I dowloaded the video regarding the Static Grass Applicator. The website racooke.com is not up and running, the Negative Ion Generator is not longer available through Electronics Goldmine. The foremost is prettymuch irrelavant but the latter puzzles me. I did a search for 12V 5kV Negative Ion Generator and got numerous hits. What is the difference between a NIG and a Negatinve Ionizer?

Earlier this year after I finished the second spline helix, I began to re-look the design of my new layout. The new layout would be the replacement for the dismantled ATSF Fillmore Division which had been built in a large room in my house before family members moved back thus requiring the reallocation of the room back to living space. The previous layout was a modified N-scale version of Bruce Chubb's original Sunset Valley RR.

I am looking at buying a On30 Bachman Porter from e-bay but I believe they have been improved etc over the years, how can I tell which are the newer ones.

Do the numbers on the end of the box give an indication

Looking for someone with knowledge of Peco crossings.   I am in need of a Peco code 83 #6 crossing and there are two types, insulfrog and electrofrog.  I am planning on using Tam Valley's Frog Juicers but the question is this; is the insulfrog isolated and metal whereby I can electrify or do I need the electrofrog, and if I do need the electrocfrog version are the frogs isolated?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.