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  1. J

    DCC Wiring Advice Needed...

    Not adverse to grades, the whole left half is a 2% WS kit leading to a 30" curved bridge over a large ravine in the left loop.. We started the layout in December of 2014, Im pretty well married to it now!! Have been back and forth between track work/modeling/scenery/studying/cussing when I get...
  2. J

    DCC Wiring Advice Needed...

    Your not missing anything, Im not sure there is a concept and Im not familiar with prototypical operations. My initial goal was to have long continuous run for my nine year old and i to run trains with some operations serving Industry... I foresee the train primary traveling around the outer...
  3. J

    DCC Wiring Advice Needed...

    Thanks for the response Horseman... I have accounted for and have insulated rail joiners on all the powered frogs accordingly. I also already have 2 Digitrax AR1 reversers in my possession so prepared for 2 loops. Confused why I would need additional GAPS at the spurs if powered, this would...
  4. J

    DCC Wiring Advice Needed...

    Here is a (somewhat) better drawing.... Not a SCARM expert by any means!
  5. J

    DCC Wiring Advice Needed...

    Getting close to having my layout finalized.. Looking for recommendations how to isolate my reversing sections. Below Ive identified where I initially located GAPS, then I added the crossover in the peninsula and the re-entrance in the left side crossover. Uncertain where additional gaps are...
  6. J

    BearClaw Valley Railroad

    Scene looks great! Please explain materials and technique of the green ground cover,its exactly what Im looking for in an area of my layout. Thanks!
  7. J

    Long, Narrow Layouts, perhaps in old Mobile Home Trailers

    I am also in the planning stages of a very long (36') HO layout that Im just waiting for mod approval before thread appears..
  8. J

    My first layout HO scale

    Very nice!
  9. J

    Our New Layout...

    A couple weeks ago I posted about a space to be used for a HO layout. While evaluating the space my wife recommended using a different space. I had not considered the area (just figured it was off limits) but it made a lot of sense and was going to leave the more utilized space available. This...
  10. J

    Finally back and looking for HO layout advice.

    http:// A folded 8 similar to this is what countless hours of research keeps coming back to. The pic below is what more than 2 hours spent in SCARM has developed.. Embrassing really! http:// Any veterans willing to take a stab at creating the base folded 8 for me? Overwhelmed to say the...
  11. J

    Finally back and looking for HO layout advice.

    Thanks for the reply's and I agree I'm all over the board! Im also concerned with a duck under (not getting any younger!)but have not had a better idea yet and the area where the duckunder/lift out or bridge would be is 30-48" deep so doesnt seem feasable. HO is all I have experience with so Im...
  12. J

    Finally back and looking for HO layout advice.

    First, awesome forum been reading for months but finally registered. I have been on a 20 year hiatus after conducting from 8-16 yrs old when cars, girls and life happened! LOL Now my son is 8yrs old, Ive been allocated space and my wife is actually encouraging construction to begin. The biggest...




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