Well, very little progress has been made since last writing. I have some health issues that are preventing me from sitting at the computer for any period of time, but they are improving and I plan to make a day of designing tomorrow to try and finish the track plan and get it up here sometime early next week for comments here.

Arrghh! While doing some trackwork yesterday, I noticed one of my HO code 75 Peco turnouts was malfunctioning. When I tried to fix it I dislodged the center spring even worse. I managed to pry up the tabs and remove the spring cover and even to keep the spring from flying away. That is until tonight when I attempted to repair the turnout.

I’m working on a concept for my next layout and would like to present my ideas here for feedback and evaluation.  I would like present a number of images from Google Maps, Google Street View, Bing Maps Birds Eye. Is this acceptable or are these images technically copywrited? I’m not looking to violate any forum guidelines or internet educate.

Joe

Our local "N" scale club is committed to Micro Engineering flex track and turnouts. Mainline track is code 70, the balance code 55. All joiners will be soldered.

ME code 55 joiners have become very difficult to source. What other manufacturers rail joiners have users successfully used for Micro Engineering Code 55 and Code 70 rail?

What were the advantages and/or disadvantages over ME joiners?

Thanks

Steve Raiford