Have my layout built and the tracks put down. Some of the ( lionel/marx) sectional track doesnt push in easily . Any suggestions. THanks in advance. Allan...
My interest in Marx is simply for the fun of it. I do not sell Marx, only enjoy it. With this in mind may I ask a favor? I have written 3 short articles about...
Hi Bill, You can try this page: http://www.railserve.com/Models/Layouts/G_Scale/ There are links to many G-scale railroaders and their pages. One of them is...
I am not easily impressed, but am impressed with this fellows treatment of transit modeling using mth subay trains. THis is a fellow who on his layout has a...
I have been trying like heck to build this layout as i saw it on thortrains.net website. It's an Atlas O layout, the one that says: "Wow! This layout has two...
Download the Atlas Track Planner from <http://www.atlaso.com/software.htm> That should solve you problem as to the length of the bits and pieces. Besides that...
Looking at the picture and the track diagram it looks like the switch machines are indeed hanging in thin air... and the outer track is right at the edge. ...
Great, I was afraid of that...now what the heck do i do??? As you can probably tell, I am a rank newbie. PaulMmn <PaulMmn@...> wrote: Looking at the...
Peter-- Check out the local lumber yard (a good one-- not the big box kind). They used to stock 5x9 sheets of plywood for ping pong tables. If you have the...
What you can do is glue and tack a 3/4-inch piece of of plywood under the switch machine along that edge. What I would do is cheat: I would mount my angled...
The extra stip of plywood may do the trick and I'll try it, but does anyone know who designed these layouts on thortrains web site or who the thor people are?...
Layout software did nto allow moving the switch machine in pictures. I twas assuemd that layout builders would figure out how to move switch machiens and make...
Sorry, folks, this is what happens when I type without my glasses. The switch machines are shown in one position, but they can be moved. The layouts were...
Greetings AllGauge! Before I get to my question I want to thank the folks at the AllGauge website, your articles were extremely helpful and encouraged me to...
Hi my name is allan. I read your post Dissadvantage with fastreack is the end conncor pins. Please note: some of us including me are running very small for o...
Thanks, Allan! I appreciate your insight. I'm just trying to figure out which would be best purchase in the long run - Continue investing in the FasTrack or...
Hi I presently own a used train set, 3 locamotives, track, an overpass and a crossing. I laid it out on a 4x8 with an 8 inside a large oval. I now want to tear...
The ORIGINAL Marx Show & Tell Meeting 7:00 pm Thursday, October 19th 2006 Liberty Fire Company 160 East 8th Avenue York, PA. Bring an Old Train Accessory or...
... Dear Mr. Thompson, I am new to the group. I, too, am in need of help with an old Girard station. Mine does whistle but the motor makes so much noise, you...
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We have the Coastal Express Train set and the Adapter coming off the Tender is broke, doe's anyone know how to order another adapter so I can fix it, or what...
... You might check with your local or nearest model train hobby shop. They may have the piece that you need to repair your tender,if not, they may know where...
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