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The problem with "squiggly line app" is that it's really easy to draw a squiggly line that fits in a space where the flextrack will not...
Jan 30, 2026
That's because there is no track plan yet; just some wiggly MS Paint lines that may or may not bear a relationship to what fits on the...
Jan 11, 2026
OK, so you mean potentially as many as 4 trains operating, with you running 2 on loops, then a third on a UT6D and the fourth on the...
Jan 11, 2026
I have a Digitrax 2 train controller too, but generally can only operate 1 train as a time, and half the time I get mixed up and start...
Jan 11, 2026
Ok, must have misread your earlier statement of dimensions--you are still likely to run into problems, but only slightly less severe...
Jan 11, 2026
This is not something you're going to be able to build in HO scale using anything but streetcars. Keep in mind that, with the size of...
Jan 11, 2026
When buying your motive power and rolling stock, keep in mind that if the blobs at either end are 30" and 28" wide, the widest radius...
Jan 11, 2026
I agree! I have 2 lift bridges, One bridges the center of the layout and the other give access to the laundry room. Both are very easy...
Jan 6, 2026
Sounds like you have your answer, depending on exactly how high your duckunder is (you didn't specify.) I just got done with a project...
Jan 2, 2026
Great. Really helpful. Thanks William!
Dec 18, 2025
Yes, that's just Atlas Code 100 flex track. About 20 years ago I made a set of radius tools out of poster board with a compass and...
Dec 14, 2025
If you're splitting a layout into power districts, you're potentially reducing the available power for each district based on the...
Dec 4, 2025
Not familiar with the Alpha Meter, but I bought a DCC Specialties RRAmpMeter and it has already become an essential part of my layout...
Dec 4, 2025
24" is plenty wide for single-truck or even double-truck trolleys. This is a 24"x36" piece of MDF with a few pieces of Atlas flextrack...
Nov 20, 2025
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