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  1. Topherisme

    Building My First Layout

    Looking great! Love your progression, always getting something done 🍻
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    New Layout, Suggestions Needed

    Just found out another move is imminent, just the way it goes I suppose…. As such I have decided to disassemble the track and go modular, 4’x ?”. I kinda like this prospect more now that I have figured a few more things out, capable of an even better build. And doing modular I believe I can...
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    Chris's Big Layout

    Experiment with radius in those corners just to be sure, be prepared to add 45 degree cut pieces for a little added workable area (sorry the mark up is sloppy, in a hurry)
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    New Layout, Suggestions Needed

    Work schedule has me busy, and honestly down in the dumps since there is no play time, but a little progress was made… Got my single track truss bridge done and am in the process of joining the 2 raised tracks and getting them to the start of the helix. Really need the spring weather so I can...
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    Two months(ish) progress

    Please keep us up to date, really enjoy following everyones progress 😉 Looks like a fun build, and an exercise in patience and skill as usual lol
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    Need a little advise please.

    Gonna Hafta Google search your area for LHS, but I would think NE Ohio should have a choice as long as your in the vicinity of those bigger towns…. Personally I use EBay for used and save money, can buy 6 switches at a time for $7-10/each + shipping, half new prices. All I have ever used is...
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    Building the Pinnacle Creek Mining & Timber Co. RR

    Gonna take me awhile to go through it all but love what I have seen. Great modeling!!!
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    How to build a two decks H0 layout ?

    I am currently attempting the feat using a helix…. For starters I am 6’ tall, so wanted the bottom level slightly taller than kitchen cabinet to prevent as much bending as possible, settled on 40”. I have only done one section of upper level just so I could get a feel for what I want. Was...
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    Running Bear's March 2024 Coffee Shop

    Hope everyone enjoys some good food and good company for their Easter 😉
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    New Layout, Suggestions Needed

    Got a bigger yard planned for upper level, but hopefully this will do for just a few cars interchanged between NS and Conrail at the Indiana/Kentucky border…
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    Loco Brand Performance

    So in my little collection of locos I have Atlas 6 axles, BLI 4 axles, and newly purchased BLI 6 axles. After getting some track laid I ran the Atlas and BLI 4 axle with no problems, but once I put the newly acquired BLI 6 axles on the track they were derailing at joints in turns. Went over...
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    Digitrax “Program Track Empty”

    Program track is right by station, wires probably 24” in length. Yeah, all I wanted to do was program address and cv29 real quick on 3 locos. Guess I will leave it branched off main power for now and kill the main when I use program track as need be, don’t think it allows “Read” though…
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    Digitrax “Program Track Empty”

    Sure did, tried 14 gauge solid, 14 gauge stranded, 12 gauge solid, soldered them each time to make sure I got a good connection on track, station just isn’t reading the decoders off of the Pa and Pb for some reason. Was done updating the individual addresses and cv29 value on main through Ops...
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    Digitrax “Program Track Empty”

    Was my Christmas gift to myself a couple months ago, will give them a call
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    Digitrax “Program Track Empty”

    That did the trick, just has me flummoxed I have no program track power…
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