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I purchased 1 2% Incline set that raised from 0" to 4", I only needed to go to 2 inches, I marked out the unused sections and made another Set, so for the price of 1 I got 2...It was a bit messy but YES! it worked! Now let the roadbed be laid.

Thanks for the responses...not that I do not trust people, I did also ask the same question at the Hobby store this afternoon, and he stated the same thing!

So for my clarification due to my struggles with DCC The polarity of the rails does not matter in a DCC system as both rails are at a 60hz cycle both positive and negative it is the DCC chip inside the locomotive that controls the direction of the train. Maybe I am making this more complicated...

My question is this - Imagine two reversing loops at either end of a track... Imagine that One train is headed to the left, and one is headed to the right - and although I know two objects can not occupy the same space at the same time, imagine if you will that these two trains are on the...

Yeah On SECOND thought looking at its length, the zig-zag patter cut, I think cutting it down the center would be a very bad idea...OMG, what the heck was I thinking? Oh trying to be frugal LOL

received a Woodland Scenics 2% Grade kit. 5 Sections - each 24" Long and 2" wide. Laying this out it takes up a lot of real estate. 2 Questions - at 2" Wide 1: At 1" its enough to hold the cork bed and rail and 2: Has anyone cut this stuff in half length wise to make a set of 2 from one?

Hard to see, bad lighting this afternoon. But I put some time into drawing out something that I think will work A few spurs a small yard, and a large main line - with the radius of the curves set to12", I figure for small box cars of 50' and smaller locomotives should look pretty good. I plan...

There are some elements in both of these that I am going to consider!

So back in 1985-1988, I was working on a 3-foot wide and 5-foot long layout. My friend just found the plans for that layout - its titled Jefferson, Memphis, and Norther RR - Since that would take up about 50% of the space, I am on the hunt for another layout to fit around it or next to it. I...

no, I don't ...hahaha

So I did a thing - I got the Benchwork done for an 8' long x 3' wide N-scale Layout Decided on using Atlas Code 55 Track, no less than a number 7 switch, no less than a 5 for sidings or yard Now I need a Plan ...

It's been 38 years as I had said in my previous post - and I made a mistake, well not really, but I went to the Amherst Model Railroad Show in Springfield last month,, and purchased some very nice N scale box cars, 1 gondola, 1 caboose, just to get something into my hands. First I am very...

I wish I could thank everyone personally for all the information ... it is GREATLY appreciated very much! THANK YOU! A few takeaways DCC systems are easy... two wires and a unit N Scale Equipment today is far better than it was 38 years ago Kato or Flex Pico cod 55 is durable and of good...

Thank you for this!

"Absolutely, the equipment produced today is an order of magnitude better than I had when I was in n-scale in 1969-1984." So glad to hear this. And as I had stated I have seen the KATO systems just run smoothly as possible. So I know with the Kato Track system you are stuck with whatever...

Hobbies as my dad says, Toys for the Boys. Did I leave, yeah I would say I did I had not thought about another attempt in the hobby, well perhaps not all true as I traded in all of my N locos, equipment, etc to a local hobby show, now closed, and got myself an HO locomotive. Then shortly after...

Good day! 38 years ago I left the hobby. I had a 4' long 3 foot wide N scale layout self-designed. But back then ran into a few issues. Locomotives and stock cars not passing through the switches easily. Life also kicked into high gear and left little time for the hobby. And now I have...