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    Making a dummy engine but having one problem

    Probably a short as you said. You might experiment with different wheels.
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    Display layout

    I saw a strange backdrop arrangement on a large Lionel layout where a shallow backdrop was used to visibly break up the space between two adjacent levels. The backdrop was mainly clouds. They weren't realistic but they were effective.
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    Display layout

    Nice display. I'm working on an "N" dogbone display representing part of the UP Craig Branch at Rock Creek. Cork roadbed is down. Track is next.
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    Layout idea

    The model railroad plan books always assume that a layout should be one continuous whole where every track is connected with every other. For a simple layout, it may make more sense to go the toy train layout route because it allows for operation without interfering with what amounts to a...
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    Layout idea

    I'm still debating about train shows Yes, I would like pointers. I'm still debating about taking the set up to Denver (150 miles away), but I would like to show it at rest homes, the campus union, and the library. The two hollow doors would be placed side to side rather than end to end...
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    Layout idea

    Bachmann Spectrum operates very well. The older Bachmann was not so good.
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    Layout idea

    I've been planning a simple toy train type of design to represent a part of the UP running through the Wasatch range near Wyoming. I wanted an East Bound and a West Bound track and could only think of a dog bone that would accomplish the job. Then, I hit on the idea of two ovals with one oval...
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