After I had laid all my track,(Atlas code 100 flex and Peco small radius turnouts)I installed the bus and feeder wires.I then tested the layout and everything ran real good.Now that the ballasting is done I deceided to test the layout again and to my suprise I have 3-4 dead tracks.
I checked everything out and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong.Anyone have any idea as to what might be happening? Does it matter how the bus wires are connected to the power pack? In my opinion this only effects which way forward and reverse are.It shouldn't effect power to the track.
Thanks for any help.
Bob

Hi folks!

After a long search for C&O track plan from Handley, West Virgina I have no other idea as to ask you all! Is there anybody who can provide me with steam era track plans, building sheets and other informations about Handley W.Va. I want to built a huge sectional layout with the center of operations in Handley.
A request to COHS was without a response till now!
Hope you can help!!!!

Greetings from Bavaria!

Marco

Hi guys,

As you may know i am using some of Walthers background buildings on the layout ..... best solution as its only 2ft wide .... though after placing one of them at the back of the layout the base of the building at rail height with a loco next to it on the rails sat on WS trackbed they look out of scale.

Do you think they are better placed on a wider layout .... to give a better perspective and 2ft is a bit narrow.

A way i have thought of is to have the buildings on a higher level thus decieving the eye with a road over the track with concrete supports the locos can run under.

Rough sketch here hopefully gives you the idea.



Have any of you had experiences similar ?

Gee, hasn't anyone noticed that today he uh... hit the... uh, big... FOUR-OH


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Looked over the fodder tonight...some really tight brick work on an HO LifeLike 'Fairhaven Bottling Company' No. 1355, and similar dimensions (but more crudely cast brick) on LifeLike's Engine House, No. 1354.

I'm going to stick with the bottling theme, but just what they're bottling up in the Blue Ridge, well, officially it's 'Spring Water' or Tonic Water. And cleanliness is naturally the reason the loading area is enclosed...and trade secrets the reason the whole place is fenced...and just coincidence the county assessor and plant manager are cousins...well, you get the idy.

I like South River Model Works stuff. Their NE themed mills built on different vertical levels sited on a fast moving river are neat to look at, and knowing they base their stuff on prototypes as much as possible is nice. I'm borrowing inspiration from that style of structure, only a bit more Antebellum in geography and style. Maybe even a little Haunted Mansion (DisneyWORLD Florida version) thrown in for fun.

Galen

I am getting into this scratch building stuff. Now I have a problem. I am trying to cut 2 1/4 inch half circles into sheet plastic. I have tried an exacto knife, small very sharp scissors and a drimel tool with a small mill tool in it. HELP I cant get a smooth even cut. What works here?

Well, here is the start to my Kitbuild challenge for the Summer '09 Contest

Im going to be building and weathering the new Walthers Cornerstone Blast Furnace. There are over 400 detailed pieces in this kit!! I estimate this will take me about 60 hours to complete, and im exited! Can you believe it? LOL

Well here is the kit: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-2973



Not sure when i will get a chance to start this build, but im hoping soon when things start to calm down a bit lol