|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 7/5/2008
Posts: 296
Location: vancouver wa
|
beside my self and Bisk1tSnGraV is there anyone out there that models trains? 
Stan. Enjoy Your Days & Love Your Life' Because Life is a journey to be savored !!!! GO FISHINGAs Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health. Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of poop There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 8/12/2008
Posts: 218
Location: Spanaway (S.00.00)
|
Raises my hand ... oh .. wait he said besides me ... laughs. As the chill becomes more and more each day more time will be given to the layout. Actually got a chance to clean some track and run some trains over the weekend! Been a long time coming.
'course they don't have biscuits and gravy ... but if they did, I bet everyone would eat there.B.A.S.S. Memberwww.trainweb.org/theroundhouse
|
|
Rank: Commodore
Joined: 10/30/2007
Posts: 908
Location: seattle Wa Seward Park area
|
I have 2 train sets.One is ho scale the other is a larger size that I had since I was a 8yo that dad made for me.He made the board and tracks not the train.I love trains.Phil Condit from Boeing is a big model train fan.When we did his home in North Bend he had tracks everywhere in his 16,000 square foot home.It was so cool.
When youre up to your rear end in alligators,its hard to remember that the initial plan was to drain the swamp.
|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 7/5/2008
Posts: 296
Location: vancouver wa
|
this is just 1/3rd of a layout my father inlaw just gave my daughter and i we have a lot of work to do to make this a working display. the buildings are just siting there ther will be added to the layout later.
VHMLLC attached the following image(s):
Stan. Enjoy Your Days & Love Your Life' Because Life is a journey to be savored !!!! GO FISHINGAs Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health. Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of poop There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service.
|
|
Rank: Commander
Joined: 6/21/2007
Posts: 321
Location: Sammamish
|
I used to be into it a great deal before I moved away from home. Now all of my HO stuff is stored away waiting for me to once again have the space to lay out another board. I pull out some of my Lionel (pre- & post-war) during the holidays for my daughter's amusement now that she is old enough to know better than to touch them. My old setup was 12'x20' using HO scale trains (freight and passenger lines) depicting Appalachia/Smoky Mountain type topography. My favorite part was actually building the structures (wooden trestles especially) and "weathering" my trains to add realism. I may end up getting into N or Z scale one of these days since it doesn't take nearly the same amount of room.
|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 7/5/2008
Posts: 296
Location: vancouver wa
|
EastsideRedneck wrote:I may end up getting into N or Z scale one of these days since it doesn't take nearly the same amount of room. amen to that but it will take a good pair of magifying glasses.
Stan. Enjoy Your Days & Love Your Life' Because Life is a journey to be savored !!!! GO FISHINGAs Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health. Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of poop There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service.
|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 8/12/2008
Posts: 218
Location: Spanaway (S.00.00)
|
VHMLLC wrote:amen to that but it will take a good pair of magifying glasses. That was a reason I ended up staying with HO was I knew as I got older my eye site wouldnt keep up with me. Though I do wish my garage was twice as big ... laughs. The good thing about it is that my neighbor is starting his N scale layout so I can work on both sides with HO and N.
'course they don't have biscuits and gravy ... but if they did, I bet everyone would eat there.B.A.S.S. Memberwww.trainweb.org/theroundhouse
|
|
Rank: Admiral
Joined: 10/22/2007
Posts: 2,022
Location: Puyallup
|
I have long been into model railroading but over the years of moving,work and family. Its something that I can't keep up on, but I have a renewed interest and a spare bedroom to work with. I have HO and N scale that I have collected over the years. I recently pulled out the HO set but it doesn't perform how it use to,VERY SLOW but working. I believe the problem may be the tracks themselves,theirs some kind of film over it. It sounds a little cheesy but I'm making the stereotypical tracks around the Christmas tree this year. My son should get a kick out of it.
