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Okay, so I just noticed as I was going to put it away that MDC includes a pair of their "dummy knuckle couplers" (not actually dummies, they just don't uncouple like the MT and Accumates) in with my 2-6-0 Mogul. I immediately say "cool", and proceed to switch out the rear coupler, tossing the...

I'm experiencing a rather odd phenomena on my little 2x4 oval of Kato Unitrack. My locomotives always slow down on the straits, even directly over the power feed. Hit the curve, they speed up, back on the straight, sloooowwww down. Any ideas what may be causing this, and what the solution may...

Okay, I need to get a sense of what the best looking Diesel locomotive that is available in N scale is. Paint scheme/roadname doesn't matter, as I'll be doing a custom (really, really custom) paintjob on them. What I need is a loco (or set of locos) that the general public can "connect"...

Attached are a few photos of my first MRR project, an N-Trak Mojave Desert module.

For some reason, the thought of modeling intermodal operations really appeals to me, but... the sheer size of intermodal port operations is staggering. I mean really, who wants to dedicate the space for a static ship model that's nearly a 1000' scale feet long, right? Just about everywhere...

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I've seen a fair amount of mention of Testor's Dullcote, and, given a neurotically cheap streak where hobby paints are concerned, I am interested in knowing exacty why Dullcote is so special, and what potential substitutes for it would be... Respectfully, BD

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I'm attaching an initial draft of my proposed layout. The size is approximately 3' x 8'. The long double track across the front will be on a 4' arch bridge crossing a gorge that will be anywhere from 1 to 2 feet deep. The "waist" section will be crossing a dam. On the left, the spur...

Okay, I'm getting into this hobby because I think trains are cool, and I think bridges are cool, and this will give me a focus for doing bridges. I'll be building my own bridges, by and large (mostly large), but I won't be building my own trains, nor am I a prototyper by any stretch of the...