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Just wondering what you are using for monitoring of AC Track Voltage. Also we have sections of track we need to setup to about 16 volts using a Cab-1. Has anyone succesfully used a light bulb or series of LED's to remotely monitor this voltage, if so what voltage lamp? Thanks, Dave

OK I got it, It's 4:30 am I must have done something wrong but now I see the light. Shift "L" click flips the track piece. Shift "R" give you a selection box of various degrees, plus you can enter your own degree. Now onto the next stumbling block. Thanks for your help... Dave

Loren. I found that if I choose a piece of curved sectional track, then shft Left click I can rotate it. So far so good. But then when I try to add the next piece it defaults to pointing in the origional direction and I get a nice "S" curve, not what I'm looking for. Thanks for your reply, again...

Yes I converted to inches. Got that part right. Dave

Hi, I'm trying to document our club layout w/ XtrkCad. I viewed the demos, printed the help pages, I'm having trouble getting past the beginning stages. I'm trying to use the "0" Gargraves track, no problem. But from my starting point all of the curved tracks point in the wrong direction. So...

If this looks familiar, I posted a similar message about a year ago, but then the deal fell through. A friend and I are meeting with the owner of a layout currently comprised of both 2 and 3 rail "O" plus some "HO" for perspective. I don't know the exact dimenstions but it is made up of 30...

announce1 Hi, I just joined this T-trak group, and I'm posting this for the founder, who is not a member of as many train forums as I am. If your interested, please contact Rich and check out the site. We have our first meeting next week, November 14th and hope to get the ball rolling from...

Funny it was the same way in the Photo business. The only people who really made money were ones who were smart enough to buy the real estate the building was in. It was the only worthwhile thing to sell when you got out. Dave

Well I'm lucky I guess in that I have a friend who owns a train shop. He will allow me to place it in there. Obviously he will get a cut, but more important he gets another customer who needs train things, so its a win win situation. Dave

Coffee table layout sold for $2000 I read of one recently that the a guy built and he sold it for $2000, plus $500 to deliver it a few states away. I guess he got very lucky. When I find it again, I'll post the link. Heres the link: http://www.mikemoon.net/choochoo/index.html $2000 remark...

Building layouts to sell ( Thomas the Tank) Quote: Originally Posted by KarlS If that event was any indication, anything you might want to build related to Thomas would sell like crazy! My wife and I owned a Photo studio for 15 years before I...

I was at a greenberg show a month or two back. A dealer there had 2-3 small starter layouts. 2 in "N" and one in HO. They were pieced together with mismatched track and nothing I would put my name on, but he was selling them and got like $250 for scary looking HO layout maybe 4x5 tops. I figured...

My main layout is on hold until the basement is prepped. So when I saw this at a flea market for $10 last week I jumped on it. I even have the origional review of it in a 1969 MRC mag. It's made by Life Like, The MRC review said it sold for $15, but the carton says $9.95. I remember reading...

I asked this before about 6 months ago, but I know people join and people leave, so I thought I'd give it another shot. I'm looking for another person locally to help and be helped. I could use a MRR buddy to push me along on some progress, and I too could help them with their layout. My area...

Curious what Printer your using. I'm in the market for one. Also i big step is properly calibrating your monitor. I use a 19" sony flatscreen CRT. I calibrate it with a Colorvision Spyder calibrating Puck and software. I paid $150 for mine, but they now sell one for right around $100...

I due also, but for me a full card is 114 shots. I use continues drive as the train passes to have a better chance at a god shot. So when you shoot say 100 digital photos how many do you erase. I know the obvious of bad exposure, focus etc. Thanks, again. Dave

I've been a pro photographer for 15 years, but it was all portrait work. I had a good sense for the good the bad and the ugly. I was forced to retire due to 4 back surgeries. Luckily I live very close to a major NS Junction in Reading PA, so I try to shoot alot of them and also old coal...

Thanks for your replies and interest. To help you better decide if it's close enough for you, it's in the Frackville area, not as far north as Scranton, about 1 hour south of there. I have a close friend who is in contact with the owner. Unfortunately he doesn't use the internet, so I'm the...

Wanted: members for a new Model RR Club in Northeastern PA. A once in a lifetime opportunity came to my attention yesterday. There is a ready made Layout, large in size consisting mainly of "O" scale both 3 and 2 rail, plus some HO. This layout will be handed over to a CLUB or organization...