This power plant is on an Ntrak corner module belonging to Northwest Ntrak of Palatine IL. In front of the building there is a siding that holds...
Progress for last week. Very little. But, I did get started again. Laid in the 5 turnouts at the west end of my staging yard, and about 15 feet...
Mike, Thanks for the rail reminder. Hoss, LOL! I don't think my wife knows where in the house the mop is kept! Then again, her income allows me...
bigwavedave posted that he learned that the two tracks of flextrack are not equal. While I've known that for years, I'm having a brain freeze. I...
Hi guys. I've been away from this thread since we started. Many things (toothache, IRS, honeydo list, etc) have conspired to keep me out of the...
I would like to thank Rick for having this party. I had a lot of fun not only working on my layout, so that I could report progress, but also...
The last party was so much an incentive to me, that I just have to play in this one. My goal is to have enough track laid, that I can run trains...
Rick, David Chong, others. I've really enjoyed participating in this thread. Due to my vacation plans, I had to work really hard to complete my...
Hooray! I've completed my six week goals in four weeks. I completed a coat of paint on all of the foam yesterday. I'm now ready to start...
I'm late again with my update. This party has me so charged, I don't want to take any time away from the layout. I completed laying half-inch...
Hi Guys. I'm a little late with my update this week. Kitbash, Nice work on the road. Sometimes you need to modify your goals to the...
Hi Guys. My report for this week.. I completed installation of all basic benchwork, and ran power and control busses around the layout. My...
David, Switchmaster motors are made by a company named Hankscraft, and are available at shows and some hobby shops. Here is a link to a...
Darthdave, I did hook up the motor unit to an Atlas turntable, and previewed it for my club. The gear that sits under the edge of the...
What to paint track with will get you as many different opinions as there are people on the forum. However, I'll throw in my $0.02 for what it's...
Week One Report. To reiterate: My six week goal is to ready to lay track on my new layout. Last week I said that I wanted to get the basic...
Bill, You're correct about the turnout angle of divergence. Mr. Cowie didn't identify whether he was modeling in N scale, HO, O ... My...
In my previous post, I didn't identify the part numbers. ST-5 Right, and ST-6 Left. Sorry about that. Dave
You didn't say what scale you were modeling in. In N scale, Peco makes a code 80 turnout that is a #2.4 (22.5 deg angle. 9 inch radius). Here...
I couldn't agree more with Rick and David's comments. I have been on my lazy butt overdesigning my dream layout for about seven years. I'm...
