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Looks good Dan. By looking at the number of rolling stock boxes you have stored under the layout, you are going to need a much larger layout to accommodate them all. Do you plan to run any locomotives?? :D

I imagine many of you have seen the article in the latest issue of MRR. I was impressed by the amazing depth that this backdrop added to what started out as a relatively narrow and visually uninteresting scene. I've never tried doing this, but after reading this article, I am definitely going...

Thanks Stuart. I'm in Oakville, so I'll try out our local libraries (you had the spelling correct BTW :D ) and see what they have in terms of MRR reference books. It also just dawned on me that Kalmbach has a book on small layouts that came out within the past 2 years and it might very well...

Thanks for pointing me to this Yahoo group --- this is exactly what I was looking for to get some ideas and advice to work wit.

Any suggestions on where I could look for plans for switching layouts? I'm thinking 2' deep by 8-12' long +/-. TIA

I see that this year's show has been moved to a Middle School in the Jane & Steeles area. Does anyone know the story behind this move? In the early 90's it was a very large show at the International Centre, then it downsized to the Congress Centre (where, many years, it was a...

Glen: Do you happen to know when CP would have stopped using these short cabooses (cabeese?) in Trail. I worked in the smelter from '74-77 and I have a vague memory of seeing these while there.

Thanks for all the helpful comments --- I will definitely give one of these a 'test drive/listen' during the holidays.

If you ever need an extra pair of hands to move that new layout along, just shout.

Thanks Val. I almost always go to Credit Valley and you're absolutely right, all of the guys are very helpful. I was in a rush to go somewhere else the day I was talking to them about this new engine, but I intend to get a demo during the holidays. Do you have one of the Broadway Limited units...

The latest issue of RMC has a very complimentary review of this new loco from Atlas. Has anyone purchased one? Comments? I am interesting in getting opinions on the QSI sound and how it compares to Soundtraax. My LHS feels that Soundtraax is better, but its only one opinion of course. I am...

Finally got this finished and thought I'd share some before and after pictures. I'm pretty happy with the end result --- it will be very fast and easy to connect the panel to the layout or disconnect it and store everything away.

Just to make sure I understand what you did --- you rotated the copper (brass?) 180 degrees so that the 2 opposing contact legs were now on the other side of the switch?

I just finished building and wiring the control panel to my N scale coffee table layout --- pics to come. I have used auxiliary switches on the turnout motors to power bipolar LEDS on the panel to indicate turnout positions. I have 10 auxiliary switches --- 7 work very well regardless of...

What I wouldn't give to have a space like this for a decent sized layout! So, when do you expect to have your first operating session.........? :D Don

Couple of comments Dave: I wouldn't bothering soldering the connections to the various Atlas control components --- the screw terminals work fine without. Since the Atlas switch machines are AC rather than DC, what you really need are small bulbs which can handle AC. The only thing I'm aware...

Thanks for the feedback and the suggested web sites --- I always run across things I'm not certain about when I'm working with electricity/electronics (There was a good reason I only got 53% in electric circuits in university! :D ) --- now I've got some places to check out first. Mikey --- I...

I bought a Radio Shack Shack switchable DC power supply that (supposedly) can put out 1.5, 3, ... up to 12 VDC. I bought it to supply 1.5 volt Miniatronics LEDs, but unfortunately it puts out 3.5 volts instead of the 1.5 (whatever happened to the time when you could count on Radio Shack :mad: )...

No --- this would be my one and only steam loco for a small coffee table layout. Sounds like this is the right choice. Thanks for the feedback Don

Dave: I am just finishing the control panel wiring for my N scale layout, so I should be able to give you some suggestions. I will be posting pics to the N/Z area on Sunday or Monday. In my case, I DID go with 25 pin connectors since I had decided ahead of time that I wanted to have the...