I'm contemplating a conversion to N Scale and have a question (the first of many I'm sure).  I am planning on #6 turnouts for all industries, #8 turnouts for passing sidings and staging.  My question is around crossovers.  I was thinking of #10 turnouts for crossovers, however that is another set of jigs.  Are #10 crossovers going to perform any better, or be more reliable than #8s?  This is a transition era layout, so there will be long passenger cars.

Thanks,

Ryan

I mixed Woodland Scenics Smooth It as the instructions recommended. I then poured the mixture into a number of areas defined with the recommended tape.

The results were not good. The mixture was thicker than cake batter. Did not flow at all. None of the areas are completely filled and certainly not level.

Now I have to mix more and topcoat it. Does anyone have any suggestions based on their experience they can share.

Bob

I have a friend that is working on a layout.  They are getting use to the program to make the plan, but i would like to make sure that there is no big spaces when something could be placed there.  Aside from what is already there, some thoughts please from you kind folks on where to go from this point on.  My friend would like to have a yard on the far wall marked yard.  He would also like to fit in a shoo-fly at the same time. There has to be a min of 2ft in and around the furnace and water heater.  This is HO scale and is a modern era shortline layout.

Linda and I and another couple, who are train buffs, just did a two week whirlwind tour of Alaska.

In addition to cruising the Inside Passage, we rode the entire length of the White Pass and Yukon Route from Carcross YK to Sagway AK. In the second week, we rode every mile of the Alaska Railroad's passenger service from Fairbanks to Seward. One day we went to the Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry in Wasilla. Our travelling companion had helped them acquire a MRS-1 (ARR #1718) by providing matching funds for the other donations. So we had to check the old girl out!