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    track problems

    thanks guys i kinda figured it out ,i moved my road bed and brought out my turn a little and that seemed to do the trick ..your right you just cant drop them in the turn ..
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    track problems

    yes snap switch is on the package
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    track problems

    yes atlas code 100 item 850 the trck plan was origianly set up for easy trac but i didnt want to use that.black pacaging if this helps.thanks
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    track problems

    hi there need some advice ive been laying the foam road bed down on my drawn out layout i have 2 main lines the outside is a 22 in radius and the inside is 18 inch radius i used the sharpie and yard stick method to attain this. and the tplan is out of an atlas plan guide for a 4/8 ive strched it...
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    putting flex track down

    i am laying flex for my first time i bought a couple of peices just to start with .do you not use rail joiners to connect them i couldnt shove one in on the ends do you break out a tie ??i know that you have to trim the ends with nippers when you have it where you like it.do you keep the sliding...
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    turn radius ???

    wow i love this place you guys are fast bam im drilling holes in my yard stick as we speak..lol
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    turn radius ???

    hi all got my benchwork complete ,my ? is turn radius i know 22 inch is recomended and 18 is minimum.whats the best way to mesure this my starter set came with a 36 inch oval .im going to use cork and flex track .whats the best way to get the 22 inch radius i have my blue foam board down .and im...
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    basement train

    i have a humid basement that know is dry as a bone get dry lock paint .paint evrything with it floors wallls and then by a good sized dehumidifier i have a 30 pint .run the dehumidifier from april to sep.winter isnt needed much specially if your heating with that wood stove..
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    new tunnel portal

    im a newbie intersted in how you wash is this with acylics and if so how is it done i asume you sprayed it first with spray paint right then,how did you do the rest??
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    dcc newbie question.

    cool thanks for the help guys two throttles at least ehh.makes sense,definately dont want a cornfeild smash up..:eek:
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    What Happened to Kemtron?

    what was the site ,ive been trying to find the right backdrop color its driving me crazy thanks bud anyhelp would be cool...:thumb:
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    dcc newbie question.

    not running all 4 at once ,just the ability to control 4 differnt ones,maybe 2 at once 1 on a long oval one inside smaller oval.hope these dont seem like dumb questions.when i was a kid my tyco set was one big cirlce ,i guess im looking for real like operation now .not just roundy round,if one...
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    dcc newbie question.

    im just starting out in m.r. definatley want to run dcc.what i would like to do is run 4 differnt trains at anytime ,with sound on my engines,is this possible can you control switches with dcc too.what would be the best system for this ,from what i have read in magazines some units can control...
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    What Happened to Kemtron?

    hey cal flash. on your site i looked at your stuff what kind of paint did you use on your backdrop what blue is that? was it rolled on .sorry not to go off topic here or steal a thread..;)
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    newbie needs some help !!

    thanks for all the tips.that link will help me definatley,but i also found my color tonight i cut out three different blue skys from my M.R. magazines and off to lowes i went.i was kinda doubt full but after an hour i had it narrowed down to two colors blue stone by american heritage.and a color...
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