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:wave:Still at UNC hospital, still a few more weeks to go, but feelin good and getting ready to go home soon. Been reading lots on the forum, which is why I'm posting here on DCC After much reading and consideration have decided to go DCC all the way. I mean ALL. The n gauge stuff is going up...

OK, folks, here we go again.... The last tests show the leukemia coming back so it's back in the slammer for another round of chemo starting Wednesday. (But it's been great being home for the last 6 months!) Hopefully this will be the last round before the transplant process...the search for a...

Okay...here goes announce1 This is the general plan for the new RR. in N gauge. The bench work is designed so that all areas are reachable without either duck under or hatch access, and, with the exception of two very small areas (a few square inches) everything will require a reach of just...

:wave: :D :thumb: Greetings to all! We've relocated to Raleigh! What a fantastic lovely place to be! I am so truly incredibly impressed, and, in a word, blessed. Still unpacking boxes, waiting for the last shipment of household goods, waiting for new furniture to arrive, trying to figure out...

If y'all ever get close to Spencer NC (between Salisbury and Winston-Salem off of I-85, be sure to stop at the NC Transport Museum...it is NOT to me missed. Free admission, except for the ride. A huge roundhouse, lots of motive power in various stages of restoration. Come early in the day before...

Not sure if this is a question or an observation...some time ago I put together a Vollmer N gauge building, obviously of German heritage, which I had intended to use as a forest scene "Bavarian Inn/Restuarant". Something about it always bothered me a little, and today I think I finally spotted...

Thought I'd finally get to posting a few pics of what I've been doing. The clapboard sided building is my first scratch building N gauge attempt, and also the first with styrene...which I really, really, really like working with. The building is all evergreen texture stuff, the windows & doors...

Greetings all:D Haven't tried postings pics yet, so here goes….photos of the Ffestiniog RR, Wales, UK, I shot last summer. Thought many of you might be as fascinated as I was. The loco is a Fairley designed double bogie, narrow gauge, originally coal fired one...absolutely spectactular, and...

Greetings to all Have been thoroughly enjoying this forum for well over a year now. Unhappily I must ask a great favor from as many of you as possible, as I put the MRailroading at rest for a while. After three rounds of chemo, my most recent test just came back, the leukemia is starting to...

Greetings all We are about to relocate, July 1, in Raleigh NC. Other than Tom's Train Station in Cary, are there any other good shops within reasonable distance? TTS is very impressive, but it's always nice to have alternatives. Also, is there any sort of N-gauge club type train nuts in that...

I just picked up a minitrix 'n' decapod in basically new condition at my LHS for a very reasonable price. I can see there is going to be some major surgery ahead, since the manufacturer has been totally oblivious to some really basic things....like...having the steam pipe line up with the...

I believe this question has been asked before...but here goes again. Regarding F7 A units: Is it true that originally the F7 when used in passenger service required a B unit to supply (in addition to extra motive power) ...was it steam for heating systems? But later on there was a modification...

Greetings, Wondering about a couple of things here. I have one or two cars (the same ones) that seem to lurch fore & aft with some regularity as the train progresses around the layout, especially at low speeds. The location in the train is usually toward the end, furthest away from the loco. I'm...

Many very happy greetings to all; First, let me share this: just out of hospital after third LONG round of chemo - 7 weeks there w/recovery time and am finally feeling really excellent w/ prognosis also excellent. Still shaky, wobbly, weak, but GOOD! Very ready to get back into the swing of...

OK, so after lusting over an N shay for a year, the wife finally said 'go get it for crying out loud. It's only a matter of time before you do anyway.' So I did. I get it home, and before its even out of the box, she notices that the rear (long) driveshaft is disconnected and hanging loose at...

The Feb issue of MR has an excellent article on building pine trees. I wonder, has anyone found a source for the polyfiber mentioned in this article? I believe that some furnace filters use this stuff instead of fiberglass, but I think it would usually be white. Anyone have any luck...

Greetings all I've been starting to work with Woodland Scenics materials, and a couple of things have popped into my mind. It appears to me that their 'scenic cement' is awfully similar to artists matte medium, possibly with retarder added, and similarly, their turf color base may be nothing...

Greetings, all I've been eyeing the Bachmann 2-6-2 Prarie. Like the looks of it, especially for my "museum" pike, which is starting to take shape. Will try to post pics of that as soon as I figure out how. Anyway, what have your experiences been regarding this loco? Good runner? Thanks Harpo

Greetings I recently acquired from the consignment bin at my LHS three lighted Bachmann PRR coaches in N gauge. For a couple of bucks I couldn't pass these by, but I'm curious about the fact that they are a scale 65 ft long, not 80. So far I haven't found any prototypical info, but then I...