Layout Comments please

[Jaws]

My new layout design of transition era on SP --1950's My first layout in n-scale after 50 years in HO. Looks like it will work?? Just going to attempt reducing Tehachapai grade to max of 2.5 rather than 4%.

Am planning mainline icing facility as well as either an oil field or mine and of course a sugar beet plant for those beet trains.

Appreciate any suggestions, comments, etc.

 

[Jaws]

HELP!! How do I attach my .jpg file???

 

[Tyson Rayles]

Go down to the bottom of the post box where it says browse and click on it then click on your file, DO NOT TRY TO PREVIEW as it won't work with attachments. Then hit post

 

[Jaws]

Thanks Tyson. Gawd, it is sure terrible being so computer iggernent. Now it says the file is too big. I drew it with Paint then changed it to a .jpg with another program (VuePrint). Now I'll try a .gif. If that doesn't work, I'll just throw this machine away or something else equally stupid.

 

[Jaws]

Yecch!

Any suggestions? It looks good when I test e-mail the file as a .jpg,

Any good (inexpensive--like C-h-e-a-p) programs for drawing things like this?

 

[MasonJar]

Look for info on "The GIMP" by jon-monon. There's part one of tutorial in "The Academy" and Part 2 is around here somewhere...

GIMP is a free Graphic Image Manipulation Program (GIMP - get it? ) that can be downloaded. See jon for details. I don't know about it's power to help you draw, but it might render your MSPaint picture a little more kindly... You can also try Right Track Software (RTS) also free from Atlas.

Andrew

 

[Jaws]

Thanks Andrew

 

[Hoss]

Don't know about GIMP, but RTS does work well and can be downloaded here.

http://www.atlasrr.com/software/welcome.asp

 

[Jaws]

Thanks Hoss. I'll try it.