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    Chief Sleepy Eye

    Thanks!, wish I had the space for HO, but N it shall be.
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    Chief Sleepy Eye

    Just finished this N scale City of Sleepy I unit. This is my 3rd conversion ever, so I am very happy with the results. It pairs up nicely with my Mt Rushmore unit. I added plows, but that was it for add ons. Thanks for looking.
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    My new web site

    Those are sharp! and I like the idea of doing your own city names. I'm currently working on Sleepy Eye, a good friend of mine was nice enough to do the Chief Sleepy Eye portrait and the lettering for more updated DM&E/IC&E locos. So I am also doing a snoot nose City of Waseco with full lettering...
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    My new web site

    Thanks, I appreciate that. Yup, very simple large oval with 2 lines that branch off (in case I ever want to expand) and a small oval inside that. Nothing spectacular. It serves a couple industries and has a siding. Trying to figure out how to map it so I could add that visual to the web site.
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    My new web site

    Hello, Decided to get into model railroading this past year, it's slow going, but am enjoying the baby steps of learning. I really love model railroads and building models, so I decided to give it a try. While the process is slow as all of you know, I decided to start a web site about mine...
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    Atlas code 55

    Thanks for the informative explination! I would really like to move on to this next stage, again, thanks.
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    Atlas code 55

    Thanks for the link, very interesting. Still though, I am curious about the ME flex working with the Atlas switches. Seems the ME is a good product, but with them finding switches is hard? I don't need much track for my small layout anyway, but would be nice to move forward. Meanwhile, I can...
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    Atlas code 55

    With the shortage of Atlas code 55 track, I wondering if I could use ME code 55 with my Atlas switches, or do I hold out and wait for Atlas to get the track made again. I was told they broke the mold?
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    Bridge pier

    Thanks for the ideas, got a starting pont now. Been banging my head on it for a bit.
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    Bridge pier

    Hello, I was looking into making a single track bridge pier, but I'm not sure where to start. I've found them online and stuff, but I need one to be 4 inches tall and the tallest I've seen is 2 inches. Or, is this not sounding like a good idea. I guess I'm a bit stumped in how to get my 2...
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    Athearn SD75m

    Thanks for everything guys. I figured Josh was talking HO as I have visited his site. Still nice to hear how the athearns run. Just nice to get some feedback before deciding what to do.
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    Athearn SD75m

    Having never seen one in n scale before, this is good to hear.
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    Athearn SD75m

    Anyone have this loco? How does it compare with Atlas and Kato units. Did a search, but pull up only that in HO scale.
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    Coupler question help

    I just came across a couple of Kato Dash 9's I bought a long time ago, obvious by the old non Kadee style couplers they have. I need to replace them with new ones, but I'm am unsure which to get :confused: Because they are Southern Pacific, and I don't want to part with them, I've decided to...
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    Radius question

    For sure, flex will be the route I take. I plan on Atlas code 55.
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    Radius question

    Fishplate and Trucklover, I guess I was a bit unclear in trying to get out the question, but you guys have answered exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for that. I will do the 48" width to gain the 22" radius. When you've been out of the hobby for a while, you tend to forget stuff...
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    Radius question

    Thanks, I had assumed that.
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    Radius question

    I'm doing n scale and want to run intermodel with Dash 9's. I'm hoping in the future that the ES44's are made. So I'm just trying to decide a few things on my project. Not familiar with "space to radius". So I was trying to find out the radius that would fit in 3, 3 1/2, and 4ft wide spaces.
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    Radius question

    Did a search of the forum and net, but I come up empty on radius charts. I'm trying to find out what the minimum radius are for 3', 3 1/2' and 4' spaces for getting a train turned around. Any advice where to get this information, or if anyone knows what those radius would be. Thanks.
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    Locomotive duties

    Thanks again for all the info, should be ok then to drop a pair of AC44's then on a grain unit without looking so out of place. Still hope Kato makes the ACE in BNSF. I'd really like to upgrade my roster with some modern power.




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