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    Coupler Conundrum

    It does include the plastic leaf type centering spring and there are several sites to download free files, but I believe you will need a very fine printer nozzle to get it right. I have a 0.4mm on my Prusa core one, but the structure around the hole for the screw is too thin and breaks before I...
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    Coupler Conundrum

    I received a nice NH box car for Christmas. The problem is that it has Kadee couplers, while the rest of my stock (about 15 cars and engines) have Horn Hook couplers. I understand that the Kaydee are better, but is it worth it to convert the rest of my stock to Kadee or replace the couplers on...
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    Advice on new layout: an old newbie.

    Well, I already have a raised track bed formed from plaster. It was painted black with tempra paint, so I am not sure whether the foam track bed I bought will adhere to the painted plaster without a sealer of some sort. Alternatively, I could sand the paint off, but the surface will still be...
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    Advice on new layout: an old newbie.

    The basement has a high performance dehumidifier and runs about 40% in the winter, less in the summer. What you see has been there for 20+ years and has held up well. It also helps that we are the top of a hill, so no water gets in.
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    Advice on new layout: an old newbie.

    When our foundation was poured, they scraped the dirt off the rock face and rather than blast more, we opted to have a knee wall poured on the rock. When I saw the contours, I thought, "That would make a great train set some day." They did pour some concrete down the gap (where the blue pads...
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    Advice on new layout: an old newbie.

    I am returning to a layout I started 20 years ago. It is unusual because it is being created on solid rock in my basement. I sculpted a raised roadbed in plaster and stopped there. I have been looking at various posts and see that the preferred layout seems to be foam board with or without...
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