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Posted by
TIEBREAKER
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Thu, Sep 4 2003 8:14 PM
Barry...the best advice I can give you is to start reading. Learn as much as you think you can handle and then form some sort of plan for a layout. Steam era ?
Diesel? It can get expensive to switch from one to the other. Too bad you measured the size of the room already...your probably figuring out how many sheets of plywood it would take to fill the room! Start small and then go on to expanding it by adding sections. 20v system is a new one on me. I started in ho in the 60's and use the old block system. Try hobby shops and libraries for books. Even back issues of magazines can be very useful.
[:)]good luck
p.s. I can hardly hear your accent when I read your posts!!
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Posted by
TIEBREAKER
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Thu, Sep 4 2003 8:14 PM
Barry...the best advice I can give you is to start reading. Learn as much as you think you can handle and then form some sort of plan for a layout. Steam era ?
Diesel? It can get expensive to switch from one to the other. Too bad you measured the size of the room already...your probably figuring out how many sheets of plywood it would take to fill the room! Start small and then go on to expanding it by adding sections. 20v system is a new one on me. I started in ho in the 60's and use the old block system. Try hobby shops and libraries for books. Even back issues of magazines can be very useful.
[:)]good luck
p.s. I can hardly hear your accent when I read your posts!!
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bkdavidson
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Sat, Sep 13 2003 6:53 PM
To TIEBREAKER........Many thanks, I've been getting a lot of clues from the MR web site and it should help a lot. Even the photos in MR provide a lot of ideas.
Thanks again , Barry.
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Sat, Sep 13 2003 6:53 PM
To TIEBREAKER........Many thanks, I've been getting a lot of clues from the MR web site and it should help a lot. Even the photos in MR provide a lot of ideas.
Thanks again , Barry.
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Sun, Sep 14 2003 12:52 PM
hi if any one out there lives in the north west part of Pa could you please tell me of any good train watching spots on the Bessemer and Lake Erie? I live half way between
Pgh. and Erie Can anyone help? Thanks Wayne
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hi if any one out there lives in the north west part of Pa could you please tell me of any good train watching spots on the Bessemer and Lake Erie? I live half way between
Pgh. and Erie Can anyone help? Thanks Wayne
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