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Thanks Bob I think I'm going to get the BLI for sure one or the other. As for the money, what the heck I planned on spending around a thousand dollars for this entire train adventure and I reached $2500 just restoring the "Train Shack" before I finished it. It turned out awesome in and of...

Sure do take you to the cleaners on the decoder :eek: now don't they. More than the engine. There can't be that much to a decoder. :mad: Hook

How much is much? When you talk about how much they will or won't pull what should a good little 2-8-2 pull? I've never really thought about how much I wanted to pull? Hook

I'll definitely keep that in mind while I'm looking, the Broadway Limited is looking better all the time. What about the Bachmann line? Hook

I'm with ya on plug and play. With a little instruction I'm sure I could install the decoder as I don't have to much problem with creativity and constructing things. My concern would be if it isn't built to be DCC ready how is it going to function. It's like putting a V8 in a Jeep, it's...

Don't like the Athearn? Is that typical with Athearn or just the model you have? Hook

Correct assumption, I don't plan on having more than 2 trains and I'm not located near...well anything so I won't be in any clubs with others coming over to run on the layout or anything like that. It will just be Squeak (my 6 year old) and I and more than likely only one train at a time. Hook

I've been reading and calling and asking a lot of questions on starter DCC sets and I think I'm leaning toward the Digitrax Zephyr. I've talked with a guy at Loy's Toys about the size of my layout and what I plan on doing and he recommended a set up that includes the following. Deal includes...

I think I've decided on a 2-8-2. I'm looking at several and haven't made up my mind on how much I want to spend and if I want to attempt to put in the DCC decoder myself or just get it already DCC. I'm looking at the Broadway Limited with DCC and sound and I see the heavy and the light and...

Some interesting replys, all of which I appreciate. :thumb: Been ordering supplies right and left and the fun is about to begin. Reminds me of a time when I was a kid and mom ordered the hot wheels off the box of Cheerios for me and I was waiting at the mail box every day. :D I ordered an...

Thanks Russ, got my deck all built and the track ordered, now I'm deciding on an era, engine, and DCC controller and I'm pretty much stuck all the way around. Guess when the track gets here I'll start laying it out and playing with the design and hopefully it will all come clear by the time I...

Generally speaking what steam locomotives can I run on 18" radius corners and what diesel locomotives can I run? Or what should I avoid? Will a 2-8-2 run ok on 18". Thanks for any input. Hook

Awesome site, thanks Russ. Hook

Thanks for the sites I'm adding to my favorites. Hook

Well...the hobby store was open but very lacking in supplies. He carries Atlas code 100 and Ez-Track by Bachmann. He isn't much of a train guy, it looks more like he's into the remote planes. I'm thinking I will go with Atlas 100 track and lay down my own track bed so I don't have problems...

Thanks for the reply I'm headed to the LHS now, even though it isn't very local, to check things out. Problem I have is I live in a rural area and the LHS is about an hour from here, there is only one and it is very limited in railroad supplies so the internet is going to be my main source of...

Weight certainly isn't an issue for me, I was on top of the deck yesterday jumping up and down. It's solid as a rock. I put down my first two sections of foam and glued them down to the bench and I ran a bead of the glue down the seam to see how well it fills. I'll finish putting down the...

If True-Trac is code 83 why would using it eliminate the possibility of using flex-track. Wouldn't true trac 83 and flex track 83 match up if you modified a roadbed to bring the level up to the true-trac? From my searches it appears they make adapters from one brand to another so I would think...

What about the True-Track? I'm thinking it would be nice to already have the base attached to the track? What track is on the True-Track, 83? Thanks for the reply. Hook

Getting ready to order my track and power supply and I'm totaly new to all this. As I have mentioned before I am going DCC. I used the RTS software to get an idea of how much track I need for the layout. What Atlas track should I go with, which is best. I layed it out in True-Track and 100...