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    Railroad name help needed

    Thank you all for your suggestions. I do believe I've come to a decision. Several of you suggested it, and it is the one that I kept going back to when reviewing all of the suggestions. Keep your eye out for a new thread "Building the Rockland Belt Line". (But don't hold your breath, I'm a...
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    Railroad name help needed

    Russ, not to worry, I'll let everyone know what I end up deciding on. A big thanks to everyone for the suggestions so far! They have been thought provoking. :-) Keep 'em coming! Regards, ...jim
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    Tetter's Layout Progress and Other Pics.

    Hi Fred, I've been reading what you have to say about handlaid track for a while now. Most informative. Way back before I took a 25 year hiatus from this great hobby, I was working on a small 4x6 switching layout based on one of Lynn Westcott's (I think I have the name right) plans. At that...
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    Tetter's Layout Progress and Other Pics.

    Thank you. I still think yours look better. Or at least as good. Heh. The FastTracks jigs really do help. And the instructions provided are top notch. Both printed and video. My Dad gave me a very nice jewelers saw a number of years ago. Strangely, it has gotten more use on those two...
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    Tetter's Layout Progress and Other Pics.

    Hi Shane, I started constructing some turnouts this past weekend. Fun! But first, I prepared enough PC ties in advance to do all 15 turnouts my little layout will require. While doing so, it struck me that exactly what you described above could be a problem when cutting the gaps. So, I hauled...
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    Railroad name help needed

    Hello all! Over the years, I've come to realize that I am lacking a bit in the imagination department. I'm great at technical things, but I'm no "artiste". Heh. For about a year now, I've been struggling to come up with a suitable name for a small layout I've just started constructing. To...
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    Tetter's Layout Progress and Other Pics.

    Hi Shane, I've been watching this thread with great interest, because you are going down a road that I will shortly be following (although on a smaller scale to start with. Still HO, but just not as much of it. Heh.) I got a package in the mail today from Fast Tracks. (Actually, two packages...
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    mostly off topic-electric bill

    Our electric utility company (Hydro One) installed a "smart" meter on our house yesterday. Part of a program to outfit all residences in the province with them. Once complete, they'll start charging rates that vary by the time of day. More expensive during peak times (early morning, late...
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    Weekly Photo Fun 11/23

    Hello All! I've been reading these photo fun threads with great interest for a while now. I just love all the different pics everyone posts. Finally figured it was time to contribute. The following pic represents a bit of history. Mainly, because I'll never be able to take a photo...
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    Train Sim 2 from Microsoft

    I am also looking forward to the new Train Sim. I got the original MS Train Sim when it first came out. Combat, your links point to old content for the now canceled MS Train Simulator 2 that was being done with Kuju, the guys that did the original Train Sim with MS. Kuju has since released...
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    acronyms

    A number of years ago, our local daily paper had a friday entertainment supplement called "TGIF" (Thank Goodness It's Friday). Not long after it appeared, one of the local universities published a parody of said supplement, called (in long form) "So Happy It's Thursday". And yes, they had the...
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    Building a display track

    On my way back from RailFair30 yesterday, I dropped in to the LHS and picked up some Polly Scale paint and some brushes. I picked up "Railroad Tie Brown", "Grimy Black" and "Rust". Today, I did some experimenting. Here's the track before I did anything (this is very old rail that I've had...
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    RailFair30 - Part Two

    Hi David, Unfortunatly no. However, I do have this pic of the modelers portable workbench showing some of his jigs. Regards, ...jim
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    RailFair30 - Part One

    David, you are correct. I misremembered it (I really should take notes.) There was another work in progress layout that was OO, but I did not get a picture of it. I've corrected my original post. Thanks, ...jim
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    RailFair30 - Part Four

    The following pics are from the HO-Trak modular layout... Hope you liked the pics! Regards, ...jim
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    RailFair30 - Part Three

    The next few pics are from the N-Trak modular layout. Continued...
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    RailFair30 - Part Two

    A very neat little Gn15 scale layout. Large detail in a very small space... A small N scale layout. The young ones were fascinated... This gentleman was acting as the brakeman on an HO scale switching layout which the public could operate. The kids loved it! Here...
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    RailFair30 - Part One

    Hi All! Today I went to the 30th annual RailFair here in Ottawa, Ontario. I enjoyed myself for about four hours having a look at everything. In that time, I managed to take about 90 pictures. Here are a few of them. (In consideration of those on dialup, I'm posting the pictures in several...
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    What sunsets?

    Ok, this is a sunset pic, and it is train related. Heh. My wife and I were camping (that's back end of our camper at the extreme right) at the South Albany Airport while we were attending an RC Jet rally. Behind that little hill that I'm standing in front of is a large classification and...
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    Desktop image

    Here is my Desktop background: Ok, it's not train related. Heh. My other hobby is RC Aircraft. I was in the right place at the right time with my camera on and ready when the Canadian Air Force Snowbirds did a fly past of the Canadian National Aviation Museum a few years ago. This fly...
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