Buck & Loretta done finally showed up and are back from a beer buying trip only to find Uncle Herschel had done stopped by to chew the fat - and thar's a plenty of that a hanging out of the bottom of Buck's "wife beater" shirt.  Buck ain't never gona lift a hand against ole' Loretta since she ken shoot the eye of a tick at 100 yards!  Although Buck's the only one with a beer in his hand, he'll be a sharing some brew with Herschel as soon as Loretta goes in the that there trailer house to fetch some!

I have never used the bussbar system on my layout.  I am starting a new one and am wondering what gage wire do you use?  How do you set it up?  What goes where and how do you attach the wires to the track?  Solder?  Clips.

Is there a document that goes through all this or can I get help ffrom those who have done it and worked thru the many pitfalls I see comming?

Thanks Ken

Hello everyone

Well I finished another one of my locomotives tonight. BLN 2801 is a Spectrum 2-8-0 that I have now relettered and weathered for my future layout. I weathered the engine using AIM weathering powders and rubbing alcohol. I did have to brush dullcote onto the drivers and side rods so the powders would hold. Now she is ready to spend years pulling trains and looks like she has been doing it for quite a while too.

I am looking for some input from those with operating layouts. There are some choices to be made as I go ahead - - I have the option of installing some: A) under the track magnets; B) in track magnets; or C) use a pick tool to uncouple cars on sidings and along the main line at interchange tracks.