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Can any of you fine gentlemen/gentlewomen forsee any problems with this set up for a crossover? I know that this is much more prototypical than a double-crossover. However, I am worried it might cause problems, they are Walthers #6 if you are wondering. The green tape at the bottom of the...

What technique would you guys recommend I use on this mountain to get good looking rock formations that I want to paint/scenic. I want it to look like a rock cut that has been made to accomodate the rail line through the mountain. Canadian rockies is what I'm going for. Could you please post...

Has anyone ever had a Soundtraxx Tsunami decoder accelerate to full speed in both forward and reverse when the throttle is increased from 0 to speed step 1? Everything else like the lights and sounds work fine. I have a Digitrax Super Empire Builder and the locomotive is an Intermountian...

What kind of flux would you recommend for sodering: A) Electronics B) Track joints Or is there one flux that covers the entire model railroading spectrum.

Have any of you modern railway guys ever expirimented with implementing track transition curves on your layouts. Like on the prototype railways? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_transition_curve I would like to try this on my layout that I am building but maybe it is a bad idea? I like how...

Construction began today, thanks for all the advice and words of wisdom from you guys. http://www.modelrailroadforums.com/forum/album.php?albumid=179

So I have decided on a HO track plan and today I picked up all the materials for my bench work. My track plan (walk in water wings) and the space in my basement I have to work with is going to require me to have trains ascending/descending a 2% grade around a 23" curve radius (I know its tight...

What would your minimum curve radius be on a layout where you do not want restrictions on what kind/size of rolling stock and locomotives you run? I am trying to decide how big to build the tables for my new layout. I will have roughly the equal of two 4x8 areas in the shape of an L. In...