was thinking about 18" curves for HO. I was thinking a logging line on this track probably early 1900's is this going to be to tight? thanks
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    Gauge fantasy League

    I just dont think they can handle the volume.
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    Gauge fantasy League

    I know we stop adjusting 10 mins before the game. But when is the game? thanks Stephen P.S. The laura logging team is already changing its name to "Laura Logging Company the fantasy league champions" haha
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    Smokey Mountain Products

    can you post pictures when you get done please thanks stephen
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    Gauge fantasy League

    thanks I will keep my eyes out.
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    Gauge fantasy League

    first of all let me say it is going to be one hard year for the laura logging company. But of well I have an ignorant or maybe stupid question however you look at it. How do you know if the player is going to be on the field each week. I mean I know the really good players are going to be out...
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    Gauge fantasy League

    Ok as I have said before I am new to this what do ya do after your draft is picked?
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    Gauge fantasy League

    I quess I am as ready as I will ever be.
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    Any suggestions on a new design?

    Sorry it took me so long to reply I was away at a conference. Thanks for the suggestions I am back to the drawing board. Masonjar the room is a frog just it is not over the garage. The ceiling at the two side wall are 48" high. The ceiling in the center of the room is about 7 feet high. Kind of...
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    Any suggestions on a new design?

    ok I have tried to take the advice from every one and put some of my orginal plan into it all. The big problems i am having is with the program I cant get things to work right like the track comming out of the little helix or the curves in the bench work for less room.:confused: So I am now...
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    A help with the pass please.

    well I have been doing some more research. I found a nice shay made by atlas in n scale but still looking for ho. the ones I have found are a little pricey for my budget at this point considering i am about to start remodeling the railroad room to look a little better when i put my layout in...
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    A help with the pass please.

    thank you for all of your help. I am still researching and have several books in the local libary at Clemson University. I plan on going and looking at them very soon. I looked on those webpages and I found the non powered unit. It did say it was a class- A but the NWSL drive system has been...
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    A help with the pass please.

    I was just going through my fathers things that I inherited recently. I found a book logging railroads of South Carolina. I begin to read and boy did i open my family's past. I found that my father had sumitted some pictures to the book that were published. I also found out that my Great Great...
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    Any suggestions on a new design?

    great idea about the helixes going down I will have to try and remember that when I get to that part. Started cleaning out the upstairs room last night. Maybe one more day in there and then I can start ripping up carpet and start putting a parquet floor down, Then its building time. Thanks for...
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    Any suggestions on a new design?

    Well I think I have come up with a better one not perfect yet but improving I think. The coners look on this like still to far to reach but i didnt know how to put curves in the bench work. I would like to build the port first then move to the logging operation and the saw mill. Then a couple of...
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    Any suggestions on a new design?

    I have one more question sorry I forgot to ask. how much space is need in the aisles? thanks Stephen
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    Any suggestions on a new design?

    Thanks for all of the questions and advice. I am working on another plan that will elminate the town area. Let me try to answer all of yalls questions. the first question was about levels. I can not have two levels unless the lower one is hidden and really not for use. The ceilings of the room...
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    Any suggestions on a new design?

    ok here are a few changes. the only thing I am worried about is the town and the reach so I might cut it out all together. My room is 11feet x 19 feet on the long side and 11 feetx 15 feet on the short side. I am thinking about packing away all the ho stuff and doing a n scale layout. but who...
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    Any suggestions on a new design?

    On the bigger helix I was hopping to make the train come out of the mountian and then go back into it again. I was thinking that if I made all of the big helix at 18" then the train couldnt come out of the moutain because all of the track would be on top of each other. I am not sure that I...
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    Need Help

    thanks for the help on the DCC. is there any book that takes someone that knows nothing about wirring through the process of wirring a layout for DCC? I have put my first rough draft of my layout on the layout portion of the website I would apprieate any help any one can give me on my design.