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2 Yards on the GS&M - Old Pueblo Yard: OPY & La Grange Industrial Park: LGIP

Fri, 2012-06-01 06:37 — AzBaja

2 Yards on the GS&M - Old Pueblo Yard: OPY & La Grange Industrial Park: LGIP

With all the talk about Yards the last few days. I figured I would post a few photos of the 2 main Yard areas on my layout The Gila Springs & Mesquite.

Cutting Foam for Scenery

Thu, 2012-05-31 21:27 — fritzg

I have moved into adding foam around the track work that has been laid already. I want to run trains in the mountain area without the risk of locos or rolling stock dashing to the floor. Hence the foam.

Now I don't know about you but I have worked with foam before...in the garage...and it can get messy. Well the new layout is in the 'man cave'. This is a "den/extra room" that I installed double doors on and thereby was granted free reign of my new kingdom. Behind closed doors, but nevertheless free reign!!

Location of Gaps

Thu, 2012-05-31 12:05 — mheilmann

I'm planning my N-Scale road and will be using DCC (NCE PowerCab.) Attached is a portion of the track plan. Can anyone advise me where to cut gaps in the rails and what circuit breaker/auto-reversing circuits I should use? I will be using Peco turnouts and crossing. Any advice as to Electro-Frog or non? Thanks for your help.

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Beginner Question

Wed, 2012-05-30 23:49 — robboxxx

Hi all

As a starter I'm trying to find my way into the DCC world.

I'm planing a layout with at the beginning one and maximum five loco's. The turnouts will be equipped with hand trows so I am looking for a DCC system that only needs to command 1-5 loco's. The loco's will be H0n3 from Blackstone or similar.

I had a look around and the Digitrax system looks good to me.

Would be the DB150 5 Amp DCC Command Station/Booster with Intelligent AutoReverse

Mountain construction using puffball (and other) trees

Wed, 2012-05-30 04:21 — rickwade

This thread is related to the thread entitled "The Great Puff Ball Debate...." http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/8034 and is in reply to "John from Canada" for his request about the construction of my Misti Mountain area on my railroad. I didn't want to hijack Conrail079's thread. Much of this material has been presented before; however it was some time ago and over several threads.

LCRR Work Night - 2012-05-29

Tue, 2012-05-29 20:57 — rblundon

Benchwork - Roadbed

Tonight I worked on multiple projects in the staging area. I painted the sub-roadbed in preparation for installing the track that goes around the helix. It went from this:

yard design

Tue, 2012-05-29 17:55 — LPS L1

Does anybody have a good ideas for a yard design? what i am attempting to design is a small modern era regional type yard with a small engine service area. The givens are: 3-4 classification tracks (most train are through), separate arrival/departure tracks (at least two), and an area to park some spare locomotives.

Home made flowers

Tue, 2012-05-29 05:04 — rickwade

In another post of mine "Got Pot?" http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/8123 I showed how to make flower pots from "findings" and Noch "flowering plants". One poster asked about cheaper alternatives to the Noch product. Below is a flower pot with flowers made from a wooden bead where the flowers are "sticks" from SuperTrees(tm) and the flowers peddles are Woodland Scenics "Flowers". I dabbed the sticks in white glue and then in the WS flowers. The flower pot sits just outside Midge's Corner Cafe in dow

Sound for DC analog block/cab control (non DCC) layout?

Mon, 2012-05-28 13:58 — Doug Dyer

I have a moderately large DC cab control non DCC layout that I would like to equip with sound. Is there anybody else out there who still is not into DCC? I hear about dual mode DCC devices that run on both DC and DCC systems. I have also heard about the Tech6 power supply that is supposed to give sound to DC layouts. I have no idea whether these devices really work on DC layouts to provide locos with sound. Are there any other DC modellers out there that have installed sound on their DC layouts?

So what are people up to this Memorial Day weekend?

Mon, 2012-05-28 12:06 — jeffshultz

I finally had time and the gumption to get started on a project that I set myself to about a year ago - weathering my rolling stock.

I'm using Walt Huston's method of dullcote, chalk, and more chalk (and I'll dullcote any I think came out a bit too "bright").

I'm using a combination of Bragdon powders and various chalks I picked up on sale at a local craft store.

It's an interesting experience watching the weathering take shape. As for the photo quality... it's my cell phone.

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