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Is there a tell all book for DCC? I was led to belive you did not need a lot of block wiring with DCC. Sooo I put only 3 blocks in my mainlines. Hooked up some jumpers to a reg. transformer and away we went. Atlas masters ran great. Hook up Diditrax-runs great. Now the problem. I 'm...

What can I use to fasten code 83 track to 3 cornerstone double truss bridges? This is a 45'' span. The bridges are painted.

Need help with East -West yard. I have an area 5' x 12' for yard. I would like to run an East and West mainlines through center with yard on each side. Entrance and Exits at each end. This area is open on both sides. Is this a good/ bad idea? Any ideas where to get information?

Today was suppose to be the big day. laying the first piece of track. I put a spike in the spikepunch and look for the first hole. No hole. No holes anywhere! Two boxes of flex track with no holes! The code 100 has holes! Should code 83 have holes? I've had this track more than a year. No...

HO scale. Walkaround layout. The benchwork is up. I'm going to start track in the largest yard.- 13' longX64''wide.(2 sided access) I want to keep about 10'' to 12''down one side for the two mainlines. all the rest will be yard. It's flat with 1/2'' homeasote. I want the yard to hold as many...

when I try a search I get "under 3 word minimum" even if I use 10 words.

My walk around layout will have 48'' or more radius curves with long straights leading up to them. One peninsula sticks out 5'(60''wide) = 180 degree turn. Could I run a long train (75-100 cars) out on peninsula or will they derail? I hope this makes sense.

I"m almost finished with the benchwork on my walkaround layout. I'd like to run 4 tracks over bridge.(1 foot wide?)How wide should I make the walk-through opening? 3'-4'?Is shorter better? Would there be less alignment problems with lift-out versus tilt bridge?

I have a new house with poured concrete basement walls. Tarred? outside.Painted with white sealer inside. Painted floor. Allmost 1year old. NO leaks. My plan - Build 32"wide shelf mounted to walls and 3 or 4 penisulas. Has anyone drilled holes and lag bolted or used nailgun to attacth...