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I solder every "section" to feeder wires. A "section" can be any length up to and including 3 - three foot pieces for a total of nine feet. I only have problems when extremes of temperature happen. But the rails change no matter what length when the temp goes nuts [as it did last spring for us...

Welcome back popovers :)

Hey Josh, I am not sure how high end you wanna go but google has 'sketchup' which is a low end cad program. Would mostly be used for anything 3d as in buildings. No idea how it would work for trains though. SketchUp Home Hope that helps. But it is low end.

I continue to be impressed. What else can I say :)

Mike thanks for the insight :)

billy thanks, good idea there :)

I think I am going to blatantly steal your idea here Steve. :D Very nice work there. :)

Galen wow thanks for the link. I also found stuff for O scale there as well. For those not webliterate the link for the main page is here. Model Railroad Fine Craft Kits by Builders In Scale - Home Page thanks a lot again :)

bill aha thanks, I forgot since I don't use them other then as mini sandpaper. I suppose using them would help you remember them better ;) LOL just kidding :D

Gus, thanks, I am leaning towards a large tank as it will only have to fill once or twice [I assume] and therefore make less noise. Thanks for the hint :) Steve, I will see if they sell that one up here. Thanks :) [nice name by the way LOL] :P

I finally broke down and bought a cheap [really cheap, 8 bucks] air brush. I am now looking into getting a very quiet compressor if one exists. It only needs to be between 15 and 35 PSI. I know nothing about this so all help is appreciated. Thanks for all your help ahead of time. :)

I finally broke down and bought a cheap [really cheap, 8 bucks] air brush. I am now looking into getting a very quiet compressor if one exists. It only needs to be between 15 and 35 PSI. I know nothing about this so all help is appreciated. Thanks for all your help ahead of time. :)

Wow gee that's too bad eh? Poor guy, let's all feel sorry for him..... NOT LOL :D:D:D:D Come back sooner ok? Nice pics. I am sure many of us are now envious LOL:)

Joe ,,, pssst heres a hint, I always put an LOL on mine so people know it is a joke even when I am not funny :D:D:D LOL See? you smiled right? works eh? LOL :D

Who's Deano ? :D:D:D LOL Congratulations guy :)

Trainnut thanks for the pic :D Highlander, thanks for taking the pic :D Envious now LOL :)

Believe it or not I use one of only two things. For paint and white glue type things I use a piece of basswood. Generally a 4 inch long 1/4 inch thick piece I rub along the top of each rail. For crazy glue or hard like things I use a woman nail file. You know that ones made of stiff paper that...

LOL ok thanks a lot for a fast answer :)

Triplex oops sorry you are correct there. Thanks for the update :)

I found that the dishwasher is the fastest way to clean them, but they look like heck when they come out. They are clean though :D LOL