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  1. J

    O scale question

    Update I have made a rendering of my rail yard which will be located on the side of my yard. I provided a jpg for the rail yard and another to show where in my yard they will be placed (in the red box). Let me know what you think of it. I made the Box car house big enough to hold many cars so I...
  2. J

    My Layout

    Thanks for all you feedback. The around the room idea is good I just have to convince my wife to do that :)
  3. J

    O scale question

    Thanks you for the info. I'll be looking for retailers that sell out door O scale trains now.
  4. J

    O scale question

    I was wondering if you could do an out door layout in O scale if you built a building to protect the engines from the weather. Would the track have any problem in the weather, I live in the desert so rain isn't to big of a concern.
  5. J

    Track in pavement.

    That looks great, thanks got the information.
  6. J

    My Layout

    I have been reading the layout forum and there are a lot of good ideas kicked around so I would like to post my layout and see what you everyone thinks. I only have a 24" x 72" space to work with. I used Atlas N Scale, code 55 track in the SCARM program.
  7. J

    N Scale

    Ok, here is an updated version.
  8. J

    N Scale

    I have been reading the layout forum and there are a lot of good ideas kicked around so I would like to post my layout and see what you everyone thinks. I only have a 24" x 72" space to work with. I used Atlas code 55 track in the SCARM program.
  9. J

    Radius Question

    I was thinking about Z scale but it seems awfully small to handle.
  10. J

    Radius Question

    Thank you for all the great information everyone. I’m thinking I might have to make the layout 26" or 28" to accommodate an 11" radius. I might also run a smaller radius on the inside and just have a shorter wheel base engine running on that track, and link the two tracks together.
  11. J

    Radius Question

    I am new to N scale modeling and have been out of the rail road modeling for many years and I have some room in my garage to make a small layout, about 2x6. I also have been reading some forums on here about the proper radius. From what I can see is an 11'' radius will not leave much room on a...
  12. J

    Track selection

    Yes I forgot to post that I am using N Scale
  13. J

    Track selection

    So I'm guessing my 10'' radius is going to be a little tight for flex track, and most engines?
  14. J

    Track selection

    does using flex track help lower derailments
  15. J

    Track selection

    What would be better to use? Flex track or sectional track
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