Whole Hawg I'm building (s-l-o-w-l-y) the Woodland Scenics Scenic Ridge layout kit in N-scale, and decided early on to go DCC all the way, along...
Traindork - I LOVE your sig line. But I don't think Tolkien ever said that, and I KNOW Bilbo didn't, although if he'd known about trains, he WOULD...
A Painful Process Dad had Lionel O Tinplate from prewar in the attic when I was a little monster (as opposed to now, when I'm a BIG monster) and...
Thieu, Like Sizemore, I'm a Maryland native - born and raised here in B-more, in fact. However, I suspect Sizemore is probably a better source...
Well, I'm running Digitrax, mostly because I bought a Chief 'wa-yy back when' and never even installed it, but I had BIG plans, yessirree! Now I...
My $.02 Worth Hi, and welcome aboard. That's my first comment as well. I live in Baltimore, so woo woo woo's was my first stop for trains, period - and...
Russell Straw, You Da MAN!! That is just about the PERFECT commentary on the Rapido/Arnold Coupler; I Love It! It's also a Damn Good Commentary...
Reality and Modeling And THERE is the POTENTIAL problem; superelevation MUST be done VERY carefully, or that beautifullly-detailed loco WILL...
NMRA - This IS Your WAKE-UP Call! And that pretty much spells out my post, but to clarify it, here goes. We have so much trouble with N-scale...
MagNaTraction - NO! We don't need magnetic traction in N-scale - we've got SNOT! BullFrog Snot, that is. The glue-like goo that's good for...
And while the CA is curing, you can track down the IDIOT who used the wrong screw, shave his head, and glue the hair back on with fast-setting...
I used to have an old Atlas RS-3 (the old Kato-built version) that was so slow-speed I could hook it up to an old Railpower 1300 throttle, barely...
Enjoy the Ride! Bob, Since I'm just now building my first layout in 20 years, I KNOW you'll get a kick out of doing a new one! And, since...
Several Thoughts First of all, JOLLY, are you NUTS?!?!? But I'll bet that was FUN!!! And you weren't BORED after that! (terrified, maybe; NOT...
Land of CONTRASTS I think my title says it all, guys. Japan is such a crowded little nation; a population as big as noontime New York City, Los...
Welcome Back! Welcome back, Colonel Paul! I'm a newbie here on the Trainboard, as you've probably figured out. But I'm a kinda loud-mouthed...
I was about to suggest the Molex connectors, when I went to check out the Radio Shack llink. They're practically the same items! Excellent choice;...
Going Crazy I have had problems with the Drop-In Digitrax decoder for the Kato P42 Genesis loco (I think it's the 163Ka03, but I'm not sure)....
Hubert's is GONE??? Hubert's as in the guys that do the rolling stock car sets? In the yellow boxes? (expletive deleted)!!! Yeah, they made great...
Luck of the Draw which is apparently what I got with MY Challenger! Right after I bought mine, I heard SO MANY horror stories about the Athearn...
