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Thanks Jon, I didn't realize it was so basic, I guess I was thinking about painting the rails only and leaving the ties black. I think I will avoid the spray paint in the basement, but thanks for all the input everyone.

I used HO scale cork for my mainlines and wish to use something smaller for branchlines as the cork looks too big, any suggestions, and how do I go about the transition so I don't have a low spot for trains to uncouple.

Ah, unfortunatly I already have the track in place.

Dash10 do you spray the ties flat brown also? I would also be concerned about overspray eating the pink foam.

My track is laid, I am ready for ballast and scenery. Do you ballast the turnouts? My last layout I only put ballast on the outsides of the turnout and it looked OK from the sides. I wish I had painted the cork grey first, but I failed to do so. What do others do? Rail painting. I am...

I have my track laid and I am ready to start scenery. What do you use over the pink foam? My last layout I used plaster cloth, but I have ruled that out due to the expense. I thought of just roughing up and then painting the pink foam, my test area turned out very well in fact, but I would...

you could always make it two tubs each.

My DCC will be up and running in a week or so.

I don't think you have enough time to sell them on ebay, with a move accross the country, the last thing you need to worry about is a payment in the mail or shipping stuff out. Pack them up and take them with you. You could always sell them on Ebay once the move is complete, if getting rid of...

With the first Prodigy what brand of decoders would it not operate, afterall I thought these systems were NMRA compliant.

Daniel, OO is the metric equivelent of HO, I use Atlas HO flex track with Peco OO turnouts, there is no problem. I use HO scale locomotives and rolling stock, I also picked up some OO scale Hornby in the UK this summer and it all works together just fine. I believe the difference is too small...

Russ, if that is the case about 3000hp + locomotives not being able to put all of its power to the track then why don't they build these locomotives with more axles? Do the builders just figure that the RR company will just hook up a slug or extra engines to give there locomotive the traction...

thanks, makes sense.

Today I spotted a sign by a track and was curious as to what it meant. At a spur that runs into a small grain elevator, just as the track passes under the loading chute (which is under cover) there is a stop sign (highway style) and under the word STOP it says "dismount". This is clearly for the...

My first layout was made using Power loc track, You can isolate the siding by placing electrical tape over the contacts (one side / rail only for DC) just as Fred mentioned. If you wish to then control that siding just solder a small 20 guage wire to the OUTSIDE of the rail that you isolated...

Bob, I believe you have quite a modest budget, certainly enough to get started with a good system. But no need to spend more than neccessary, I found that you can save alot of money by purchasing online, I bought mine through Mitch at HobbiesUSA and saved a ton off the Walthers price. I will...

Check out some track plans at www.atlasrr.com

Don't put one in.

I thought of this post today, as I was laying some track I was going to compromise on a curve so that I could fit in a turnout. I was not happy with myself, and kept saying there has to be another way. I decided to relocate the turnout to another location and maintain the 24" radius curve for...

Here in Ohio my basement is very humid / wet, Spring is the worst as the ground is saturated from so much rain and my old crumbling basement walls cannot keep out the water. The water stays in the low part of the basement and I use a shop vac to remove the worst of it as needed. I have been...