Okay thx guys, nice pics.
Okay, I've been looking at the NMRA site and here and I can't find the rail center for a prototypical ladder yard. I'm using Atlas#7 turnouts....
Okay, thanks guys.
Started my first layout a few years ago and then was put on hold. Just got my bench work up when my daughter decided to further her education....
Thanks for the links.
Is their such a thing as premade rock formations for N or just use the HO scale?
No, I've been collecting train cars and buildings during the down time but.....I'm ready to go. I've started to layout card board and string...
I've got about 25 pieces of Atlas flex track so I'm just twiddling the thumbs waiting for the rest of the stuff to come in.
Well, on line Hobby shop is advertising Atlas c55 track stuff due mid Jan. and mid Feb.. Just about a year later when it was initially due. The...
Ya......sigh, I'll be patiently waiting also. My bench work isn't going anywhere and neither am I.
I keep checking the internet hobby sites for atlas c55 track and I've seen the container shipment schedule on the Atlas site. I just checked a...
I guess also it's a different manufacturer. I bought foam a couple of years ago from Lowes to insulate my basement of which I still have a few...
I'm using Lowes construction foam. The level touches the foam and sits level on the edges and center across the 4ft width. The dips are in the...
Glued 2' foam down to the frame but no piece of foam is truly flat/perfect when it is formed. Especially where they butt together at a joint. I'll...
Hmmmm The bench will have 2" foam on it so I'll either have to swing it, maybe like a saloon door, not in both directions though, or raise some...
I have a 3ft opening to bridge in the bench work. It will be about 6 inches wide. Is it too much trouble trying to keep the rails aligned with a...
Did you make those trees yourself?
If you used new PT wood right from the lumber yard it would be wet to the touch as it has been saturated with ACQ. Ever seen a outdoor deck built...
Why would you use pressure treated wood? It's extremely wet and can take months, years to dry and during that time the wood will shrink...
I cut up a sheet of 3/4" plywood and got 12- 1x4's out of it for the perimeter of my frame. The plywood was $32. A lot cheaper and stronger than...
