No problem. Sorry if I sounded terse. I’m teaching a lab section and my “kids” did pretty badly on assignment because they chose not to read the questions. Instead they either answered incompletely or answered what they wanted the question to ask rather than what it asked. You were just an unlucky target of opportunity. Sorry! [#oops]
Guys thanks alot for all the praise on my layout. Its been alot of work getting the money together to built it, Fortunatly I could reuse all the benchwork from my HO layout. So all I had to buy was Cork and track. but even that its still hard for me to get the money together on a high school budget.
No big deal, its my fault that I let the shiny pictures at the bottom distract me [:D]. I’ve got so much Mountain Dew and coffee in my system that I can’t focus on anything. (Just gotta get through till Friday)
I noticed from the pics (which look great BTW) that you have a few autoracks in your possession. Would you mind posting a pic or two of how they look going through those curves? I’d like to see what they look like on 15" curves (I think that’s what you have) before I go out and spend a bunch of money. Thanks.
Sounds like you’re TA’ing this semester, there, Dave. I taught computer programming at a business school for a few years and, believe me, you have my utmost sympathy. I couldn’t (legally) kick my students and I sure am glad I didn’t have a dog because I would surely have been arrested and charged with animal abuse.
Yep, I offered to help my advisor out by TA’ing his undergraduate dynamics course. The Air Force doesn’t usually encourage TA’ing because it’s a time committment, but I’ve got a 4.0 and I’m getting my research done, so I’m doing it to build my curriculum vita. I enjoy it very much, but I’m upset today because they would have done better had they taken the time to read the questions. Moreover, if they would make the connection between the examples in the lectures and the lab problems (by thinking rather than by charging blindly) they’d have done better. Clearly I need to work with them on problem solving skills and not just the math and physics.
I just came across a product that is new to me. It’s called electroluminescences wire.
Do any of you know anything EL-wire?
I have some questions if anyone can help me.
I would like to know what is the shortest lenght it can be cut to? Does the supply voltage change with lenght? Is it bright enough to be seen in normal room light?
I’ll probably have a hundered more question, but these are the ones for starters.
Dewayne
Yes I do have some Racks. I’ve got 2 of the Atlas Articulated ones, a Micro-Trains, and a Con-Cor. the atlas ones look pretty good, so does the Micro-Trains looks pretty good. The con-cor Rack runs like crap…part of it is that i have the wrong trucks on it and the couplers are long enough. I’ll get pictures as soon as I can.
Agree with you, Atlas and MT make good autoracks so do Red Caboose. I like the ‘see-thru’ etched sides by Red Caboose.
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Cheers,
I’m a few days behind and catching up. I believe we have emailed before about our proximity. I’m about an hour from Columbia near Sedalia. I think a COLT layout is a cool idea, especially if you are or know a good custom painter for locomotives. Let us know how it goes and include some pics when it comes along.
Ron
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If memory serves me correctly this was a Wabash Railroad branch and was spun off by N&W sometime in the mid-80s. Model Railroader did a A Railroad You Can Model feature on this branch and then included the article in one of their Railroads You Can Model dedicated publications, whether in Volume 1 or 2 I cannot say.
It seems to me that this branch came off of the Wabash main at Centralia and ran south(?) to Columbia; there was a major switching location somewhere about halfway between the two. These old A Railroad You Can Model incorporated some interesting trackplans; the one associated with this branchline impressed itself enough on me that it has stuck in my memory over all of these years.
nscaler711, in one of your previous responses you mentioned that you were very unhappy with Missouri because of the lack of hobby facilities. The only thing I know about Columbia is that on two occasions - twenty-eight years apart - it was a very convenient place to fill up my gas tank, and that it is the home of Mizzou. I know that it is not the biggest bulb in the chandelier but I find it difficult to believe that there is not at least one hobby shop of some substance in town, whether they handle N-Scale or not.&nbs
For you folks that don’t have a hobby shop close I would like to suggest a LHS from here in Denver. Their online prices are very competive. I don’t have any ties to this shop in any way, it’s just a good place to buy stuff.
http://www.caboosehobbies.com/
Dewayne
Better yet, if you have any excuse to get to Denver, pay them a visit. Count on spending a couple of hours there, though. Very nice store, extremely helpful staff, great selection, clean and well organized. The selection includes all scales, books, videos, brass, supplies, you name it. I could spend 2 hours ogling their brass cabinets.
I don’t know much about the history of Loco’s. So I have a question maybe one of you can answer.
Why did lumber companys run shay loco’s and not standard loco’s?
Dewayne
See if this doesn’t answer some questions!
Thanks Phill, That site is very good and answered my question.
Dewayne
Dewayne, “google” ELECTROLUMINESCENT wire; this is better known as glowire - at least that’s what I had heard it referred to as; if you want to model Neon this a great way to do it.
Well guys. My layout suffered a major setback today. Money that I had been saving for buying 4 more kato engines(With DCC and MT Couplers!!) Has to go to my insurance now…I rearended a guy today on my way to school. We’re ok My girlfriend was riding with me and we’re ok. It was a pretty slow speed collision, We hit at about 5-10MPH. Damage would have been alot less if it hadn’t been so cold out. The guys bumper shattered in the subzero temps, as did my grill. Other than cosmetic damage my truck is fine. My truck is fine asidefrom needing a new grill, bumper and lower cowl), the other guy is fine(All he needs is a bumper).
Jay, you may want to pay for the repairs out of your pocket. My wife backed into a guy and it was $1200 to repair his car. There was no damage to her car. It cost me $2100 over three years in increased insurance cost. I should have payed for it myself.
Dewayne
Thanks alot. My dad is looking into what it’ll cost to get a new bumper and grill. I’m just glad that the radiator survived. We put a new radiator in back in september, becuase the old one was held in by tiewraps. The repairs to my truck is coming out of my own money. But I’m prepared for the other guy’s claim. I’m just glad everyone was really nice about it. A ticket would have killed my drivers Liscense…I turned 16 back in september so I havn’t even had my liscense for a whole year yet.