From the Whig Standard: I parked and locked my car carefully. I pushed open the door of the building. There was no sign of model trains...
My short answer: From a market research perspective, I think it's really quite simple: Model railroading is pricey, requires a significant...
The truck driver and engineer were taken to the hospital. Hope they're okay. A news story with photo can be found here.
Here's the PETA press release:Salt Lake City - For rescuing an injured stray dog who had somehow managed to survive for months in a remote area of...
Very interesting. These aren't the answers I was expecting. After having read the Beginners section on the NMRA's website, I thought it was a...
I just checked. Walthers still has them, but has raised the price back to the regular $51.00. :tb-sad: M.B. woo woo woo has a CSX engine (I think it's...
I don't know anything about DCC speakers (please forgive my ignorance), but I do know a little about speaker design and acoustics. You're correct...
As the post states:"All that gear were damaged during transportation or storage. Canon just can’t allow this stuff to hit the shelves no matter...
I think UP made a good call too. Trains are dangerous and someone inexperienced who's not focusing her attention on trains should not be walking...
Last August, grad student Naomi Adiv started a thesis project called "Beating The Bounds". Her goal:"sometime last year, staring out the window of...
Today I finally started setting the layout up. Looks like I'll be ditching the escape track due to variances in terrain height. Here's a quick pic...
Awesome moon buggy! I have no use for one on a layout. But you should make me one anyway just cause I'm a space fan. ;)
Thanks. I'm using Atlas Code 80. I'm not familiar with such a device but it sounds neat. Can you point me to one? I've thought about doing just...
Wow, great videos! Thanks or the link!
Yes, wire is wire. You could try Wal-mart or a local hardware store. If you can't find spools of single stranded wire, dual conductor 22 gauge is...
Great idea! I'll have to experiment with that. I hadn't. That's an interesting idea they've got and I can see where it could work for kids as...
I use it and I'm totally new to the hobby. I understand your frustration. It took me the better part of a day to figure out how this somewhat...
That's a great one. We're not quite there yet. Right now it's, "Maybe daddy can fix it, if he can find parts..." I can easily see that. It...
Thanks, I think I'm finally getting a feel for this program after srewing up a bunch of ideas. Clumsy? Nope, I understand what you mean...
My son's birthday is coming up. So I bought a couple of Supercheap Locos for him and am going to build him a layout. Since he's just turning 7 and...
