@Joe Lovett - your photo made me dig up more about your layout. Fantastic! I landed on the Frisc.org website, but need to create an account I...
Well put, @BoxcabE50 - Methinks I'm overthinking this. If it didn't bother me 10 years ago, my ears aren't likely to be any better now. I'm...
I plan to use extruded form sheet as my layout base; over open grid benchwork with cork roadbed. I used this method before, but some have...
Thanx to everyone who has chimed in so far. My buddy will have a lot to chew on - although I'll still advise against too much hidden track :(
Ladies and gentlemen - may I present the Perry Mason of Trainboard! He can wring a confession out of anybody. Thanx, @acptulsa
+100 on your last. Without other views, this is a near spaghetti-bowl mystery. Whenever I try to finger-drive it, I get lost "down under" in the...
Personally, I don't care for it - but a friend really digs the concept and wants to try it. He asked if I could figure it out.
[IMG] Tunnels to nowhere, yadda yadda. I reached out the the guy who posted it, but all he wants to do is sell me his book!
Does anyone know of a source or manufacturer of helix kits? The Noch versions have VERY tight radii, & the other resources I've tried have quit...
I'm nearing the end of some trackplanning work based on footprint designs supplied by Byron Henderson / Layout Vision. Given my druthers and...
Ryan, That's an outstanding idea! With the very light loads in N scale I may not even need a center support..muchas gracias.. Rick
After spending a lot of time designing an off-layout staging loop for an adjacent closet, I've come to realize it won't work well for a number of...
Hey Randall, Can you point me to a trackplan of your Ross Run module? RWC
Wolfgang - interesting Wikipedia stub - the 4.5% grade was worked by both steam and diesel locos. 4 -6% is probably the grade I'll shoot for this...
Hey Jim - I'm in N scale - are there different considerations between scales? On the logging line I run 20-40 ft. log cars pulled (or pushed) by...
