Recent content by Ima Train Wreck

Layouts like this are like works of art in my opinion, so it is great that it has been restored.

Layout is looking very good and the old photographs are awesome! They show how your fantasy collides with real life.

Really interesting! So you remove the nails once your ballast has dried and your track stays in place? That would be my choice if it works for me as it does for you. I was actually thinking of screws as I could back them out easier than pulling nails. Also, thanks Ken for clarifying what type...

Thank you so much Jerry for the detailed explanation and the pictures! Your wiring is very neat and looks efficient with your buttons on your facia. Ken, I may have to move and was trying to build it in such a way it would be easy to take apart in sections and move if need be. Would you still...

Great start and welcome aboard!

Thanks everyone...this is some seriously great stuff! I am soaking it all in and will probably take bits and pieces from lots of the ideas I have received.

Thank you very much Willie! That was VERY helpful!

So as I continue my odyssey of building my first ever layout, I need some guidance regarding a couple of things. With a basic understanding that things constantly change and technology is always providing us with new products and methods (some of which may not be any better or even as good) I am...

LOVE the control panel! Looks really nice and appears to be very functional...great job!

Well, as usual with me, I am able to do anything anyone else can do in twice the time and half as good. It's a gift! :) Consequently, the benchwork has taken me a lot longer than I anticipated. Partially because I am slow, partially because of the time I have to spend on it and partially...

Sounds like good advice...especially about having fun and staying excited! I will read that manual as that is what I always do, (yes, I am a manual reader) and I work in IT so there is a much better than average chance that I will be confounded, dazed and confused. :)

My order from Yankee Dabbler of my first ever HO train stuff was just dropped at my door by the UPS man! I also bought some rolling stock and track. My bench work is in the final stages and so I am getting closer.

That is an AMAZING Tree!!

AWESOME...and thanks for sharing! I feel much better now!

Wow! There really are more than one way to skin a cat! Lots of interesting tips and ideas and most of them completely different...yet they have all worked for the people suggesting them. I decided to use foam panels primarily because of light weight should I need to move sometime in the near...