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When I seen this thread the first thing that came to mind, was not only the weathering aspect, but you could also include the "smell" factor... :D

What I cant reach from inside the pit, I can get too on the outside. As that area is where I have the space to come into the room. So basically I can stay within a 24" reach almost everywhere. I also have to crawl under to get to the pit, so again other then getting too old to be crawling around...

Ok so, son got to play on the dual oval on the 4x8 for a few weeks now. I had fun building it, and got my feet wet enough to dive in and take it to the next level. I mentioned the words bigger and hes all about it! So am I! I expanded the table from 4'x8' to 6' 1"x8' (73"x96") Anyway...

I use pennies too.

I have to thank the good Lord that with all the hard times and stories of things happening around the nation my family and I have been very blessed. I just got back into the hobby and have spent a bunch on getting all the stuff to build my table. I had to start from scratch as all I had was...

I still have my nails in and I am not using a foam board on top of my MDF 4x8 sheet. Basically its MDF board, WS foam roadbed, then track. Only thing I had to watch out for was going too deep with the nail, that would cause the rail tie to have a slight bend in it. Other then that I think both...

So yeah, I went with the foam for WS and I must say it went down with ease. I ended up using the wood glue and tacked it down in place while it dried. I must say it came out very well. I laid down the turnouts first, then followed up with the flex track to get the main line and branch line...

DCC Decoder location??? :p

So yeah, started laying some track tonight; got the mainline down. And hrmmm, pieces are not fitting like they did in the wonderful software diagram. I even went so far as to pin all the snap track pieces in place, make each of them nice and flush and still fall short under a inch on both...

Thats just normal yellow wood glue correct?

So I went and got 48 feet of this stuff...:D Going to give it a whirl. Do I really need to buy the High Dollar, WS Foam Glue it says on the box, or is there something cheaper/better from the hardware store that will work just as well. Also can I still use the latex caulk for the track to the...

Train room will be indoors, under AC and Heat of the house so I would assume the climate control would be ok. I can invest in a humidifier to eliminate that as a cause of attacking my woodwork. Bench is pretty solid though . Framed it all out with 2x4 with reinforcements every foot. Also got...

I was drooling at the idea of soldering all my track joiners together and putting a power feeder on each section of track I am using, (flex or sectional). After researching it a bit more, this is what I noticed; some of the older guys are giving great warnings about doing that. Basically...

I've been searching through the forum here and haven't been able to find a lot of information about the Woodland Scenics foam trackbed. Is this stuff if fairly new, hasn't seen much use, or really inst a good idea? Most posts I come across about the trackbed is cork, cork, and more cork...

Senior Network Engineer. Cisco Voice Video and Data and everything in between. :cool: And close to big brother ;)

I may be interested in finding out some more info about the engines. Do you have the store info? Ive been looking online for them and the best I have seen them go for new is about $150. Seems a little high as they arent loaded with a decoder or sound? Insides must be plated with gold...:D Derek

So using my free version of AnyRail (track limit on the free version) I put together a little draft of what I will start to build tomorrow. Again the room is limited with space. Basically got a 8x8 room to play with. The room is a little bigger then 8x8, but not by much. The draft here is...

For starters yeah it will be the diesel era. Ive read a little about them nice steam engines in the history. And I do love the looks of some nice looking steam engines. Being my layout wont be as big as I would like to start Im sure in time I would have both era's. Just being able to model...

I ride the VRE (Virginia Railway Express) commuter train often. So I am up close with those engines. Fredericksburg to Union Station in DC and back. Again by picking this RF&P RR; gives me a nice selection of options to play with. Or atleast something to start with. Space is going to be my...

So in looking around last night I came across The Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac. It's a older rail line that isn't in service anymore, now part of CSX. I am ok with the paint scheme and I think it may be a little easier to model after something that is local, or was. It also has some serious...