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Ron, that is a great small layout for running Thomas and his friends on. I just the other weekend decided to buy the Thomas set for my 3 year old nephew (yes I know he is too youg, but boy did he enjoy it), and since I know it will be several years before my layout is in a state where I can...

what little I can see looks great, but I would like to see more and larger pictures (640x480). I really like SoCal and SP layouts, so more pictures please :) Jesper

love the track plan. I can't wait to see some progress photos, and I will be in following your progress with interest, especially when you do the scenery and the buildings as I will eventually also be modeling a SoCal location, but a fictive location most likely based loosely on the Simi Valley...

No to hi-jack your thread, but as promised, here are a couple of pictures of where I'm at. I have uploaded larger versions to my webshot album http://rides.webshots.com/album/118134441xkKyNt edit: hmmm.. I don't know how to show the pictures without this extra link showing up. Anyways, here...

I took a picture of the tools I'm using. What I haven't bought yet is the roller gauges from railway engineering, I have some for N scale, and they are really helpful, but it is possible to build without. and a closeup of the 'jig', I think you can see the groove I was talking about. Jesper

Greg, The module I'm working on only have 6 switches, so for this I didn't feel I could 'justify' to buy jig, but once I start the layout, then I'm sure I will buy a #6 code 70 jig and use that same jig for bith code70 and 55. I did notice his PointFrog filing jig, but I find it quite easy to...

Cool, rememeber to post some pictures of how it turns out. I haven't tried code 83, but code 70 requires a lot more filing that code 55, so I figure c83 requires even more. It might be a good idea if you watch the online video in FastTracks web site, there here explains in details how to...

>> The rest was spiked to wood ties. I tried that for simple straight track, but my skills are not at ‘spike’ level yet, and I also want to use C55 rail for the sidings and I’m afraid the spike heade is too big the that small a rail (or again, my skills are not up to the task). >> - I laid my...

Here is a picture of 2 turnouts I build on top of a printed template. The left is code 70 and the right is code 55. It really doesn't take much, order some ME rail from one of the online stores (unless you are lucky enough that your LHS carries it), order some PC ties from either FastTrack and...

You can easily build turnouts without the use of any jig. Print out the template from the same web page, glue it to a piece of scrap wood and build your turnout right on top of the template. They may not come out right the first time you try it, and it may take you a long time (maybe a couple of...

If for some reason you have to cut a gap in installed track, then I use Dremmel with a cutoff disk. I used to use Dremmel when installing also, but just recently got me the Xuron cutter, and I am really surprised of how clean a cut it makes (on one side only), almost no need for any filing...

wow looks great. I just love handlaid tracks.

Gary, Thank you for the pictures. What is the size of your 'benchwork' frame, it looks like it might be 3/4 x 1 1/2" plywwod with maybe a 1/4" sheet on top? Jesper

Looks very nice. I was checking shelve brackets the other day at Home Depot, and I noticed they have some 20" brackets, which looks strong and sturdy, is that the one you have used? I really like the idea of using those brackets for the part of the layout that is along the wall, it clears...

what you have so far looks great.

wow that was faster than when I sold our house. Our house was on the market for 6 hours before it was sold, but that was last year, and I too thought the marked had cooled down a bit. Good luck with the new house. I moved a year ago, and I still haven't been able to find any time for train...

Funny, I just talk about something similar with my wife the other day. When I was a kid, probably from when I was around 9-13 (25 years ago) we would always spend a week or two in Kufstein in Austria each summer, staying on a campground a couple of kilometers from the station, and almost...

any reason this one is sticky?. Seems like the forum it referres to has no activity.

wow - looks great

In my opinion the designer of that site needs to learn a few things of how to organize and simplify a page so it's easy for the user to find the information. Way too busy for my liking. Jesper