Just saw this post. Seems good to me, being an n scaler. I don’t have any way to post pix, but it’s good to see a thread for us.
Please count me N. I’ve been back in the hobby a little over a year now. I had HO as a young teen, then other interests must have taken over. I’m 42 now. The N scale Mohawk division article in an issue from '93 that I ran across at a library sale resparked my interest in model railroading. It looked like something I might could do with my limited space. Right now I have a 4x8 double loop with several sidings. It sits on 3 keyboard stands. There is a hollow core interior door screwed underneath the sacred sheet. I started playing around with trackplans on the door and then decided I had room for a 4x8. Now I’m starting to figure out what furniture can be moved or discarded to make room for more railroad!
There are some great photos on here. Dave V., I’ve long admired your work.
pcarrell, Brand new house, brand new train room!!! Congratulations, But after looking at that second picture why did you put the bathroom across the street!!! LOL Looks great Guy
Yeah, thats kind of the big joke around here. [:D] They’re still building around here, so it’ll be a while before those move. At least it’s not a nice warm August day though. Those things can get kind of ripe!
Well, I added some more bracing and now it’s pretty solid.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/Picture003.jpg
Tomorrow is another day!
I’ll pipe in. I have a N scale layout that is 18" X 42". I still like HO scale though. -dekruif
Oh man! I don’t know if we can allow bi-scalers in here! Especially ones that lean the other way! [:P]
pcarrell I model N scale, but paint engines in HO scale.
I have an old issue of Model Railroader where someone put a loop of N scale track around their half-bath. The toilet was the “Engineer’s Seat.”
PC, maybe you can set up something for the construction workers. [(-D]
Does that mean I can’t post in here? I model in N scale and I havn’t bought anything in HO lately, My HO layout was torn down and an N scale went up in Its place. That aside Good idea Dave, I keep trying to think of something like this but nothing happens…[swg][#wstupid]
OK, you’re in! [:o)]
I remember that story! It was a good RR if I remember right.
And the construction workers are on their own!
Jay, you’re in. Heck, you don’t even have an HO layout anymore, just N. You’re definately in!
I just couldn’t let that comment of dekruif’s go. That’s like walking into a hard core Harley bar and announcing that you think Honda’s are great!
Dave Vollmer: Sorry for not getting back to you sooner; but I don’t get onto the forums every day. As for the Atlas code 55, since I’ve only laid about 4 pieces of flextrack and 2 turnouts so far, I can only comment on the flextrack’s ease of installation, not on its reliability. So far, I’ve had no problems laying it with latex caulk onto cork roadbed. While power feeders have been soldered to the track, I have not yet wired them to a bus and power source yet. I haven’t actually run any trains yet.
The next project, when time permits, is to replace one of my Peco #8 turnouts. After I was finished ballasting, I found it didn’t close properly for the diverging route. In fiddling with it I ended up removing the centering spring (oops!) and found that it doesn’t go back in very easily when the turnout is still in place. So, one of these days I’m going to have to unsolder it and replace it. Not fun. Fortunately it ended up “stuck” while perfectly aligned for the main!
I thought it might be nice to add a gem of an N Scale weblink most N Scale folks don’t know about.
Mississippi Valley N Scalers…
http://mvns.railfan.net/home.html
Start with over fifty links in the Photo Gallery, then go download at the DCC Manuals, then go to…
Thank you Dave! Im doing pretty good, I had my appendix out on wensday. cant weight to get some trains for christmas.[;)]
I model in “N”, have done so since about 1972 and currently have packed up all of my equipment and am in the process of taking the bench work apart for a move while waiting for the new house to close.
I think that a N-Scale section would be very good to add to this forum.
I do follow other forums as well as the N of this one.
Let’s go with it?
I’m just starting to change from HO to N scale. I want to run longer trains and have a rolling landscape without taking up all my available space. I saw Dave Vollmer’s layout a few months ago and it was my inspiration to make the change.
I’m glad to see an N scale thread started. It couldn’t have come at a better time.
Bill
I love being sick!!! I havent had a chance to get any work done all weekend!! Fever broke on Late thursday night and I have been congested all weekend. It is finnaly breaking up and I am starting to be able to talk again! I have found some 36’ wood box cars, A couple of 36’ stock cars, And some Atlas ore cars That I am going to be using. The time period is the early 1900’s through 1930’s. Though there are going to be days where I will have some 50’s delevery trucks. Anyway this is a Colorado mountian mining camp/ town. Will get pics up later when I get work started.
Curt
Glad you’re feeling better Curt.
Well, you guys have been wondering how far I got on the benchwork. At this point it’s only roughed in, but the footprint is there and thats what I wanted to establish up front.
Here’s a view you’ve already seen. The door is to the left and you can see the new section starting on the right.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/Picture005-1.jpg
And this is all new in front of the windows which will eventually be covered. I’m standing in the doorway for this pic and the next.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/Picture004.jpg
And after this get shured up the 22 inch (pretty good for N scale) helix will go.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Autumns%20Ridge/Picture001.jpg
Got a long way to go, that’s for sure! But the basics are there.