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Hello fellow n-scalers. So this is Aisane (online name) / Jerry (my English name. My actual name is Yubo, it's mandarin), and I'm a recent convert to n-scale after dabbling in HO for my childhood. I'm currently building my first layout, which is a ~2.5ft x 4.5 ft semi-modular layout. The track plan is pictured below.

I had a long list ofrequirements, but the main ones were to get two go arounds in the continuous running mode (not a oval), have sparse visiable ...

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Hey there everyone,

I have an upcoming trip where I would like to hit some hobby shops/ train spots along the way to help break up the drive time.

I'll be leaving central Ohio area and heading west to Burlington, Iowa. The path takes me along Interstate 70 & Interstate 74. The big name cities that I will be driving through are Indianapolis IN, Champaign & Peoria, IL.

Anyone familiar with the areas and know of maybe a few good trains spots to hit?

Originally Posted by ChicagoNW

There isn’t a lot of information because the locos are soooooo different. What works for a Kato doesn’t apply to all Katos. Ever since they were a manufacturer for ConCor to the latest MPX loco, they have really changed. Nothing is at all like a Pocket chassis. Don’t get me started about the Lima flat motor. Mehano locos are so chock full of obsolete and Soviet era motors you can drive yourself insane documenting them all. And that is just the top snowflake on the iceberg.

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Originally Posted by northmill

Hello all.
Wanted to share a few recent updates.

First of all, I tidied up my wiring underneath. No photos of this, but the two sections are on separate power buses with the car lightbulb for each.
I finished out the facia, re-did my backdrops, and put a dress on her. This allows my to push it up to the wall like I originally intended and take full advantage of the lights.



I got a $5 sand tower house kit at a recent

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Originally Posted by northmill

Hello N-Scalers.

First, want to offer my thanks for all the great suggestions, explanations, support and wisdom from this forum.

Submitting a long-overdue layout update. In the last part of 22 I finalized Phase 1 and started working on Phase 2. Phase 1 was essentially vignettes from two little towns from my childhood, Murfreesboro and Christiana Tennessee. Mix of early diesel

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