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Yep you guessed right - and I'm glad you could figure that out from my fuzzy logic writing. I didn't even think about the frog being too wide...that's really an interesting idea to check out.

I'd wonder about the wheel flange too...but for a sudden rail departure like you're describing, I agree with 88Fan1 and would look to see if something is dragging. I would think that if your wheel flange is too large, it would depart no matter what direction or rail it's traveling. Does it...

Whew...tough question. I like the solid feel of the DPM kits, but the doors/sills/windows are hard to paint well (at least for me). I like the way the DPM kits go together.

Overall cool layout...I'd eliminate the lower right turnout that goes to no where as well. It would be hard to locate all the turnout mechanisms anyway and removing those turnouts would allow for scenery in that corner. I agree about removing a yard track, there doesn't seem to be a reason to...

Wow Bob, thanks for a great tutorial! My compliments on taking the time to write all that out. I never thought of shortening the rail joiners and I think I might try that. (BTW...nice website! Lots of interesting info.) Soldering the track sections I can see by the popular opinion is a must...

Wow, I had no idea just how unreliable (over the long term) those little rail joiners would be. OK...I guess I'll be soldering everything together and that should help both the initial DC and the later DCC operations when I convert over. Since I've amassed quite a number of diesels, it's too...

I might have to learn how to solder just to complete this new layout. That is probably the safest and most long-term solution to the conductivity problem. Adding more feeders will be first on my list. I picked up the MRR "DCC Guide" today so that I can wire it for DC for now and upgrade to...

Those DPM kits have great detail and need a steady hand to paint. I used a "00" brush and should have used a magnifying glass to see the spots I either missed or didn't cover well. It actually helps to take a picture of the model during construction and painting...that way you can see just...

Very nice! They say lunch crowd all over them...they just need a bunch of pickup trucks and a trucker or two.

I whole-heartedly agree about adding more feeders...I've gone from a simple, little layout on about 2/3 a flat door to one that is 16 feet long. I found that with the simple plan I've created for this new shelf layout, I still needed three feeders (and will probably need one or two more). As...

Thanks for the suggestion about the paint markers - I think I'll try them out on a test track and see what results I get. Keep the tips coming guys - it really helps to get various opinions on how to weather track.

Wow...that's certainly not an easy question to post a reply to... You're right about HO scale, you can get other types of motive power that Nscale doesn't yet offer...and you can get it at superior detailing right out of the box. But you trade space to show it off. HO is more available than...

Thanks everyone for the input - I sincerely appreciate it. As an update...I covered all the turnouts with masking tape to protect the points and mechanisms, and painted the rails with brown and black. Right now, there's nothing on the foam board by the tracks...no structures, no anything, so...

That's pretty cool! Good for you.

Thanks David...I covered the points with tape, as well as the switching mechanism just in case. I was hoping to avoid ruining rather pricey turnouts. I hand painted my first layout's track - which was a job in itself - but this new layout would take considerably longer to hand paint so I was...

Fine grit grey sandpaper also makes a convincing road and you can weather it with chalks.

Really nice job!

Is there some do's and don't when it comes to spray painting Nscale track? I am in the process of weathering the track with Tamaya spray paint and so far I like the results, but I've noticed a few electrical conductivity issues where the connectors fill with paint and decrease the power going...

I agree that hand painting them may require less overall work and produce great looking results...(I hand painted the track on my first layout). I was really hoping to get a better uniformity to the rusty black look that I just couldn't get on my first track weathering attempt. (My close-up...

I've been re-reading some of the threads about this but didn't quite find the right answer... After spray painting the track (to weather the rails and ties) does anyone advocate using 2000 grit sand paper to clean the rail heads? I have a track-bright eraser type track cleaner and I know that...