Oh Woe Is Me

[switchman]

I've been working on my layout for 2 years and still don't have any track laid. I don't know what it is. Maybe I bit off more than I can chew. It's a planned 2' x3' trackplan.   

It's N scale and HO would, for me be no different.

So I was thinking of moving to Thomas (that was a great TV show) but it appears to be to complicated for me.   

But I'm saved.  Here's a link to one scale I think I can handle.  It's scenery is just about my speed.

http://www.n-joern.de/Temp/LT-Runde.mpg

What do you guys think?
See ya

[Jim Banner]

I don't know - that over and under stuff looks pretty complicated to me!!




(Like scottychaos below, I took switchman's posting as a joke.)

[scottychaos]

I have a simple solution to your vexing problem..
lay some track.

the ends of each track piece joins to another with the rail joiners..
if you hold two pieces of rail together you can see how the rail ends slip into the joiners.

nail the track to the board with small nails through the holes provided in the ties.

hook up two wires to the track..you have one "special" piece of track that should have things to attach the wires.

put a train on the track.
turn the big knob thingy on the powerpack..the train will move.

(personally, I think switchman's post has to be a joke...I hope so...)

Scot

[the Bach-man]

Dear All,
Actually, I'd like to get one for my grandson!
Have fun!
the Bach-man

[switchman]

Hello Jim,
I think you are right, maybe just a oval and leave out the trees. 

Hello Scottychaos,
Boy that sounds like a lot of work.  Hammers and nails that sounds like dangerous work,  my thumbs throbing already. What's a power pack? 

The Bach-Man,
Your grandson would love it. Mine did. And it only took me a week to put it together 

I've been away a while and it's a pleasure to be back. Still one on the best fourms on the net and I like the new look.
So long
Switchman

See ya

[JM]

Two years?   might just want to forget it, if it takes you two years to build benchwork, you'll be working on track and scenery for 50 yrs