Is there an online or other source with layout plans? I am quite new at this, and would love to be able to look at several and follow one or more for the first layout that I do.
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I have recently changed my layout from DC to a DCC one, but am constantly getting shorts when I want to move locos on different parts of the layout, which I thought is what you should be able to d...
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I have a 5 meter layout, for end to end, and it is built in such a way that it is easy to maintain a clean set of tracks. I also attend to my loco and rolling stock wheels regularly. I was wonderi...
How do you build a figure 8 layout with Bachmann EZ track?
I would be grateful for some advice about a track base for my son's N gauge layout...
1. Is a base really necessary or can I stick/nail Peco track directly onto the MDF baseboard?
2. If a t...
Is there software I could use to design a track layout?
How do you attach baseless trees to a layout? do you just drill in the base board?
I am building my first layout, and am getting a shopping list ready with everything I need. I would like some tips on painting and weathering must-haves.
Hi. I am constructing a new layout for my trains and was wondering what the max incline and over what distance can a Hornby Live Steam Loco cope with?
I am about to build my first layout, and am very limited with space. All I have is an 8 by 8 foot board. My trains need a 5 foot turn - so how do you think I should go about this?
How do you attach the back-scene to the layout?
How much wattage would I need for an O scale Lionel layout of about 45 feet? Will I need more than an 80 watt single transformer?
... Easy to cut - I used an old craft knife - and I'll certainly use it again.
Major progress on the layout today - the Instant Roadbed can be seen in places on this picture; http://www.geocitie...
I have a serious dust problem on my layout, and seem to spend more time hovering than anything else. Does anyone know of an effective dust control method?
I want to make some lights for my layout, mainly for my platform, a couple of yards and a few streets. I was wondering what materials other people use to make them, and if anyone has some tips for me ...
I am building a DCC layout with Atlas Code 100 flextrack, and will be running Digitax and diesel engines on it. Is there anything I should watch out for? Problems I am likely to encounter?
Which switch is the best for a lifting section in the layout using DCC? I understand the a micro switch is the way to go, but which one?
Today someone asked me for plans for HO and N scale versions of John Allen`s Time Saver puzzle. The two links I had are now dead. Worse, they were the same two links that are commonly found in a sea...
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I am not sure how to gradate the colors on the background - I am not sure if to go from a lighter blue to a darker on for the sky the higher I go, or the other way round?
I have tried to figure i...
Thanks - Impressive. One of the things that got me into N/2mm was a layout built in the 1930's. The lad had nowhere to have a permanent setup so he built one in a violin case, the top and bottom ...
When do you plan your diorama? Do you plan it when you plan the layout, or after the layout do you get inspired? I have a layout, but have no Idea what to do with the diorama and would love some tips....
... better tho is to use flextrack for a lot of the track as it shall be a lot cheaper for you to build the layout with and make for a lot fewer joints in the rails to go bad and make for bad running o...
Why are my loco's wheels locking after one round on my layout? Its a Queen victoria's Rifleman, and the other loco's on the layout are fine, so I don't think It has to do with the...
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The deciding factor may be how much room you have in which to build a layout. In "Designs for Urban Layouts", the plans range from tiny 5 ft x 1 ft layouts to 16 ft x 9 ft...
...r any one out their has experience runing Fleischmann &/or Minitrix locos & decoders on digitrax layouts. I plan on using either the Fleischmann or Minitrix DCC system for my owe layout, but...
I've been using xTrkCad for designing my new 00 Layout - but looking back through my previously saved layouts, it looks like I had a dabble in N as well (But I can't remember doing it )
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...ompany,line or Station and then examine old photographs etc to find out what detailing is needed to their layout, what the track layout looks like etc. This is probably your best course of action. I...
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