Somebody on a model forum mentioned 2-bay hoppers hauling food grade titanium dioxide. I understand it's a whitener (also used in paints and...
LOL! Consensus among model railroaders? Riiiiiiight... Seriously, if you can get by with cheap pre-made metal brackets, why would you want...
At the very least, I'd put a passing / staging siding on the "top" of the plan so a train can "go somewhere" for awhile. But like stein says,...
I assume you must work within the area shown on your drawing, otherwise I'd consider a large transfer table - much easier to work with right...
Consider also the type and placement of your turnout controls, what type of uncoupling you'll do, and what type of scenery you might have to reach...
I agree with "It depends". Some people want at least an oval down fast so they can run trains and then fill in the voids. Others prefer to build...
Anybody ever use rubber cement (the viscous stuff at the office supply store that you apply with a brush) to secure track to cork roadbed? I...
Have you considered some kind of squishy flooring underlayment? How about rubber shelf liner? I've used rubber shelf liner on a couple of...
Hmmm, living in northern Illinois and the Chicago 'burbs, I'd argue that there is nothing around here that is absolutely flat - even the runways...
Risky business indeed. After many years of LHSs closing around here, a much-touted new place opened up a few months ago. I thought, "Great!...
i was thinking of the fold out table's you can get from walmart trying to make thsi as easy as possible for my benchwork and to be decently sturdy...
What type / brand of ceiling tile? I've been told the dust from it (if you sand it) is quite toxic. Don't know if that's accurate.
A few suggestions: Run a viewblock down the middle (green line in attached drawing) Remove the spurs marked with red stars (that's a personal...
A couple belated thoughts: Prototype would use pipeline to xfer product from ships to the storage tanks since the storage tanks are so close to...
In Model Railroad Planning 2011, there's an article on using cheap IKEA cabinets under a sectional layout. No fuss, no muss, no sawdust and they...
<bump> I read an article in MR Planning 2010 about using 2X4 ceiling tiles for roadbed which is glued to an extruded foam subbase (Jim Fix's...
Make sure you can reach into all the corners.
Bury the wires in the foam that you laminate to the top of the door or just run 'em underneath - attach with velcro loops or a glob of your...
Nice but $78 (plus shipping, I assume). Might be worth it to the OP though. Random thought - anybody try making legs out of wide diameter PVC...
Agree. And if that's an escape window behind the louvers, you want to keep access clear. Nice benckwork, BTW...
