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I'm using Peco turnouts with PL10W's directly mounted to the underside of the turnout. Then a small pocket cut in 1" foam to house the motor. That way the cutout should be fairly small and easy to hide with track ballast. John

I'm building a new layout approximately 38x85 inches. The talbe top will be covered by 1" foam. The layout was designed in WinRail. I have printed it out full scale on 45 sheets of paper which I have accurately taped together. I have the full size printout lying on top of the foam and now my...

Looks real good so far. Are those Woodland Scenics incline sets that you are using for the ramps and what is the blue cast over all the track? Looking forward to seeing more progress pictures. John

I did find a reference in Westcott's book that specifies 1" for straight track and broad curves. John

Just a quickie question. In an N-scale layout what is the recommended minimum track center line to track center line spacing for parallel tracks? Appreciate any help, John

I don't know if there is a benefit in using one frog type over the other. I would like to see some comment from those in the know on this question. John

This may not be the best place for this question but anyway I need some CadRail advice. How does one draw flextrack? Apparently it can be done but how is a mystery to me. I will appreciate any help. Thanks, John

Foam source Where did you get your foam sheet. I need a 4'x8'x2" sheet and can't find it anywhere locally. Unless of course I'm searching for the wrong thing. Neither Lowes or Home Depot seem to have it. Help please, John

Does anyone know of a vendor in North America who carries more than just a token sample of Peco code 55 items? I can find all kinds of suppliers of turnouts but nobody that carries any set-track and very few that carry double slips and crossovers. Thanks, John

I'm building the layout pretty much as it is presented in the "Layout for the absolute beginner" tutorial. I have a Micro-Trains 1311 Magne-matic uncoupler that I would like to install but I haven't a clue :confused: as to what would be the best location. Any suggestions would surely be a help...

Thanks to everyone for the help. I found a nice listing of manufacturers ID numbers at DCC Manufacturer IDs and an instruction manual at http://mvns.railfan.net/dcc/LE063XFManual_Atlas.pdf. I've checked everything I can think of and be darned if I can get the headlights to work at all. And no...

Does anyone know what decoder is used in the Atlas Classic N Scale GP-30-DCC and where I can find a list of the CV's and their function? Thanks, John

Many thanks to all who provided me with some great info and ideas.

I bought a 36" hollow core door and cut it down in length to 60" for a 5'x3' bench. I'm building this layout, nscale tutorial layout.

I have another topic I would like to hear some comment on. I'm building a layout I found on another forum. As suggested, I have a piece of 3/4" insulating foam mounted on a 36" door which I cut down to 60" for a 3 ft by 5 ft bench. Someone suggested using hot glue to mount the roadbed to the...

I was reading some messages that suggested using Micro-Trains couplers to convert from Rapido. I looked at the MT site and found that they have a number of different versions of their coupler. I have a couple of Life-Like cars and several Atlas cars with Rapido couplers that I want to convert...