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I bought the super chief kato set and like u am impressed. with 2 pa's &2pb's it measures 8'
also new to this group so hello
wm3798 wrote: Bwahahaha!Soon you'll realize all the shortcomings of Humongously Oversized! You'll be tearing up that track, and re-building on the same roadbed, but in N scale!! Long trains! Giant Mountains! Huge Industries! Yes... it can all be yours... Now, just stair into your monitor while we all chant together....Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn NnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnLee
Bwahahaha!
Soon you'll realize all the shortcomings of Humongously Oversized! You'll be tearing up that track, and re-building on the same roadbed, but in N scale!! Long trains! Giant Mountains! Huge Industries!
Yes... it can all be yours... Now, just stair into your monitor while we all chant together....
Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Lee
Whoa......I'm feeling the spell already. Cant' wait to get downstairs and start the destruction!!
Jerry
Rio Grande vs. Santa Fe.....the battle is over but the glory remains!
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
Well, I finally did it! At the Denver train show this weekend, I picked up two N scale locos, both Atlas decoder equipped. One Dash 8-40BW (BNSF) and one MP15DC (BN). Also have a few freight cars and some Kato UNITRACK.
I'm going to start with something pretty small and just get some experience with it. Don't know if I'll just keep it upstairs in my office or locate it in the basement near my HO layout. I guess I'm spreading myself a little thin doing both HO and N but I just couldn't resist that neat little N stuff.
njtaxland wrote: Hi, I was just looking thru the replies and I was was wondering somthing, I am in the process of starting a n scale layout sixe 36" x 72" I am using Kato track as I like it how it looks and how it goes to gether so easy. My question is, is there a difference between blue foam and pink foam? I can only find the blue stuff in my area, in sixes of 4x8 sheets ans 2x8 sheets. If I use the 2x8 sheets how do you connect the a 24" wide sheet to another sheet to make the 36" width?
Hi, I was just looking thru the replies and I was was wondering somthing, I am in the process of starting a n scale layout sixe 36" x 72" I am using Kato track as I like it how it looks and how it goes to gether so easy. My question is, is there a difference between blue foam and pink foam? I can only find the blue stuff in my area, in sixes of 4x8 sheets ans 2x8 sheets. If I use the 2x8 sheets how do you connect the a 24" wide sheet to another sheet to make the 36" width?
njtaxland.
There is basically no difference between the two, other than the manufacturer. Ether one will work fine, just do not use the white stuff as it is different altogether. If you want to use the 2Ft. wide sheets you will need to support the joint from underneath with a 1x3 or 1x4 and glued together with glue compatible with both the wood and the foam. I would go with the 4Ft. x 8Ft. sheet and use the extra to build up your scenery. Whichever way you do it, be sure to put a couple of wooden supports across the width of the sheet from underneath.
Blue Flamer.
Cederstrand wrote: OK Folks, "N" question for you: Can anyone tell me if the motor from a Bachman DASH 8-40CW would be a reasonable replacement to re-motor an old Rivarossi BIGBOY with? Any suggestions (or who I should ask) will be apprecaited. Also, if there is an ideal "stock" replacement motor available for it, would like to learn about that as well? Thanks! " border="0" width="25" height="23" /> Rob
OK Folks, "N" question for you: Can anyone tell me if the motor from a Bachman DASH 8-40CW would be a reasonable replacement to re-motor an old Rivarossi BIGBOY with? Any suggestions (or who I should ask) will be apprecaited. Also, if there is an ideal "stock" replacement motor available for it, would like to learn about that as well?
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I just have trouble finding issues of the n-scale magazines locally. I will have to subsrcibe at some point.
I wish that my local newstands carried some of those rather then the british rail magazines.
Chris
I get what you're saying... And don't worry, I get plenty of inspiration from layouts in other scales. It was last year, though, when I thumbed through GMR at my LHS and decided that none of it did anything for me.
I do offer, with respect to our fine hosts, that are other places besides Kalmbach's empire to get modeling information and inspiration.
I've recently been re-introduced to RMC and love it again, and I've been getting a lot of RMJ. Most of the RMJ articles I've been interested were, in fact, HO, but there's a lot of Pennsy in RMJ so it works for me.
Don't forget N Scale and NSR!
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
I don't think thats entirely fair. While I do wish they had an n-scale model railroad in there, not just the Naugatuk with some steam rolling stock on it, all the layouts they featured were excellently crafted. Some I had visited and admired on the web in the past. Certainly, that florida shelf layout is not a "monster". I enjoyed some more then others with the Hoosac being my favorite.
I don't understand the Popp article being in there at all.. seemed more like a layout planning issue entry since it was all musings for a plan he never implemented.
There IS a strong bias toward layouts that feature a lot of scratch built craftsman level structures vs other aspects and that does tend to skew toward the larger scales..
I stopped getting GMR last year when it was nothing but basement-monster layouts, with only one N scaler.
It said to me Great=Huge to MR. Now, David Popp's layout is big, not huge, and I like it. But c'mon. My hobby bucks can be spent on something more N-friendly.
From the far, far reaches of the wild, wild west I am: rtpoteet
And what is wrong with Postage Stamp trains? Most of my N trains are vintage and admittedly in need of upgrading (couplers). Having aquired some of the newer models along the way, I readily admit there is a BIG difference in detail and running qualities. The new locos are so quite you have to keep checking on them to make sure they are still running. But there is still something enjoyable about hearing the sweet motor buzz & churning gears of some vintage locos, not to mention that glorious smell of ozone they fill the air with.
(confession: Over the past few years I have gradually been selling off many of my vintage trains in order to purchase more state of the art production models. Some old stuff I'll never part with for sentimental reasons, but there are MANY new models on the market today I must have.) Rob
You were doing fine, til you got to here.........
verheyen wrote:It's a nice scale and it's been fun to do something different from my normal H0.
You see, HO stands for Horribly Oversized. N stands for Normal.
Great work BTW!
Part of a Bend Track based club modular layout. More info is at <http://web.syr.edu/~pdverhey/eisenbahn/pvmodule.shtml>. It's a nice scale and it's been fun to do something different from my normal H0.
Peter
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njtaxland wrote:Anyway I have a question for all, has anyone been having any problems with the Kato USA site on the web? The last few days I have tried to get on it but all I get is page cannot be found, I have checked and rechecked the address and its correct.
I just tried it, and it worked fine.
Reality...an interesting concept with no successful applications, that should always be accompanied by a "Do not try this at home" warning.
Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that my ruins become a tourist attraction.
"Oooh...ahhhh...that's how this all starts...but then there's running...and screaming..."
Dave
I really like your site, and especially the you tube. Anybody who hasn't checked this out needs to.
After a temporary server outage, my website is back up.
Here's a tour of my N scale loco roster:
http://kc.pennsyrr.com/layouts/dvollmer/Roster/index.html
i'll bump with my newly aquired santa fe kato passenger car set. in all my years of trains, i never did the passenger train deal until now with set b. they are very nice in my opinion. i also retrieved my old aroura postage stamp set and ran it awhile. the original trix f9 will run wide open at best, but its seen better days. i bought another one, (lighted) at the temple, tx train show a few years back and it runs like a top. n scale has came along way since then!!!!!!!
Great minds think alike.
nscaler at 9:21PM and R.T.Poteet at 9:22PM to keep the thread going.