Okay, to clear up some terminology being thrown around... Geometry is mostly about logic, and proving shapes (typically triangles, which are the...
That limit would include individual locos currently controlled via one DCC/consist address. So a triple-header and a ABBA lash-up orbiting a...
Or type that into your favorite internet search tool, and it will also show you (at least one) company who sells modular/custom benchwork, for...
Room features and their relative locations, like the entry door, closet door(s), and windows will impact your layout shape, especially if you need...
I suppose we should ask whether this will be an around-the-room (along the walls) layout, or an island layout. The former gives you more running...
I think that qualifies as a "slip fit". Well done!
I agree whole-heartedly. When the UP Big Boy came to Fort Worth, I was amazed and the young adults/families that came to see it! Sure, there were...
If balsa is like good whisky, then that stuff ought to be great!
Maybe "sobering" is a better word than "scary" for it... Happy 4th!
To misquote the Tina Turner hit: "What's neeeed got to do with it?!" It's a hobby. I need what I like, and vise-versa. As for the hobby growing...
I used to work across the runway from a SAC base. When their B52s all lined up at the downwind end of the runway, the thunder was loud and...
Great pic's! We can see that the containers in the well cars don't extend past the bolsters of the trucks, so the container corners would not...
Are double-stack container well-cars a worst-case example for clearance in both height and width? Not sure how long the longest container well...
For made-in-USA countersink drill bits/sets, check out those made by Snappy Tools. Snappy has both tapered and non-tapered bits/sets and other...
Maybe in HO or larger scales, but that sawzall is a bit big for portal surgery on an N scale portal... Re: 'enhanced' (functionally) tunnel...
Thrift stores, garage sales, etc. are a great place to score no-longer-made (in USA) items! And in the case of the former, the purchase price goes...
"Pony" is (was?) a brand of American-made clamps that included lots of kinds of clamps. Pony was sold to a Chinese corporation, and production was...
I would run the APHC boxcar, just to see how close it is to making it through the portal. You might be able to adjust the position of the portal...
Sumner, I'm not suggesting that your design is not strong enough; quite the opposite! I was pointing out that an extra, time-consuming step,...
Osborn Models' website shows spacers (2mm ply) offered for joining two single wide module kits into a double wide module. Probably not very...
