Recent content by 3duvalls

have started, what a hoot Sorry for the delay in my postings. Lots happening to keep me busy but we have started construction. I am having a ball with this. It is a great father and son project. Everbody needs to do a project like this with their kids. Well, We are using shelf brackets...

Sorta,,, Been so darn busy this week. We have a start but had to put it down for a few days to get caught up on some other stuff. Hoping to put up some new ideas tomorrow or Friday on The Gauge...

Okay, Here are some photos to help describe the half wall stairway area plus some other pics my son wanted me to share. Hope this makes sense. The pic of that area is made from the center of the train room facing that half wall stairway area. The height of the half wall is 32". The other...

Gary, Your bridge is remarkable. The metal under it is not even noticeable at all. Looks real to me. I can;t wait to get my hands on this project. You did a fine job on that bridge. How do you move it in and out of your layout? Just curious. Also, The half wall may become a "ledge"...

I tried the link and couldn't get it to open. Not sure what I did wrong. I am thinking it will be best to use the conventional framework. That is kinda what I have in mind. What are your thoughts? Thanks...

Hey to all,,, I haven't had much time to work on this over the weekend but here goes with what I know. My XtrkCad is 4.0.b4 which I believe must be a beta. So, I plan to look for the version you recommended and uninstall this one I have. Thanks for the heads up on the buggy version. This...

Hi all, Per Gary S.' question,,, The stairway does not lead into the train room. Actually it is open though. There is a wall about four feet high around this section. So, I can actually lay the tain around this wall with no issues. Thanks for your help on this. Per Squidbait's...

Thanks you guys, I really appreciate your help. I spent a while last night with the XtrkCad tutorials / demos. I am gonna try to use it effectively and to incorporate all of the things you guys are teaching me into an improved layout drawing. I have a software question; Is there a place...

Thanks so much for your reply. This is the kinda response I need to make me think. It is my first time and I don't want to make the kinda mistakes that frustrate me too much. I wanna make it function correctly and have lots of fun too. The operatin as best I can envision is: The coal...

Are the model designations on the locomotives or do I need to do a visual comparison to figure out what units I have? Thanks for the model suggestion. Very cool. Never thought of putting it on that side of the room. How do you make the software model look so nice? I am playing around...

Okay, This is addictive... I have modified the drawing and the attachment has my changes. Here is what I am dreaming about now. The outer red line is a faster passenger train line with a side track into town. There is one inner colored both red and green line that runs from the coal...

Hi Loren, I just noticed that I changed the orientation of the image file by 90 deg when I uploaded the last image. Oops. I just re-upload it. Sorry about that. Thanks for your help. I love this forum.

Started playing around with a layout. Just random thinking to get my feet wet. I need to read and study more I know but eager to put something on paper kinda as a foundation. But, it looks plain to me so far. Everything is on one level except the underground coal mine. Keep in mind I don't have...

Yep, I figured a few little engines would have to sit on the shelf. I just always try to buy any train I come across to give it a good home. We have lots of old O-Scale stuff too that I plan to display. I am quite a John Prine fan too. His stuff is kinda radical to say the least. A great...

I believe I have more steamers but couldn't lay my hands on them just now. Hope some fit the project. Let me know what you think. The list of HO locomotives we currently have in our collection are: DIESELS: amtrak 5858 (needs some repair) santa fe 307 csx 6383 sbd union pacific 238 santa fe...