Because of some recent posts devoted to odd electrical problems, I'd like to see a blog started on how anyone has handle(d) these.  (I'd prefer a MRH article but I'll take examples and helpful information on techniques wherever I can get them.)

For this blog I'd like to see folks describe, in as much detail as they're willing to provide, answers to the following questions:

A friend recently moved his layout to a new house. Portions of the old layout were cut free from the old benchwork, leaving some missing chunks of track where the cuts were made. Our round-robin group met to piece some portions of the old layout back together. The track was code 100 and had been secured to the roadbed with track nails.

These are some pictures I use in my Gatorfoam® (GF) clinics. My clinics revolve around my experiences with using GF for firm, lightweight, mostly benchwork and control panel uses.

Dave Myers is nice enough to lend me some of his actual HO models to bring to my presentations. Dave has won  awards for some of his work, including 1st place at the last NER meeting in Syracuse, NY, for his Johnson Woolen Mill diorama. When you see the picture below notice, that with Gatorfoam®, dioramas don't just sit on the shelf but become part of the layout.

Yep, I sprang for a Fast Tracks HO jig and many of the other tools they sell.  I have some ideas to share, and also want to get some feedback, as I think a number of the denizens of the MRH forums have experience in the hand-laid-track realm.

Here is what Iron Mountain currently looks like. As seen in these pictures I have much to do. I need to finish almost all of the buildings - windows, roofs. Add more detail to the street scenes. The big white space in one of the pictures needs a building. I am thinking about a gas station.

Here is part #3 of building Iron Mountain, MI.

Laying out & painting of roads etc. I hope this post isn't to long. I did cut out a lot of in between pictures

Finished parking lot & road into Iron Mountain. Follow along to see how I got to this point.

Finished road into Iron Mountain

Here is part #2 of how I did the roads and city base for Iron Mountain.

Area before the bridge is constructed.

Determining where the bridge will go.

Marking & cutting out the scenery for installation of the bridge.

Take a brief tour of the Keystone Midland Railroad. Go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhkIRFRlZiM This is our first "attempt" at a video production and is a bit rough in spots, but will give you an idea of our club layout near Harrisbug, PA.