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Good scoop, EZDAYS (no pun intended;) ). Will have to keep an eye out for that type of jar/dispenser. You should buy a lot of them and open up an ebay store selling them for $2.50 each! :D

I believe this tutorial should assist your quest: http://www.nmra.org/beginner/wiring.html

I happened across this post while researching sound systems. This post from another forum may be helpful: http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=65777&page=3

I get a chill just looking at the picture - fantastic job!!!

I run several different loco’s on my layouts (all UP of course, except for an old lay-over LifeLike Amtrak EMD F40PH and a Santa Fe GP-40) – here’s my review: Bachman Spectrum GE C40-8 (Dash 8-40C) – Hobby Store Purchase ~NEW~ RUNS: 7 (on a scale of 1 to 10) PRO’s: GREAT detailing for a...

Very impressive, Doc! :thumb:

Yea, thanks for the feedback – good scoop. I busted out the layout this evening and tinkered with it a bit. After examining everything, I decided that there are a few options: Do as you suggest and keep the spurs dead. Solder in power wires for a separate power supply (*then I can run 2...

Well, I finished laying all the track on my 8’ by 12” N-scale switcher layout (*it was tedious:curse: , but I got most of the straight runs as straight as humanly possible as a follow-on to my other recent post FYI). (DC/Analog one-piece and not a modular setup FYI – I have tried to provide a...

Yea, I laid some more lengths last night and think I have this figured out. Even when I get the track TOTALLY aligned and straight, when actually nailing down the track the spikes have a tendency to slightly offset the alignment of the track run. (*I suppose if were gluing down the track I...

I’m working on an N-scale shelf switcher, built from a number of old turnouts that I salvaged from a previous layout. My motif’ for this switcher is a classification yard, built on an 8’ by 12” piece of finished pine. (*I will have to post some pictures.) I have one main line, and several...

Hi All!:wave: Josh here – new to The Gauge. Great site :thumb: - I’ve been searching, reading and learning for a while now and just finished my first N scale layout this weekend (well, 85% finished – I still have lots of little detailing work to do yet). I’ll try to snap some photo’s this...