Fun with Dwight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLeI-V9h6EY&feature=relatedYou like muskie fishing? http://www.muskylink.com/ How about bass? http://bigbasslink.ning.com/
|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 8/12/2008
Posts: 218
Location: Spanaway (S.00.00)
|
Cleaning of the track is something that I have seen fix most problems most of the time. There are a few different ways to clean up the rails ... one is to use Goo Gone. And after using it use a clean cloth to remove any residue left by the cleaner.
'course they don't have biscuits and gravy ... but if they did, I bet everyone would eat there.B.A.S.S. Memberwww.trainweb.org/theroundhouse
|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 7/5/2008
Posts: 296
Location: vancouver wa
|
or you could buy one of those cool self propelled track cleand cars. very cool. very pricey.
VHMLLC attached the following image(s):
![3720320330[1].jpg](/Forum/resource.ashx?a=2196)
Stan. Enjoy Your Days & Love Your Life' Because Life is a journey to be savored !!!! GO FISHINGAs Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health. Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of poop There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service.
|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 8/12/2008
Posts: 218
Location: Spanaway (S.00.00)
|
Very pricey indeed. I was just thinking of cost effective of cleaning track. And if a track hasnt been cleaned in a long while it is good to put a little elbow work into it before you have any type of cleaning car trying to do the job.
'course they don't have biscuits and gravy ... but if they did, I bet everyone would eat there.B.A.S.S. Memberwww.trainweb.org/theroundhouse
|
|
Rank: Admiral
Joined: 10/22/2007
Posts: 2,022
Location: Puyallup
|
How much do those usually run? I'm going through my collection of tracks today to see if I can get this thing moving a little faster. The weather is suppose to be nasty again....Yep,I think I'll stay inside and getting this thing performing much better. Anyone of you guys watch the model railroading show on PBS?, can't remember the name of it but very informative and you can get some great ideas for track layout etc..
Fun with Dwight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLeI-V9h6EY&feature=relatedYou like muskie fishing? http://www.muskylink.com/ How about bass? http://bigbasslink.ning.com/
|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 8/12/2008
Posts: 218
Location: Spanaway (S.00.00)
|
They vary in price like most things ... decent ones usually run close to $100. http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?quick=cleaning+car The name of the show is Tracks Ahead. I think I have seen all the episodes at least twice.
'course they don't have biscuits and gravy ... but if they did, I bet everyone would eat there.B.A.S.S. Memberwww.trainweb.org/theroundhouse
|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 7/5/2008
Posts: 296
Location: vancouver wa
|
cool didnt know there was a show, i will look for it.
Stan. Enjoy Your Days & Love Your Life' Because Life is a journey to be savored !!!! GO FISHINGAs Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health. Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of poop There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service.
|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 7/5/2008
Posts: 296
Location: vancouver wa
|
we had ice down here so i stayed home and played with the train layout.i spent 6 hours today.good brain drain time 
Stan. Enjoy Your Days & Love Your Life' Because Life is a journey to be savored !!!! GO FISHINGAs Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health. Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of poop There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service.
|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 11/25/2008
Posts: 216
Location: Pressing =Pacific Northwest holywaters/Alaska, BC
|
Very cool guys  I still have one some where in the shop and I use to put her under the Xmas tree for my daughter. Very Creative and brings the kid out of many 
Press all waters from Idaho to Alaska/BC/New Zeland Boat design, Boat work bench set ups to catch more fish, products rating and all terminal gear Your River, bay, lakes and open ocean specialist
|
|
Rank: Lieutenant
Joined: 8/12/2008
Posts: 218
Location: Spanaway (S.00.00)
|
VHMLLC wrote:we had ice down here so i stayed home and played with the train layout.i spent 6 hours today.good brain drain time Much better than the 3 hrs driving in the snow I had. very cool you had gotten some time. I went on a layout tour in my area to see others layouts. Gave me a bunch of ideas and the creative thinking starting again.
'course they don't have biscuits and gravy ... but if they did, I bet everyone would eat there.B.A.S.S. Memberwww.trainweb.org/theroundhouse
|
|
|
Guest |