I'm officially a model railroader. I found a cp rail kit on ebay with all the stuff to make it run. I made the first run the other day, with the wife and kids around. I'm still not sure who was more excited, me or them!
Any tips on HO lighting for buildings is welcome. I've seen some lights a while back with a tall tower and two spotlights, one on each side, but I'm having no luck finding them now. Anyone know where I can find them?
TomCat:
Welcome to the wonderful disease...I mean world...of MRRing! And especially if the wife and kids are excited too! You are one lucky man!
Sorry I can't help with your lighting question, I'm now only getting into lighting some of the structures on my pike and I have a very long way to go and a lot to learn myself.
There are, however, many people here on the forum that have some extremely detailed, lighted structures, that I hope to someday emulate.
None the less...Welcome aboard!
Welcome aboard, and the same for the family. I wish mine would get excited about the trains, but such is not the case.
NJ International makes some of the light towers you may be interested in:
http://www.njinternational.com/railroad.htm
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Ya, Loathar I found a set. Its an Athearn, with about 8 cars of rolling stock. Runs like a top.
Thanks for the tips on the lights everyone!
Hey TomCat
Where in BC are you? I am in the Interior and we have a real nice little club here busy all the time with projects and train meetings at each others layouts also always going to the shows,we will be going to the PNMRA show in June in Chilliwack and again to the big show in October also in Chilliwack,plus haveing our annual open house in June,if your close enough you may want to attend.
Let me know
Mike
Hey Tomcat
We travel to the Kootneys all the time, I have stopped in Cranbrook at the train Museum for the last 8 years, I remember it in the old location before they moved, Have you been there? Thanks for the comments on my site, it's just a little thing I enjoy doing, plus other people can have a look see what I am up to, If you are ever comeing this way (Kamloops area) Let me know and we can do a layout tour here.
MisterBeasley wrote: Welcome aboard, and the same for the family. I wish mine would get excited about the trains, but such is not the case.NJ International makes some of the light towers you may be interested in:http://www.njinternational.com/railroad.htm
The 1972s and 1973s have been on backorder for months. Another option is the Miniatronics versions:
http://www.miniatronics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=9_4
They are a bit pricey and the reflectors are a bit oversized but they don't look all that bad in a yard.
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Check out the Electronics & DCC forum. There are a couple of lighting threads over there. Here are a few others on the subject of layout lighting, wiring and room lighting.
http://cs.trains.com/forums/1300995/ShowPost.aspx
http://cs.trains.com/forums/1280017/ShowPost.aspx
http://cs.trains.com/forums/1343954/ShowPost.aspx
http://cs.trains.com/forums/1278960/ShowPost.aspx