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Model Railroading > "That'll be far enough"Date: 05/16/16 18:53 "That'll be far enough" Author: inCHI I was making a video at the other end of this consist and forgot to keep track of the engine's perilous progress. Turns out the video didn't even work! Luckily no damage happened.
 Date: 05/16/16 19:03 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: funnelfan Ah, avoid that expensive sound! Had there been more than one lokey, you wouldn't have been so lucky!
Ted Curphey Ontario, OR Date: 05/16/16 19:16 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: hartrick24 Time for a pee test...
Date: 05/16/16 19:35 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: fbe Tall thumbtacks or a nail into the sub roadbed work really well about 100% of the time.
Posted from iPhone Date: 05/16/16 21:05 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: hogheaded HA! Well, be consoled in the fact that this sort of thing is much more embarrasing when you do it with a real loco. Never have done it personally mind you, but I came close once. As it was, "close" was bad enough for the old ego.
EO Engineer Emeritus Date: 05/16/16 22:46 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: Hookdragkick Unstoppable 2
Posted from Android Date: 05/17/16 05:45 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: SPDRGWfan Guard rails FTW. Don't run without them!
Cheers, Jim Fitch Date: 05/17/16 06:57 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: BAB Nice thought but too late here. Bet there will be now
------------------------------------------------------- > Tall thumbtacks or a nail into the sub roadbed > work really well about 100% of the time. > > Posted from iPhone Date: 05/17/16 13:10 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: Jimmies It was your lucky day. Did you go buy a lottery ticket?
Jim Date: 05/17/16 15:35 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: LarryDoyle Here's my solution for such a situation. Bumping posts. 100% effective, and not without prototype.
Keep in mind the truth of Murphy's Law: IF possibly, something could go wrong - sooner or later it will. -John  Date: 05/17/16 16:01 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: inCHI Yeah, I need to add something. The end of the track is foam that fits into the wood cradle. I'd like all the space I can get on this small 4 x 8 ft. layout, so I may put the bumber on the wood frame.
Date: 05/18/16 13:19 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: Kimball Los Angeles, 1948
 Date: 05/18/16 15:28 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: UPNW2-1083 Yep, it happens.-BMT
 Date: 05/18/16 20:49 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: inCHI ha! I've never seen that contemporary one, wow!
Date: 05/20/16 00:00 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: imrl I nailed a piece of plywood to the end of my staging yard to prevent falling off the edge of the world. I have plexiglass at the end of 2 bridges at the edge of the layout (the middle of the bridge is the edge of the layout and the edge of the bridge is also supported by plexiglass. . Masonite or plexiglass would work well, too.
Date: 05/20/16 15:30 Re: "That'll be far enough" Author: Clarence I'm impressed the trucks didn't fall off those prototype oopses. I thought trucks were a gravity fit - gravity kept the car/engine on the trucks.
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