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Hose ramps work for smaller vehicles. Aluminum only holds so much weight. Spent 15 years as a volunteer firefighter. Normally you don’t stop to think to place the ramps before charging the hose. Our supply lines were 5 inch lines. Once charged, you weren’t moving them. Our pumper was a 1,000...

Train 1, hose 0. Definitely a water park spray afterwards.

Go with Conrail. Use 4 axle locomotives such as GP’s, RS’s and a switcher. Maybe limit your rolling stock to smaller sizes, 40 to 60 feet long. Create a fictional branch line. Grain was the industry of choice in my area. We had many feed mills. Otherwise it was the occasional delivery to the...

The only sound I want to hear is the metal wheels going over the track joints. It’s therapeutic to me.

Thinking of re wrapping the wire around the bottle permanently as now as it has relaxed, there’s more lights against the globe. Still going to look at a different light source as the batteries don’t last long. And they’re not getting any cheaper.

I have the lantern lit! Although not the way I wanted to do it but I used what was on hand. Dipped into the crafting supplies of SWMBO…figured why not she’s normally taking the tools I have left out. Winding a coil of 75 battery powered fairy lights around a empty spice jar I got them to...

I had the answer in front of me the whole time. I walked into my daughter’s room to go looking for a extra blanket for one of my twin boys bed. She has those strip LED lights around her desk. They come with a small remote to control the brightness and the color. Thinking of sliding some wire...

I like that design but I would add a third door to help support it while open. Have the two outer doors swing out about 135 degrees.

Nearest Lowe’s is 30 miles one way. Local hardware store is half a mile away. My commute to work is 6/10ths of a mile one way. Walking to work is easy as it’s all downhill…the walk back is the “fun” part.

That’s what I was looking for. A slide one would be good too. All depends on what they have.

Thanks @Smudge617. I’ll definitely look to see what they have available. I’m trying to get it done before December 29th. It’s my twin sons birthday present. They know I have it but I didn’t tell them the real reason I got it. Both have Autism and they both like trains. I model N scale while they...

When I get a free moment, I’m going to be going to the local hardware store to see what’s available. I believe in supporting local businesses over online retailers. I’m thinking of a light socket with a small screw in bulb like a night light. Maybe they have a dimmable bulb.

There’s another train show coming up the end of the month. Planning on seeing if a vendor has a pendant lamp with power supply there. Had thought of using a string of fairy lights since my wife has a few extra strings in her crafting supplies…but to me they don’t look realistic.

You make a good point @bnsf971 but I prefer to have it plug in. Things that have extra pieces seem to disappear in my house. Going to do some research on a LED that uses a USB power source as there’s plenty of those around my house.

I purchased a Dietz Trafficguard lantern at the Binghamton train show this Saturday. My plan is to light it using a dimmable LED for accent lighting. I was hoping to run the cord through the fill spout and only remove the wick. This way if I decide to restore it later, no extra damage has been...

Check out www.spookshow.net for a unbiased opinion on locomotives and rolling stock. He is not paid or supported by any manufacturers. He’s my go to source for anything N scale related.

I use the simplest means. All those fine details don’t matter to me. I’m in N scale and as long as I can see it, good enough for me. Don’t need the accurate metal walkway on my covered hoppers. My viewpoint is at least 3 feet away. At times I have a hard time seeing the car numbers and I don’t...

Do a small section with each kind of ballast and one with both mixed together. Once you’ve seen it under the layout room light then you can make a proper decision. Don’t glue it down so it’s easier to clean up.

Think of it this way, that would be the best way to show forced perspective. Run the N scale at the furthest distance from you. HO would be closer and then the O. Let’s say you’re looking down a valley that the tracks cross 3 times before reaching you. The trick is find the exact same train in...

Consider it done!!!