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kbonanny

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Want to learn how to hand lay N scale track and turnouts
« on: February 24, 2024, 04:55:24 PM »
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   Are there any other N scale modelers in the Greater Pittston (Pa) area who are willing to teach a disabled veteran who is looking to learn as much as possible around? I'd love to learn how to hand-lay track, where to source materials, how to make metal sanctions and handrails for locomotives etc. I am pretty decent with an airbrush but would like to learn how to apply decals flawlessly as well as well as learn as much as possible. I am willing to help you build whatever you're working on (my cost is me learning) with my main limitation being I am a disabled veteran and I never know how I am going to be feeling in a couple of hours, let alone days, weeks etc.

   If interested, please send me an email kbonanny at gee male dot com. I live on Westminster Rd in Jenkins, 2 miles from the casino in Plains Twp. I do hope to hear from others.

   Thanks for your time!
   Kirk Bonanny
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Re: Want to learn how to hand lay N scale track and turnouts
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2024, 05:51:37 PM »
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Welcome to the forum Kirk.

I live on the Gulf Coast but I think there are are a sizeable number of N scalers around Pittsburgh.

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Re: Want to learn how to hand lay N scale track and turnouts
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2024, 09:13:04 PM »
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I don't live in PA anymore, but so nobody gets confused, Pittston is not near Pittsburgh.  It's up in the ne corner of PA, near Scranton.
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Re: Want to learn how to hand lay N scale track and turnouts
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2024, 10:42:27 PM »
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 :facepalm:

LOL.  Thanks Max.  If it'snot in the deep south, I may not know where it is.
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Re: Want to learn how to hand lay N scale track and turnouts
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2024, 12:46:38 PM »
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Not exactly what you are asking for, but are you aware of this resource?  https://handlaidtrack.com/?v=7516fd43adaa  They have lots of how-to information, for example.  Used to be videos, but can't find them ATM; maybe on Youtube?

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Re: Want to learn how to hand lay N scale track and turnouts
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2024, 02:19:02 PM »
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This is a pretty interesting tutorial, useful for getting some of the key concepts.

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Re: Want to learn how to hand lay N scale track and turnouts
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2024, 04:32:36 PM »
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Quote from: mark.hinds on February 26, 2024, 12:46:38 PM
Not exactly what you are asking for, but are you aware of this resource?  https://handlaidtrack.com/?v=7516fd43adaa  They have lots of how-to information, for example.  Used to be videos, but can't find them ATM; maybe on Youtube?

MH
Correct. The FastTracks tutorials Mark was looking for are now over on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/@FastTracksTools/videos

Kind regards,
Bill
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