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    Christmas video

    Hijacked this from another forum. Great model railroad Christmas video and the music isn't bad either:mrgreen:. Loren http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSFU0VZB2Nc
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    Stuck again

    Hello all:wave: I am at the point on my layout where I always get stuck. I have scenic 2 small areas and now I don't know what to do next. And if I don't figure out what to do, I will get bored, then frustrated and tear up this layout and start over. Again. I know I want to do scenery first and...
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    ????????????????????

    What the hay! I open a thread to read and all I see is ads! Duh, I wasn't logged in. Loren
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    Printable ho ruler

    I don't know if this has been posted before, but here goes. A downloadable, printable ruler in ho and other scales. here's the link. http://www.xs4all.nl/~lhonings/rulers.html Loren
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    nice web site

    A friend of mine sent me this link. make sure your speakers are turned on. http://www.allright.com/Poems/TOLRailway/TOL.htm Loren
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    My new industrial layout

    Here is the table and trackplan for my industrial layout i will build this winter (2x12'). The track is ordered, (Atlas c 83) now i need to keep saving so i can start buying turnouts. Loren
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    I quit!

    Tuesday night (7/29/08 ) i will try to quit smoking again so i need something to keep me busy. I will build a small switching layout ( 2.5'x13' ) in the dining room. I found a trackplan here http://andrews-trains.fotopic.net/c374578.html called the 12th st and tuttle and modified it to my...
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    no yard

    Hello all:wave: I am planning a new garage layout, but probably won't start on it until next summer. So, i am going to built a 2'x13' switching layout to keep me busy during the winter, which i have never done before. My layouts have always been full sized. So, the first question is, if the...
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    Another " heat in garage " thread

    Hello all, I am planning on building my final layout in the garage and am in the process of insulating the garage now. I am wondering what you people with the colder winters use for heat for your garage based layouts? I live in Washington state and the temp can get down in the 20's with ice and...
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    Peter is at it again!

    Anybody notice we have some new functions at the the start page and a different search? Looks pretty good to me. Thanks Peter! Loren
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    forgot address

    I am using NCE powercab. I have two related problems. I reprogrammed a decoder a couple days ago and now I have forgotten the addresses I gave it:oops:. The bigger problem is when I try using the program track it says it cannot read the decoders cv's so I cannot reprogram the decoderwall1...
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    cv values

    There's a website that list all the cv values (especially the one to reset the values to factory) for nce decoders but I lost the bookmark. Can somebody post it please? Thanks. Loren
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    I can't do it!

    I give up building my turnouts:oops:. It was ok when I was planning the changes to my layout, when I was sitting at my work table building them, but when it came to laying the ties and installing them ( and thinking about the 20 I still have to build ) I find I don't have the patience. I was...
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    Sound decoder woes

    OK, I bought a Soundtraxx DSD-100LC diesel decoder and put it in stationary. It works ! I finally have sound:thumb:. One problem though. When I advance the throttle the sound will speed up, drop to an idle, and then speed up again. It does this when I am running a consist or not. I don't think...
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    yard equipment

    Hi all:wave: I saw these at the "new" ( used to be a full blown yard with roundhouse ) BNSF car repair facility in Auburn, Wa. I am sorry the pics are not better, but I had to park across the street to take pictures and used my el-cheapo camera. The fist one I have no idea why they did this, but...
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    stationary decoder?

    Hi all:wave: I want to get sound to my trains like Hminky does here. Make Stationary Diesel Sound for a Small Layout I am not a rivet counter by any means ( can't tell the sound of one loco from another any how ) and was wondering if I could get some recommendations on good decoders for this...
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    Powered frog?

    Hello all. I am now building my own turnouts and would like to power the frog. I am using dcc and the frog is completely isolated. I have 2 way household light switches as my turnout controllers and would like to know if I can use those for powering the frog. If I can, how would I wire them? I...
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    Frog Points

    Anybody have a sure-fire method for building frog points? Without buying the jig. I have tried the Steve hatch method, Tetters and Hminky's , and still can"t get them right. Help please! Loren
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    organic grass for scenery

    I found this while cruising around and thought I would share. Scroll down towards the bottom. making model grass and meadows Loren
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    Outstanding diorama

    I found this on the cardmodelers forum and thought I post it here. The best diorama I have ever seen. UK 1:6th Collectors Club :: View topic - German Class "52" Locomotive Loren
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