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    Decoder in an MDC Roundhouse 2-8-0

    I'm a DCC newbie. My first decoder install on an atlas gp35 went well and after much squeezing and shaving, I've managed to install a decoder in the tender of an MDC roundouse 2-8-0. Now I seem to have developed a short somewhere. Is there a tried and true method of determining the cause of...
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    Sandhouse

    After tackling the water tower, I figured a sandhouse would complement it nicely. And the makings of an engine service facility begins :) Thanks Mat for the inspiration!
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    Recomended valance height from layout top?

    Hello All, I've been relegated the least favourable environment for my layout, the Laundry Room (gasp) To make lemonade from lemons, I'd like to put some sort of valance and lighting above to help minimize dust accumilation. What height from the layout would you recomend? The layout is...
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    A little beyond the planning stage

    Hi all, was talking to some folks on the chat about being new to the hobby. Here's my first kick at the can for disection (I learn best by diving right in). Beyond the quasi yard to the right and Glacier Gravel surounded by a grade down beside that, i have to figure out another industry or 2...
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    Water Tower in N

    Hello All, Stumbled across this forum in search of model railroad knowledge and was inspired by what I found here, particularly by some of the cereal box creations. I decided that, for my first attempt, I'd do a water tower. It's still a work in progress, but the bones are there. The next...
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