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    faised sections plus flip ups or flip downs.

    by the way the screws would center the tracks inner and outer and to avoid shorts I am using liquid electrical tape. this is what I would like to do to center all and both board sides. the flat screws would also avoid, and the inside track ones I am talking about would avoid having the train...
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    faised sections plus flip ups or flip downs.

    I forgot to add this point. I used flat computer board over hanging both boards for a electrical connection and merging point glued and bolted in place with flat screws and a thin mate point between them and the track is cut at a angle and 3 ties taken off both sides where the track lays over...
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    faised sections plus flip ups or flip downs.

    on the flip down I was thinking a under the table barrel lock for height locked in place when needed and flat screws insulated for holding the track in position inner and outer respectively insulated with liquid electrical tape and both track sides. I still need feedback on raising that other...
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    model power lights.

    kevin I do not have the numbers on me but they look like old style alley lights and close to older factory yard lights. I found these brand new for a buck a piece at a train swap meet. I noticed this after walthers came out with the new style and they came from nos from a hobby shop and marked...
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    faised sections plus flip ups or flip downs.

    I cut 2 areas for a flip up and a flip down and I need to have a raised section along wall mounts. the question is how are you guys getting perfect track alignment for the flip ups,downs and what would you use along wall studs to raise a well detailed board 33 to 50 plus inches. I am really at a...
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    model power lights.

    I am adding a dozen model power parking lot lights or alley lights right now. I need to know since they are not noted, which wire is positive and which is negative? the other model power highway, street lights I have were noted and work excellent. :confused::confused:
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    steel mill operations.

    I want to add 1 more thing my layout is decent sized and I had zero help just me myself and I to do it and of course this site and a learning curve and using model railroad swap meets to keep costs down and my imagination and thinking outside the box. 14 winters with maybe 3 to go to be fully...
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    steel mill operations.

    thanks chris I will use your information for running sessions this year and trust me on sintering plants the photo I found was one of a kind. I also read that sintering plants provide power for the facilities so I have modeled for this purpose also. there is just 1 thing that I have not gathered...
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    steel mill operations.

    thanks to both of you but this shows the cars around the blast furnace mostly. I neEd to know if the cars go to the side first or under on the blaST FURNACE AND WITCH ONES FROM OR TO THE COKE OVEN FIRST AND OF COURSE THE ORDER OF THE ELECTRIC FURNACE AND USUAL CARS TO AND FROM IT.
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    steel mill operations.

    I am also wondering how the blast furnace is fed with cars it goes under and around the side is there a real order there?
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    steel mill operations.

    I know the coke oven gets coal and the blast furnace gets ore. I was wondering which cars go from where to which side first and type from the coke oven to the blast furnace then the electric arc furnace. I am talking about which cars then order and where to after. I have a complete steel mill...
  12. J

    lights for a lifelike signal bridge.

    this is jfb I have a ho scale layout period and a ho scale signal bridge horseman.
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    lights for a lifelike signal bridge.

    I am wondering what red,green and yellow lights I can use for a lifelike signal bridge it seems to be about a eight inch wide and I would drill to a bigger size but the length has to be around a quarter inch any ideas guys? by the way if a Christmas light set is suggested I also need white...
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    rail power 1370 power packs

    how about a spare bedroom? I have done a lot with a closed off area in my basement and it is a bedroom in essence. I used everything that needed to be in there as a way of holding up my layout and of course still having acess to everything it just takes planning and a little cost. I also used...
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    rail power 1370 power packs

    I hooked up with the above website and this is a fantastic way for all to enjoy this hobby. I would like to like next year show all of my work to entice others into this hobby but moving my work would ruin it and building a smaller one is not in the time cards / pun intended/ at this moment. I...
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    rail power 1370 power packs

    the hardest thing to do is to get them to understand personal acomplishent is a good thing,not everbody grew up thinking this way from different sources. the easy way out is not the best and usually nothing comes of laziness everbody needs a goal to work for and the rest flows and this hobby is...
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    rail power 1370 power packs

    I picked up a 2nd mrc power pack and now have 0 problems, thank you for the advice going through a learning curve after the work would be devastating. I am quickly running out of useable time this winter. I will have to wedge hear and make small movements first to have it super reliable. I had...
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    rail power 1370 power packs

    I to love this hobby but a lot of younger people seem to be looking for easier hobbies like computers etc, I am looking to finish my layout and maybe expand in time and until then detail and enjoy mine.
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    rail power 1370 power packs

    hey thanks for all advice earlier from all first of all. I am seeing and hearing stories of people giving up this hobby and not completing this beautiful artwork we create. I hope that this disinterest does not keep going on it will harm us all in time.
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    rail power 1370 power packs

    this is along the lines of my completion date also. I am looking for the length of larry quench cars, bottle cars and slag cars these little hiccups or details slow me down.




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