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Helix Help needed
I am seeking help with a bit of a construction issue. I am building a 2 level layout, and with out scrapping the top and lowering the main level to add a 3rd level to get me to the top, and an issue with the no-lix that i wanted to do with a 2.5% grade, and run that along one 14ft wall and have it hit the second level around the other top, which now I don't think will work, with out up-ing the grade, it seems I am left to choice to go a helix route at this time.
Madly Off in All Directions
I have a problem.
I start but do not finish each MRR project.
My most recent has been to create and inventory of all my MRR stuff. And so far I am sticking to it.
But I've though what I need to do is apply some business project management to my MRR Hobby.
I'm thinking of DCC.
I know I need a rewire.
My wife thinks we need to put down a floor in the basement (currently concrete)
I have a dozen or so, well OK maybe two dozen or so half finished buildings.
Thanks
I just "stumbled in" to this web site and am pleased to have joined. Very informative and I will be using information from here as I finally put my "paper dream layout" I have been carrying around for 30 years into lumber and trackwork. Yes, I'm a retired person who has been "in the hobby" almost all my life and now have the chance to do more than dream and draw.
Building a N Scale Transfer Table out of.............
G'day all, well my first post, I thought that some here may like to see my N Scale Transfer table that I have been building out of a DVD head unit,
Easy Model Railroad Inventory How To #3 (Advanced Date Entry)
There were no comments, pro or con, to # 2 which made me feel a bit like our host publisher. See the thread "Publisher's editorial: The silence can be deafening". I did receive an email from a user of Easy Model Railroad Inventory with a question. He mentioned that the How To was a help. Not resounding but enough to encourage me to start # 3.
Easy Model Railroad Inventory How To #2 (Basic Data Entry)
This tutorial was made using version 1.5 of Easy Model Railroad Inventory. You may go to our web site to download this version by clicking here. Remember to select the correct drive and folder if you did not use the installation defaults. If you do not know what version you have click the Help option at the top right of the main menu and select About. The version number is displayed in the window.
Need a good and fast paint remover
Looking for something to use to take the paint off complete off plastic engines and cars with out to much elbow grease.
I have tried Testors ELO (easy lift off paint and decal remover) this stuff is to slow and does not work to good .
Just got done trying 90 % isopropyl alcohol and a tooth brush and after about 4 hours of scrubbing of two layers of commerical applied paint on a engine did not do such a good job either.
Easy Model Railroad Inventory How To #1
I was able to attend the auction held by the Tidewater Division of the NMRA this past Saturday. I was able to sell some stuff that I was not using and buy some stuff I do need. Or at least thought I needed according to my wife. I was on the lookout for 40' gondolas, and 40' flat cars. For some reason they are very hard to find. As it turned out I was able to find and buy 2 gondolas and at least 10 box cars. Maybe my wife is right!
How to machine loco wheels
Hey everyone, looking for input on how i can shrink the flanges on my n-scale sw1200 without a few thousand dollars in machining equipment.
Is there a poor man's way to turn down those flanges?
Cheap Photography
Photography Tricks
When taking pictures of a layout, many modelers will opt for a wide angle view of the scene so that details can be appreciated. But what if the layout is a "Plywood Pacific"? The answer is to go in close. Make the train fill the photo so that other details aren't needed.
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