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thanks for the replies to my question. my apologies to Taylor up bnsf for not starting a new thread

I don`t want to hijack this thread but I have a question regarding wire. would using 2 strands of solid telephone wire be suitable as feeder wires. I have used fairly small gauge hookup wire as feeders on some spurs and they seem to work OK.

just curious why do you need 22 gauge specifically ?

I recall hearing that N stood for the N`th degree, meaning it was considered to be as small as they could go. however I think it more likely to be for Nine Z was/is as small as they can go, although I suppose someday someone will have a train on a pin head

Josh thanks for pointing me to the website. seems to be a great advance in magazine presentation. Joe certainly puts a lot of time and expertise into the hobby.

when operating I allow about 4 or 5 seconds per car after the loco has been hooked up. this gives the impression of waiting to pump up the air without having to stand around too long. my trains are usually only 8-12 cars long- any longer and I would probably use 2 to 3 seconds per car.

I would say mainly running/operations although I like to have a minimal amount of scenery as well. just a small amount of ballast and ground foam can make a HUGE difference in the overall look of things.

the switch machine will not stay in the same position unless it is attached to the points. the spring in the points will then hold the points in the thrown position. the spring tension can be changed by moving the part that holds the spring either closer or further apart from the throw bar. you...

does it work without being attached to the points ? if it does perhaps you need larger wire from the CD unit to the points. if it doesn`t then the motor is not right. are the wires attached properly ? is the point free in operation ? if not, why not ? just a few things to look for

handlaying is heaps cheaper than commercial turnouts. here in australia it costs 25-30$ for a new commercial turnout while my handlaid ones cost me about 4-5$ also I am not a very good modeller so it is very satisfying to do something that I am happy with.

freds [w]right I should have said terminals or posts ,not poles.

if the switches have 3 poles wire them as Steamhead has stated. I use 3 pole slide switches to operate my turnouts and wire them that way.

seems like you have glued the points together or that some of your ballast is stuck between the points. if you used a water soluble glue you should be able to unstick them by flooding them with water and soaking up the glue with paper towels or similar. I have just finished unsticking one of my...

I remember reading a thread about how to ramp down to an industry from the main line. most answers were about sanding foam, cork etc to change the elevation of the track. I have just installed a track to an industry and the incline was the easiest I have ever done. I fixed the rail at each end...

my layout is a continuous loop but I nearly always operate point to point. my advice is to have both if you can - it is useful for running in locos etc

have just re read your post. if you don`t want to move all the layer just select the areas you want to move and then go to tools "move to current layer" if I am working on a plan sometimes I copy it and paste it into another layer. then if I like my changes they can be combined with the...

to move to another layer first select the layer you want to use. then click" select all" from the edit menu then go to tools menu and select " move to current layer"

hope the hot glue works. if not try epoxy glue. I have found it has helped me on a couple of occasions when I have been stuck :cry: for a solution.

it is easier if you have a disk sander or a bench grinder but even with these you still have to get the angles right. however even using a file it should only take about 10 minutes to get the angles done. it helps to clamp the rail in a vice but I have made frogs in the past by filing the rail...

being an aussie who drinks tea I have used tea leaves for ground cover and have been happy with the results. if you are going to grind up leaves I would use dried leaves rather than new leaves from a plant . think your trestle bents look good. the spikes look good and to me the color looks...