Hi, Guest
So we don't get booed or banned for crapping in the tax refund thread :P
What scale do you model?
Do you prototype or freelance? Freelance being "making up your own railroad", prototype being that you attempt to recreate (at least partially) a real-life railroad.
Any particular equipment likes / dislikes?
DC or DCC?
Size of your layout? Any diagrams?
As for me:
- N-scale, but I have a whack of decent HO with Rapido couplers if anyone wants to get into it. No power units, but LOTS of decent freight rolling stock.
- I quasi-prototype. The rolling stock is all true to my layout's geographical area, but the route is completely made-up. Geographic points (Toronto, North Bay, Cochrane, Moosonee) are real but the route items are faked.
- I've used Rapido (slam-together plastic) couplers all my life, but I'm getting into Kadee / magnetic couplers now with my new ONR SD75Is. I'll be retrofitting my existing rolling stock to take Kadee couplers. I like Athearn stuff for its trueness to proto quality. Walthers is a great Internet portal for shopping for EVERYTHING.
- DC for now, maybe DCC if I'm feeling adventurous down the road. The new SD75Is are DCC-capable.
- Current layout: 4x8' table being altered to 2x11' benchwork with a 2' wing from one end for a switching yard and a turning loop. It should have a river with a trestle and some good old 2-lane highway action when it's done. Most ground cover will be the real thing, and I'm toying with real water over resin for the river.
What scale do you model?
Do you prototype or freelance? Freelance being "making up your own railroad", prototype being that you attempt to recreate (at least partially) a real-life railroad.
Any particular equipment likes / dislikes?
DC or DCC?
Size of your layout? Any diagrams?
As for me:
- N-scale, but I have a whack of decent HO with Rapido couplers if anyone wants to get into it. No power units, but LOTS of decent freight rolling stock.
- I quasi-prototype. The rolling stock is all true to my layout's geographical area, but the route is completely made-up. Geographic points (Toronto, North Bay, Cochrane, Moosonee) are real but the route items are faked.
- I've used Rapido (slam-together plastic) couplers all my life, but I'm getting into Kadee / magnetic couplers now with my new ONR SD75Is. I'll be retrofitting my existing rolling stock to take Kadee couplers. I like Athearn stuff for its trueness to proto quality. Walthers is a great Internet portal for shopping for EVERYTHING.
- DC for now, maybe DCC if I'm feeling adventurous down the road. The new SD75Is are DCC-capable.
- Current layout: 4x8' table being altered to 2x11' benchwork with a 2' wing from one end for a switching yard and a turning loop. It should have a river with a trestle and some good old 2-lane highway action when it's done. Most ground cover will be the real thing, and I'm toying with real water over resin for the river.
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COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.