heres my n scale layout

[thatboy37]

of course you know you cant leave a layout around a five year old and not expect a few things to be missing on the layout when you return:









this is just what i have to play with now until i get moving on my layout. hope i dont get in trouble for posting n scale on the ctt forum, but i wanted to show what i get to play with now

[mitchelr]

No trouble for posting n-scale here Reggie. They are all toy trains. N-scale is just too tiny for my old eyes. I'll be interested to see how you merge the O and N onto the same layout.

Mitch

[Anonymous]

Reggie,

You could use N Scale to plan the O Scale layout.

Later the N Scale can be used right next to the backdrop for some competing mainline excitement like the CN and CP tracks in the Rocky Mountains of Canada.

Andrew Falconer

[thatboy37]

hey falconer as i was traveling up to edmonton alberta to try out for their cfl team i past or seen some of the prettiest trains i had ever seen on the way. plus i slowed down and road by one cp ac4400 i guess thats how you identify that particular engine but as i was riding next to the engine you know i had to signal to the engineer to blow the whistle and wasnt i in for a surprise he held the whistle and blew for about a good ten seconds and that made my day. i would have to say i rode beside the engine for about 2 miles on a straight away and like i said that was a highlight for me. then after that i had to have seen more than ten different trains pass my way on the way there. now on the way back i seen the cn sd80mac that is one beautiful engine i must say. that particular color scheme is slowly winning me over day by day i must say. so im assumming the cp and cn are the roadnames on your layout. just for fun im going to post a picture of both my cn's dash 9's for you and tell me what you think of them. and for the road theres also one of my csx dash 9.

first are a few pictures of cn dash 9:







guess what the cn dash 9's will be pulling 45 roadrailors with the cn logo on them. do you think these to studs can handle such a load.


last but not least the csx dash 9:



i guess that now i know how to post pictures im gong ho for posting pictures now. i guess you can call me a kid in a candy store. until next time peace i hope you like

thatboy aka reggie

[3railguy]

Reggie, it's cool to post about N scale here because there are lots of classic N scale trains and if they aren't 1:1 real thing, they're all toys.

I have a small N scale doorslab layout. Like yours, it's flat grass with roadbed track (Unitrack). I think Kato makes some of the best N scale engines. Like postwar Lionel, they run forever.

[thatboy37]

yes they are all toys. and to my knowledge kato does make the best n scale engines. i have about 15 kato engines ranging from conrail, cp, bn, up, ns, and csx. but the other 22 are atlas so i have about the same amount of each brand so in the future i will beable to tell you which brand is better from my standpoint. on this particular layout i have it just slipped my mind when i think about it i will post it here for you know what it is if you care to know.

thatboy37 aka reggie

[ChiefEagles]

Good layout until you get to build the big one. I just converted a CN SD70 from PS1 to TMCC and Railsounds and an old late 70's CN [custom painted] Lionel U36B to TMCC and Railsounds. Got lots of older CN engines [custom painted] and rolling stock.

[Anonymous]

thatboy, (reggie)

Two of my larger roadnames are the CN / GTW / CV roads and the Soo Line railroad. The Soo Line spun off the Wisconsin Central in 1987 and was taken over by the Canadian Pacific Railway 1992. I only have a few WC and CP freight cars compared to the SOO locos and freight cars. I am basing the majority of the scenery on the sights of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

It is a good thing that the Bowser made CN Road Railers are very light weight so that the Lionel made CN DASH 9 can pull them quickly.

My guess is that the K-Line version of the RoadRailers are extremely heavy compared to the official RoadRailers models from Bowser, now Weaver Models.

Falconer

[thatboy37]

hey falconer do you have any pictures of your layout. i would like to see what you have accomplished thus far and i might be able to get a few ideas from you to model on my layout. guess what i started cutting the legs for my train layout and i have decided to go with a height of 39" for the legs and once i mount the table top to the legs i think it will be an overall height of 39 3/4" close to 40" overall i think thats a decent height. i stood the legs up and sat on the ground beside it and it was at least 3" higher than my head which i think will give me more than enough room to get under the table for repairs and wiring any comments welcome.

[Anonymous]

I will need to borrow a digital camera to shoot those photos so it is easier to work with the files.

Andrew

[thatboy37]

hey falconer i'll wait for the pictures but dont make me wait to long.

thatboy37 aka reggie

[TexasEd]

40" is a good height for a lower level of a layout I would not go any lower.

[Anonymous]

I finally got the camera and took the photos.

Now I need to figure out how to post them, because I have not had the opportunity to post photos before.

I need to find the instructions.

Andrew Falconer

[thatboy37]

spanky bird knows and has the directions on how to post the pictures so if you ask hiom he will tell you and show you how to do it if you ask or just ask the question how do i post pictures and you will get help.