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solo1
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« on: February 14, 2015, 08:34:00 AM »

This has been a joint process, me, my sons Mark (Mad6Gun) and Chris (Psychotic Bovine).  

I got a real buy on this cocktail table. It's 30 inches x 52 inches with two drawers and tempered glass top. Finish is very nice cherry.  Scratch and dent (took care of both) and cost of $237.00. Seems very well made and weighs 120 pounds. This size let me use a larger radius track for my Norfolk and Southern locomotive.  Mark did the under the plywood wiring,  Chris has built two of my structures so far and I've gone nuts building two more.( basement window on one of the houses is only 1/16" x 1/2 inch, including gluing the glass!).

Hobbyist in N scale go nuts on detail, i won't.  This is a standoff scale, no track ballast, no nice to look at grass, no hand built tracks, no actual color sidewalks, no curbs, no manhole covers in streets, no nuttin'

I am not sweating the details, especially since doing all this in my apartment, no workshop.  If I get tired of looking at it, i can slide the whole kit and kaboodle out since it's mounted on Baltic birch plywood (which warped, damn it) and I'll have a regular no holes drillied, no scratches, cocktail table.

It's been taking up my time since it's 25 degrees here, snowing, and 30mph wind:  The Vstrom will have to wait.

I used a polarizer filter on the camera to get rid of the glare of the glass, you are looking through the glass .


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F6TRVLR
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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2015, 08:48:55 AM »

 Nice Wayne. If I build a Little Valkyrie with a sidecar and send it to you will you put it in the parking lot? Stay warm and take care of yourself.


  My best to you and your family

  Mike Hahn
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cokebottle10
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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2015, 09:29:30 AM »

Hey Solo1, That looks real nice. I'm a N scaler myself and I'm president of a N-scale club here in Hendersonville NC. I hate to say it but I have more money in my N scale stuff than my bike. Looks like it is stright DC controls. You may want to go with DCC so that you can operate more that one locomotive at a time on the same tracks.

Thanks, David in Fletcher NC
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David in Fletcher NC
solo1
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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2015, 10:03:07 AM »

Thanks Mike and Dave.

Mike, Hows the Korean Dragon holding up.  I bet that it has seen more scenery than when i had it!  Right now it would be nice to be in California, no riding here, 17 degrees, snowing and a 30mph wind.

Dave, thanks.  I have a lot of respect for N scale modelers.  I just don't have the patience (or money) to really do it right!

However, it would be nice to see Bachman come out with the 765 NPR Berkshire in N scale.  I like my Kato Norfolk and Southern loco but heard Bachman doesn't have the quality.

I would consider DCC only if I had that particular steamer as the REAL 765 is only wintered four miles from my house and it IS impressive.

I don't want to get into this here on the VRCC so. if you would. I could send you an email through the VRCC.

BTW, here is a pic that I took of 765 a few years ago at open house.

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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2015, 10:25:03 AM »

Very cool  cooldude
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« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2015, 11:40:49 AM »

Lookin good Wayne.  cooldude Snow cold ice and wind be here later tonight and definitely in the A M.  Lips Sealed Used to do H O but lost that in the divorce.  Undecided RIDE SAFE.
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« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2015, 08:12:42 PM »

That's cool!  I remember picking up a book on model train layouts about 30 years ago and I've always wanted to build one.  cooldude
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