Recent content by vonhammer_87

Below is a screen shot of what I plan on having in my basement, it's HO scale. What I was wondering was How would one go about making the upper level of the layout? Any Ideas?

Hi all, I'm looking for someone to create some DEMS of the Soo Line's Manitowoc Branch from Manitowoc WI to Hilbert WI (about 25mi.) I have the USGS Topo maps, and would like to have the tiger lines and such. thanks.

Well folks, I just got myself an new laptop. got an asus g74 refurbished from best buy for $900. Specs are as follows - Model - Asus G74SXRF-BBK11 Ram - 12GB DDR3 @ 1333MHZ (came with 8 i put in another 4) Processer - Intel i-2670QM CPU @ 2.2GHZ with turbo boost up to 3.0 video card -...

Just was wondering who from the Trainz community was planning on attending NMRA National in grand rapids MI, July 29-august 4? Reason I ask is that I plan attending but have yet to find some one to split a hotel room with. I am going from the 29th to the 2nd, as I have a golf outing that Friday...

Hey everyone I'm currently working on route the MAF&I Manistee, Arcadia, Frankfort and Interlochen. The route is set in north west Michigan in the 1920s-1940 and is a class 3 railroad. My question is what kinda of rolling stock would one see during this time period? Commodities include...

Hey all, I'm currently in the market for a new laptop my current one is a Toshiba satellite about 2 yrs old. Anyway I ivbeen looking at the Asus R500VM-MS-71. Microcenter has it for 800. Here's the link - http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388092 Specs looks...

Hi all, I'm currently in the planning stages if a new route based in northern Michigan called the Manistee, Arcadia, Frankfort, and Interlochen. Anyway was requesting that someone would a HOG/DEM map of area for me? Would really appreciatiate it. Here's a link that should have the data...

I have decided to start building a freelance route, called the Michigan Northern which would be located in north western part of the state, running from say Manistee to Traverse city, with a branch line running to Arcadia and possibly Frankfort. The route is freelanced,it will be mostly single...

Well I am continuing to make progress on the route i am currently building, which is the Detroit Union Railroad, which is the route of the club I belong too. Anyway in our operating scheme, we have a narrow gauge line which includes a limestone quarry. anyway i was looking for assistance on...

Hi all, does anyone know if there is an easy way to edit the tracks on the turntable spinner? On the route I am modeling i have one of the towns is a interchange with a std. gauge branchline and a 3'6" narrow gauge line, and I would like to use the Duranago Roundhouse since that's size of...

Well as some of you may know i have been working my new route the White Creek Railway, and I am at the point here I am starting to do more texturing detail. What I am having the most trouble with is getting mountainous and valley areas to basiclly look right, since I do plan realseing this on...

Well as one of the features on my route i am currently working on, the White Creek Railway, is constructing a seaport that would be industry interactive (using LARS, protolars, or the BI2 tracks), however i am running into a problem on how to make it seem more appropriate to the transition era...

Anyone know where i can find a good stand-in for a transition era chemical plant? I have looked at the one the bendsory did, but not quite what i am looking for.

Hey all. I'm an architecture student at Baker College in Flint, MI. For my Design II class which is Architectural Programming, And for the site my teacher has suggested that we somehow incorporate Light Rail, maybe even Amtrak, and would like some input. (And incase your wondering I...

Well I'm currently working on a new route called the Northern Coast Central. The route will be based in the northwest US, and will have an interchange with the major western RRs that were around during the 1940s-1950s. (SP, UP, NP, GN.) What I am asking for is your guys opinions on the...