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Use the "A" setting. This is Aperture priority. Set the aperture to whatever you want and the camera will select the appropriate shutter speed. If it gets much slower than 1/30 then you either need more light or a tripod :) The "S" is Shutter priority where you set the shutter speed you want...

It's easy when you know how :cool: I used Dave's method.

Thanks all, that's what I figured. I just didn't want to go hacking up my track when I might be missing something obvious.

I've started laying out the road bed on my new layout. After a few hours work, I ran out of map pins so I started to play instead :) I tried a dry-run assembly of some track and seem to be having a problem joining sections of flex track. I'm using Atlas track and rail joiners and the joiners...

And progress continues...

Thanks John! That's exactly what I needed. Nice picture too :) Terry.

Could you do me a favor & measure how long it is? Also, how many cars it is (I believe they come in 6 & 10 variants, maybe others?) Thanks, Terry.

David, Thanks for your comments. The benchwork has been designed to be moved so I don't anticipate any major problems. The four sections, which you can see in the track plan, are built as free standing units and then bolted together (see image). The bolt holes are tight enough that the...

Progress is finally being made. I got my framing done today. It's all 2x4s screwed & glued. It's probably a little stronger than it needed to be but I'm planning on (maybe) moving at some point in the near future and wanted something sturdy so I could ship it. The 4 sides are built as seperate...

David, Good eye! The top curves did get tighter on the drawing because I added some short straights to get rid of the S curves and RTS got all confused when I tried to move everything else around to make them fit. They will stay at 13/15" radius in the real layout. I'm just using the plan as...

Shamus, Many thanks for the offer. I will be needing some help when I get to that point. Unfortunately, I have had a minor setback - the friend who promised to haul away the junk from the basement (in exchange for keeping some of it) has changed his mind :( This wouldn't be a big problem...

I've incorporated most of the suggested changes and I've thrown in a few random buildings in one of the industrial areas. They probably won't be like that in the real layout, it's just to give a feel for how things might fit together.

Thanks Bill. I should have mentioned that the grid is 1 foot and that there are walls (or other obstructions) on 3 sides - the only clear side is the one on the bottom of the diagram. With the center area open, I think most everything is within 2-1/2 feet except the top left corner. I'll...

Hi, I've been lurking for a while but this is my first post. I'm starting out on my first layout and the space I have available is 10' x 10'. I've pretty much decided on N scale and I've been doing a lot of reading. Now it's time to actually start building something. Hopefully, there's...