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  1. Nazgul

    The Gauge

    I started lurking here in 2005. I read thread after thread for months and was completely blown away, not by the level of modeling (although there were great modelers here:thumb:) but by the quality of the members and how they responded to each other. No arrogance, no de-structive...
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    Shelf layout lighting

    Hello all... I am getting ready to start my new shelf layout and I have a question about room lighting. Here is a pic of the room. I have drawn the shelf location on the right hand wall. It is a narrow room with two fluorescent lights centered, about 6 or 7 feet apart (only one is visible in...
  3. Nazgul

    Ugly throwbar

    I don't want to start another debate on the quality of Atlas vs Peco vs Walthers vs M.E. turnouts, but............ Could someone explain to me why Atlas Custom line turnouts have a T shape on the end of the throwbar....I don't see the reason for it :confused:. I mean, it's ugly and doesnt look...
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    Re-work/re-paint of New River Mining Co

    This is a project that I have been wanting to do for a while now. I bought this structure "as-is" (except for the "Twin River" and NP signage) at a show when I was just starting out 2 1/2 years ago. I thought it looked great!:eek::gaptooth:....... what was I thinking:rolleyes...
  5. Nazgul

    Idaho Springs Mine (Campbell craftsman kit)

    I haven't had any time for modeling lately, and with my son's weight equipment occupying the space that was to be devoted to my new layout...I didn't feel like starting the scratch building process for the structures I will be needing for it (yet). I did feel like doing something however, but...
  6. Nazgul

    Grain Elevator/Mill

    Having decided to start my new layout after the holidays, it was a perfect time to start looking at possible structures that will go on it. One industry I needed was a grain elevator. In the course of tossing ideas back and forth with Kurt/cnw1961 (I was showing him kits, he was showing me...
  7. Nazgul

    MINING! a helpful link

    Thank you for adding Mining to this forum:thumb: So many of us have a mine, or mine related, industry on our layouts. I do.....but I must confess that I don't know enough about how they worked and all that went into getting the coal from the ground and to the customer. Hopefully, some...
  8. Nazgul

    Photo Fun Week of 4/28/07

    I know I said I wouldn't post any more pics from this section of the layout, but.............. Coming and Going
  9. Nazgul

    Roofing Material

    I have a question about roofing material (HO) for those of you who have used or seen the results of other's work with commercially available roofing material (shingle, shakes, corrugated metal, tar paper) I'm interested in all kinds. Who makes the best?....in YOUR opinion:thumb: I know that...
  10. Nazgul

    PHOTO FUN week of 3/17/07

    Just as a reminder...ANYONE can start this thread after the previous week's photo fun has closed:) Over the river and through the.....bridge supports?:
  11. Nazgul

    PHOTO FUN week of 3/10/07

    Heading back to the yard after a long day's work: She's a little dirty but after some well deserved washing and maintenance...She'll look good as new
  12. Nazgul

    Happy Birthday Herc Driver

    Herc... I hope you have a great birthday surrounded by those that you love.........and of course,.....some trains would be nice;) The Gauge wouldn't be the same without cha!:thumb:
  13. Nazgul

    Photo Fun for the week of 2/23

    I guess I'll start it off: Along the Twin River
  14. Nazgul

    A gentle reminder...

    This is a post that I made last August......I thought that perhaps it would be a good time to "revisit" it. I want to believe that all I, and the respondents, said before is still true (I believe it is, in all important ways). I would only add, that we (myself included) should be less concerned...
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    Photo Fun...Week of 2/10-16

    I guess I'll start the third week off... 3 pics...3 engines (1 steam 2 diesels) NP #1172......0-8-0 NP #6508 F-7 NP #6004 F-3
  16. Nazgul

    Over the bridge and past the falls

    The F-7 leads a Nothern Pacific passenger train past the Twin River Falls... This is a slightly bigger clearer version: http://www.the-gauge.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=3841&catid=newimages
  17. Nazgul

    first roll by

    Lets try a roll by... NP freight about to cross viaduct:
  18. Nazgul

    Not exactly a roll by...

    More like a two picture "roll towards":D This is an unfinished section of my layout (they all are)! I have no backdrop so I used MS Paint to put in a sky:oops:. I probably should at least invest in some blue poster board for pics...being computer illiterate, it took over an hour to put...
  19. Nazgul

    Zephyr/remote throttle

    I'm going to buy the UT4 throttle to use in conjunction with my Zephyr. The pic shows the existing location of the Zephyr (red) and the proposed location of the UT4/jack (blue): Question 1: Does any one know how far you can walk from the jack or in other words, how long is the cord that comes...
  20. Nazgul

    Where's that new moderator?

    Deano CONGATULATIONS:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: ON BEING CHOSEN AS THE NEW MODERATOR... I was going to offer my services....but I don't know anything about dcc (I saw that as a potential problem)sign1 Does this mean I can't PM you any more with all of my stupid questions?:oops: :D
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