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Thanks for the additional replies and giving me more food for thought. I am going to mock up a couple of different heights and experiment with an adjustable chair and stool.

Thanks for all the replies and good information! I am thinking the 48" height is the way to go. As mentioned, probably easier to shorten the legs then lengthen them if I find out I want it lower. The majority of opinions point to 48" over 40" as well. This is my first layout so appreciate...

I am planning to order legs from Siever's for my 2' x 8' layout and they come in 40 or 48" heights. I initially thought the 40" would be plenty tall and I could sit while operating the layout, but after reading some older forum posts, am leaning towards the 48". It seems that 48" would put the...

Thanks for all the replies! Sound like a lot of good options and will use stranded for main power.

I am getting ready to wire my layout and wanted to see where others have sourced there wires for powering their layout. I looked on Amazon for 14-16 gauge wire and didn't see any solid wire. Nearly all the wire I found was stranded and tinned copper. I remember reading somewhere that solid...

Thanks for the replies and helpful to put things in perspective. I went ahead and ordered the trees and think they will end up look good. Thanks!

I am looking at purchasing trees for a 2' x 8' switching layout and received recommendations from Woodland Scenics that their premium and classic ready made trees are their most realistic. The trees I selected (fall scene) from these two lines range in size from 2.5" - 5" which in scale terms...

Thanks! They look really nice. I will keep an eye out on ebay for some.

The Athearn metal line cars look great. Where would be a good place to look for some?

Thank to all for the very helpful information! I am going to modify the order - change the reefer, look for shorter flat car, change the logging car, etc. Very nice looking cars that were posted and going to look for some similar. A lot to learn and appreciate the help!

I am planning to put an order in tomorrow for some freight cars to start building a collection for a switching layout. I already have the structures listed below and tried to figure out what type of cars would serve each structure. I am new to model railroading and came up with the list with...

Thanks for the help. I did buy the 4 pack of coupler so have some to try. I am planning to give the whisker couplers a try and also order some new freight cars to hopefully see how they should work.

Thanks for the additional replies and I will try a graphite lubricant. Great to know about the pins being undersized in the Athearn blue box cars and how to remedy the issues. Sounds like a good fix. Do you use the Kadee #242 universal coupler box? I will also make sure the hose isn't...

Thanks for the advice and good to know you find the Rix tool useful. I have a height gauge so will check that. I think one of the couplers in binding up in the coupler box or the coupler spring isn't set properly. I am going to try a whisker coupler to see if that makes a difference.

Thanks for the help and I am using the Kadee no 5 couplers. I retried them yesterday on a straighter stretch of track and they were working about 50% of the time. One of the couplers doesn't return consistently to center or move to the edge of the magnet when over the magnet so thinking there...