Hi all,
My plan is to model A mix of fictional places with real railroads. somewhere in the desert with minimal scenery. Having railroads modeled like Bertlington Northern, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe{ATSF} and Frisco. the largest engine that i will shoot for is a 4-6-6-4 Challenger. thats the reason for the 130' Walthers TT, As for round houses i am still wondering what to buy. I will advise that i should spend a year to think about what my track plan will look like and what and where i would like to model these trains.
Any further sudgestions are welcome at any point.
Thanks,
UP Railroader

Hi All,
I am still hunting around, but i recieved some stuff yesterday and i will look over it in like 3 hours {3:20}. will see what i have to buy to get to the final stage of construction. Just remember that i am new to this so let me know is i am diving into deep water. I have confidence though, so please stick with me in my questionare mode.
Thanks,
UP Railroader

Yampa Bob,
I understand that you want to help me, and that is greatly appreciated. do you have a proposed track plan, still sketchy on where i want to locate the plan {Desert, Mountains,exc...} I like the way bridges look on Model Railroads. Would like to encorperate at least one.
   Would you mind going into more detail on the Resin piece of your last post, please. That, what you sugested is a better idea than my 2x4 plan for the supprot for the underside. at the best it will look like a honey comb of one foot sq boxes, i presume that this will be too heavy, so could you tell me more about the resin thing. other wise i would like some information on DCC, still scratching my head, herd it would be easier to go this way.
Thanks for all the help,
UP Railroder

Still open for sugestions, will post a proposed track plan by Wednesday{4-23-08}

Dear all,
I love all of the pictures and i was wondering if i should buy a complete set for a turntable and buy a seperate indexing system. The other option would be to buy a Craftman set for a turntable. My other question was on the purpose of DCC, since MR. Banner sudgested that i use it on my 10x6 layout. Should i move this to another "new topic"?
Thanks,
UP Railroader

Good evening all,
I am a new commer to the art of Model Railroading and I was wondering How you all power your trainsets. I was wondering if i would need to buy a genorator to power my up comming Layout( 6x10 with a 2 foot cut out Hemisphere). I already know that i will have a lot of track running in and out of every nook and cranny. I plan on being able to lower it from my celing. let me know if i need to be more specific.
Please shed light on the subject?!?
many Thanks,
UP Railroader

Bob,
What you say is absolutly true, i'd rather spend the money and buy the best stuff, because in the long run it is the best. thanks again for all of the help.
Thanks,
UP Railroader

I really have to thank you guys not only for the quick response but the quality of the responses. I think i will spend the money on A Walthers 130' turntable, like Tom sugested. this will acomidate my future plans for a Big Boy Engine.
Any further sudgestions on anything will be highly accepted.
Thanks,
UP Railroader

What I forgot to mention is that i want to be able to turn a 4-8-4
Thanks,
UP Railroader

Howdy,
I was wondering Wether i should go and get The Wathers 90', or 130' or something else. As for round houses I would like some direction on where to buy and what to buy, it doesn't help that i am new on the subject of Model Rialroading. Any help will be apreciated.
Thanks,
UP Railroader