My Sodor-based Home Layout

[ThomasFan247]

Thomas:

Seriously dude what did you do to your Thomas?

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Tried to improve him. I was making him a bit more realistic. Unfortunately, he's currently got some busted wiring and will remain inoperable for some time.

[ThomasFan247]

Unfortunately, he's currently got some busted wiring and will remain inoperable for some time.[/i]

Why not just get a new one? If I had a Thomas that was inoperable I'd just get a new one. But that's just me.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

He's the very first of my locos. I'm a sentimental as well as a pack rat.

[thomasj219]

I am like that too! But I replace my models but keep the broken ones.  I now have four Thomas Models

[engineman15]

my Thomas was broken too, two front buffers and the lamp was missing and the strips were scraped off. Eventually,I got a new one

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I'm getting the Hornby one for chrismas. And note the operative word "currently" in "Unfortunately, he's currently got some busted wiring and will remain inoperable for some time." I was never quite happy with Thomas' appearance(plus I was attempting to RWS-ify him), so at last I decided to bash him. The major changes I made were: a full set of four lamp-irons(three on the running plate, one on the smokebox in front of the funnel), an open cab, and open cab windows. Unfortunately a wire got pulled off the circuit board, and then more wires got pulled out, one at the motor end. When I do fix him I'm gonna eliminate that circuit board altogether.

[ThomasFan247]

I am like that too! But I replace my models but keep the broken ones.  I now have four Thomas Models

Same with me. I replace my models but keep the broken ones. I'm on my fourth Thomas model too! Freaky........

[ThomasFan247]

I'm getting the Hornby one for chrismas. " I was never quite happy with Thomas' appearance."

Do you mean the Bachmann Thomas or the Hornby Thomas??? If you meant Bachmann-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. If you meant Hornby I'm right with ya.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Bachmann. The Hornby one will become an RWS model. What annoys me about the Bachmann one is that his cab isn't open.

[StanierJack]

Bachmann. The Hornby one will become an RWS model. What annoys me about the Bachmann one is that his cab isn't open.

That's nothing a bit of time and effort won't do. Use a mini drill and cut the plastic away, just wire it properly!

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Well, I accidentally caused practically all of the wires to get pulled off the little circuit board.

[StanierJack]

Well, I accidentally caused practically all of the wires to get pulled off the little circuit board.

Then wire them as pick-ups to motor. That's what I did.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I'm getting the Hornby one for Xmas.

[Michigan Railfan]

Zelda,

How come on your top-view layout some of the track looks blue?  Is it just your camera, lighting, angle, etc.?