I'm using MTL exclusively as they are readily available from my local hobby shops that carry z scale stuff. I can't get Marklin here unless I...
Thanks everyone for your help. I took apart one section of track in each of my loops and it has solved the problem. My engines now run at the...
Response to this thread Thanks so much for the advice. I sort of thought that the problem might be in the loops. I did not isolate them or...
Today I completed a full sized mock up of the first phase of my layout. After I had connected the last piece of track, I connected my power pack...
I do believe that the Algoma Central Railway still exists as a separate but wholely owned subsidary of Canadian Pacific Railways. It has existed...
Butting track Yes thanks Tony. This is quite helpful. But I'm not going to be able to make use of DCC. When one is operating on a fixed budget as...
I was afraid of that. Mine are all going to be modules and fully transportable.
Turning Radius Thanks everyone: All of this has been very helpful. I guess it really does come down to personal preferance. I will keep this in...
Radius I'm not into the metric measurements. Can you give that to me in inches? In the overlap of longer cars, on your system, can you look down...
Butting track That would be great if you had bare rails. My track has the ballast already attached to it so I can't see how this would work.
I want to butt my track at the end of each module so that when they are fastened together the tracks line up perfectly and I don't have to use a...
Hypotetically speaking: If I want to run a 30 to 40 car train of assorted freight cars with 2 or more engines, and some of those cars are 60...
Has anybody here ever used folding legs such as scissor legs to support your modules and if so, how are they for stability?
Greetings and Filicitations: My name if Matt Parker and I am new to this site. I've had some difficulty in understanding how to post new messages...
