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Hello, it's been a while since I've posted here. My previous layout project was put on hold after moving to a place without space for anything, but now I was able to convince her who must be obeyed into allowing me to use one wall of the bedroom for building a layout. Given that space is still...

The one on the corner of the table? Looks great and a real exercise in micro-modeling. Hopefully you'll be able to finish it fullsize...well...1:160...someday. Always enjoying the pictures.

Great stuff! Reminds me to go out to the wilderness more often.

That is so cool. I don't know more about it, other than that a year ago or so I brought up the idea of building a funicular on these very forums. (never did anything with the idea btw)

As it's the former Soviet Sphere of Influence, yes, it is broad-gauge.

Indeed, so it seems. I wonder how well distributed 3d print shops are though. Do you know how expensive is a. getting someone to make a model and b. printing it at an acceptable resolution?

I've never had the opportunity of using one but this is what I think I know: 3d printers are very neat little tools/toys that might be the future according to some. Think of it as a very crude form of replicator technology from Star Trek: ([...], tried to explain it myself, but it's early in the...

No cardstock from 3d printers. Amazing nonetheless.

But...when civilization collapses then steam locomotives will be the last to come to a halt!

Rare and oop cardboard box. Valued exactly at how much someone will pay for it. Indeed. ebay is a great place to make money. (I must be a fool throwing most cardboard boxes away. Some I use for modeling. Saving them all would make me a rich man someday...)

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Make the pictures and I'll see if I can draw you some plans.

North of Sweden, nice, that helps. I found some drawings of a boat which looks a bit like what you're planning to build: En presentation av fartyget M/S Gustaf Wasa If you have that boat floating just there nearby, you could start by maybe asking the owners of the café if they might have...

Balsa, plasticard and a lot of patience. I'm not sure if there are any good plans available, but it shouldn't be too difficult to draw something based on the photo's you posted. Once you have that, construction should be relatively straightforward. What's the exact place of the world you're...

Tons of German prototype short passenger coaches. Two and three axle stuff. But...they're German prototype.

They're by Graham Farish, British prototype (which will probably look awful as the loco I got is German prototype, but some paint and modifications should make them look good enough)

I guess there are two ways in which a car can get into trouble in a curve: a. two bogies with two (or more) axles each, and they just can't turn enough. solution would be to make more room under the car. b. more than two axles in line, where there just isn't enough room for the wheels. short...

Thanks for your input. Already frantically bidding on 0-4-0s and 0-6-0s on a well known auction site. Been overbid thrice already, but I keep trying. Will it be sufficient if I just pin down the flex track to keep it put at the right gauge or are more rigorous methods required?

...tight as just under one foot in diameter. As far as I know most stuff that runs on rails will just laugh at you as soon as you think of having them run close to something like that. I tried to run a four axle, two bogie locomotive (my hideous old Piko) through such a curve in a test layout...

Yes, it'd probably lead to a lot of unnecessary headaches. It might not be such a bad idea to start with the pizza before moving on to the challenging parts.