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  1. J

    Weekend projects

    I have not made any progress on my layout since finishing clearing the debris from the old one thanks to a new batch of health problems. :cry: Oh well.....hopefully one of these days I can something done.
  2. J

    Please pray

    Ouch. There is a saying though. When one door closes, another one always opens. I hope you find your open door soon.
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    Kudos to NCE

    Yes, something like that is certainly nice to see, and fairly rare anymore. If you look at it from a company point of view though, you really can not blame them for getting tight with product warranties, replacements, etc. We have all of the liars, thieves, and assorted idiots out there to...
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    N Gage Layouts

    XtrackCAD is a software design tool for track planning and it has Kato Unitrack as one of your track options. Can't speak for the ease of the program of anything as I just downloaded it the other day and have not had a chance to play with it any. Download it from...
  5. J

    DocWayne and Anyone Else...

    Even though I have not tackled anything like that yet, I think the way to go about it would be to put the building where you want it (loose) and mark the edges of the posts and the building itself. Pick up the building and lay down your ballast in between those lines. You could use a scrap piece...
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    Plaster Scenery Tip

    I looked at Home Depot the other day and they do have colors for concrete. Sells for about $5 per bottle and there was 4-5 colors to choose from. Brown, charcoal, black, brick red, and one or two others.
  7. J

    When were Horn-Hook couplers invented?

    Most likely because they were/are cheap and found on the engines and rolling stock that comes in most train sets thereby making the "standard equipment."
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    Ballast-Scenery Conflicting Info

    The only advantage I could see in ballasting the track first is that you would not have to fight any landscaping, buildings, etc. Other than that IMHO you should do it if and when you want to.
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    Plaster Scenery Tip

    There are pigments you can buy to add to plaster in order to color it. Try Googling for plaster pigment or plaster dye for online suppliers if you can not find a local source.
  10. J

    2 questions

    I did the real power line bit on my first layout and while it looked really cool it turned out to be a bigger pain than it was worth for the reasons mentioned above. I used 28 ga wire with black insulation, hot wire strung on poles and ground wire ran under the bench, and was able to power...
  11. J

    My latest project

    I like it. Looks like a really good job to me. If anyone would ever point out a mistake to you just tell them the owner's of the warehouse were cheapskates and wouldn't pay for union construction workers. ;) LOL Seriously, looks awesome.
  12. J

    Questions about DCC

    Thanks David.
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    Questions about DCC

    At the risk of sounding stupid, are DCC equipped locomotives able to run on set ups that are not DCC? Also can non DCC loco's able to run on DCC setups? Obviously I do understand that if you do not use a DCC controller you can not access the special functions in a DCC unit.
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    Saying farwell

    I have heard it said that it is not what we take with us that mark us as a person but that which we leave behind. While I am brand new, wet behind the ears to this forum, the comments that I have read here say volumes about what you have left behind in the people whose lives you have touched...
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    Question on using foam

    I had a little time today so I went to a local Home Depot and took a look at the foam insulation board. I have seen and used it before, but always looked at it through the eyes of carpenter and not through those of a modeler. I certainly can see why many of you tout the advantages of it. I...
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    Question on using foam

    I really appreciate the tips. As far as my bench work goes the table top is a 3/4 inch plywood with a 3/4 particle board over that. That sits on top of a 2X6 frame set 24 inch on center. The legs are also 2X6. I can walk on the thing and it does not bow, wiggle or jiggle, and I am 240 lb. LOL...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part II

    Good morning Tom. Will try to send some nicer weather your way in a few days. We just went through that overly muggy bit here (IL) so I know exactly what you are talking about. Can't wait until tomorrow. Highs in the mid 70's and low humidity and we are due for 3-4 days of it before it warms up...
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    Question on using foam

    ROFLMAO.........I can only imagine. Living in the midwest we have more types of insulation products than a person knows what to do with.
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    Question on using foam

    I have never really used any type of foam in my layouts unless it was some store bought piece. When I landscape something it is usually out of a plaster based paper mache type stuff. Anyway there is a lot of different kinds of foam products out there from styrofoam, to the insulation board...
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    Love those photos

    There you go. Good answer any time you want to radically mix trains from different eras. Either that or say that you are modeling the area between Central Nebraska and Denver. That area is almost like the land that time forgot. ;)
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