@CaptJ posted:

Also for what it is worth, when I followed the Tucows Domains finder thing (pre its hack/buyout), it had suggested that Yahoo Smallbusiness was the owner of the domain?  *shrug*

I did a trace route then called GoDaddy to confirm registrar and ownership... who knows who is who?

OK... it's *working* locally (on my machine).  I set it up temporarily on ibax.com ... give the name servers a day or two to propagate.

Hmm...  The DNS is working, but it seems the server is empty.

Click on graphic below to expand.

Darn!  It was uploading (the .zip file) when I left the house.  I'll check it when I get home this afternoon.

Thanks John!

I don't know about your web host, but maybe they had trouble unpacking the ZIP file?  I used to point the FTP client at my web image folder and turn it loose.  When all the stuff was processed, the website was on-line.  However, each host has their own requirements for uploading content.

Yup, Something didn't unpack... or, the file didn't make it at all ...

New Account, upload your files!
Valid indexes: index.php index.html index.htm index.shtml Index.htm Index.html INDEX.HTML INDEX.HTM default.htm default.html home.htm home.html Home.html Home.htm

Attention! File name is case sensitive.

I question if you can send them all in a ZIP, maybe they don't have the ability to unpack them.  What FTP client do you use?

Just got back.  I use Filezilla.   I'm trying to use a free hosting site to test... the two I am playing with have browser based ftp... which sucks.   I'll get it up eventually... I would like to avoid a recurring hosting charge.

Update... I'm in communication with one of the hosting sites now...

I think the free sites want to do things in the browser so they can show you their great ads.

With you on that John!  I just threw in the towel on the free hosting.  Just got off the phone with iPage.  I bought thortrains.us and hosting for three years.   I can use filezilla (which they prefer) for the ftp and there is a money back guarantee.

That's not too outrageous, and I'm sure they'll help you get it running as well.

I know my way around WordPress pretty well. I do web site design for several clients, including OGR.  I’m willing to help.

Some of my sites, all of which are done in WordPress.

• OGR
• Gemco Aviation
• Best Jets
• Paul Melvin (my Dad)
• The Wade Raridon Singers (I sang with this group for 14 years)
• My Personal Site

Rich,

That would be GREAT!  I'm a programmer not a web designer and terrible at formatting documents... look at the 3D catalog ...OUCH!   I should have it set up and quasi functional in a few days.  The .us is a restricted use domain which is why it's so cheap... I had to provide my Federal ID card (had to have it for NASA) to get it and it has to be 'approved'.   I'll get you the admin permissions and we should be good.  It does work *locally* (on my computer) using IIS so it shouldn't be to difficult to work with.

Thanks!

Are you kidding me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrzi5lNIG7o

Good magnets.  Dale Manquen used to do a lot of displays that did crazy upside down stuff!

You want crazy?

I love how he controls the engines so that they balance each other, clever engineering.

This one is pretty cool as well.

@Dennis-LaRock, your efforts here deserve some recognition! I have always recommended the original ThorTrains site to anyone first starting off in the hobby. The amount of information that was there, in one single place, was impressive. And for anyone who has limited space, Thor's small layout designs are inspirational. And the 3-D illustrations that were included on some of them helped bring them to life. No where else on the web could you find that amount of smaller FasTrack layout suggestions. Very helpful since FasTrack is now the standard in starter train sets. I've always felt that Thor's site would have been a great candidate for Lionel to sponsor.

So again Dennis, I commend you for taking on this project. And to @Rich Melvin, that is very considerate of you to offer your further assistance to make the ThorTrains website available again. No question in my mind that this site, the OGR Forum is certainly the most informative train forum out there. Nonetheless, the Thor site certainly was packed with information in one single place. Very helpful to anyone first starting off in the wide world of 3-rail trains, where every product is not so necessarily easily compatible.

Bravo!

Brian, Thank you for your kind words and appreciation... I hope i don't disappoint.

This is just a *test* there is still considerable work to be done...

http://www.thortrains.us/

There is a little more activity here... click on some stuff ...

http://dennis18003.ipage.com/316scale/index.html

Have to remove references to thortrains.net or you wind up in Indonesia...

Dennis and all who responded, very good work. Dennis I would recognize that red page banner anywhere. Great start!

Thanks Mike!  It's a group effort for sure... and, we could not be in better company!

this puppy is tired... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ... l8r

Try this...

http://www.thortrains.us/

Still have to comb through the html for .net and change it to .us

Let the folks on... https://www.facebook.com/groups/allgauge/ ...know that

Thor

Is Back!

Hey facebookers!  Don't forget to join us and become a member of OGR!!!