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[quote user="Greg H."] Try over 4000 posts -- way to much to wade through in any reasonable amount of time. [/quote] So you search smarter instead. Like writing "track planning software" instead of track planning software, and sorting by newest date first, and then quickly just scan the subject lines. [quote] I have participated in some of those discussions, and with very few exceptions most of it is " I like this and that " but little in the way of side by side comparison
[quote user="reklein"] Checkout the products from IMAGINETHAT Laser products as seen on Cody Grivnos product report. Cool lookin stuff for the big city modeler. BILL [/quote] I assume you probably mean this one? http://www.imaginethatlaserart.com/ No big city buildings in N scale there ... Stein
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/search/SearchResults.aspx?q=%22you+know+you%27re+a+model+railroader%22+AND+sectionid%3a88&o=Relevance Smile, Stein
[quote user="timber2"]I drew out my DCC HO layout on graph paper before I started building it. I want to find someone who is talented and skilled to draw it using a computer program, as featured in the MR layout database. [/quote] Just curious, not offering to do the job. Am I understanding you right if I I think you are saying that you already have a layout, which has been built according to your hand drawn plan, but you just want a better looking plan to show people? Are you just looking
Or just use the search box in the left margin to look for e.g track planning software or track planning program. There must have been dozens and dozens of discussions about advantages and disadvantages of various software packages. Like always when people discuss software, one person like one program, another person like another program. But at least you can read a little about what programs people like and why. Smile, Stein
[quote user="derf"]I'm having trouble finding 1940's era HO vehicles. Anyone have a good source? [/quote] http://www.1-87vehicles.org/directory/directory.php Btw - try searching for a year (e.g 1940 or 1948 or whatever) here: http://truckstopmodels.com/catalog/advanced_search.php Note that some models are given as e.g. "1941-1947 Ford", so you will get a match on 1941 and 1947, but not on 1942-1946. But it will at least give you an idea about _some_ of the H0 scale cars
http://www.google.no/search?hl=no&source=hp&q=model+railroad+photos Smile, Stein
[quote user="kirtdog"]Any input or suggestions, plans, criticism, etc. is welcome[/quote] Layout Planning Primer from LDSIG (Layout Design Special Interest Group): http://macrodyn.com/ldsig/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Primer#General_layout_planning_principles First order of the day is to figure out what your are trying to create, and why you want this, before you dig too deeply into how . Or in other words - first you define your goal, then you look for how to get there. If neither you
[quote user="kirtdog"]to anwer all of the questions [/quote] Except the most important - what are you trying to accomplish ? You are saying "not modeling anything" and "I don't have a specific era". And yet you know that you want a double mainline, a "large yard" and a container terminal. Okay - they you are actually modeling an era and a location - and that era is fairly modern. We are not talking about a narrow gauge logging line or an interurban here
[quote user="odave"] So I guess for a "running" themed layout of no specific era, I would say: Put some more thought into the scenes you want to watch the trains running through, then figure out where you'd like the scenes to go. Pick a minimum mainline curve radius that will accommodate the largest locomotives and rolling stock. I don't know the N scale numbers, but I've heard 15"-18" mentioned. Try to run your tracks at an angle to the front edge of the
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