What started out to be a simple new layout with a loop of track, inspired by the one-town layout design concept, has morphed into a railroad that I have become very excited about building. It is still a basic loop that will start and end in a four track staging loop and pass through the town of Waipahu (pronounced “why pa who”) where cars will be left for the branch line. 

Dear all,

Some vendors who make white transfers, charge for a film in addition to the cost of the transfer. This implies they use an UV-reactive sort of blank transfer sheet. Does anyone know of a brand name for these sheets?

Thank you,

"SP" Phil

Is there a more In Dept technical info available about this TCS Trottle ?

After viewing the video's on the TCS web. more questions arise:

- How does it connect to the different EXISTING SYSTEMS ? (They only mention Digitraxx)

-Does one need the JMRI - wifi network to run - for example NCE ?

-What's the relationship with the upcoming TCS Command Station ?

-What EXACTLY can it do ? 

-What.................. ????

Is this "pre ordering" a premature born baby... and find out by yourself ?

I hope y'all don't think I'm strange. (I may be, but that's another issue). Has anyone ever successfully ballasted without glue? Is there any kind of ballast that could "possibly" be used that 1>won't blow away 2> isn't magnetic? The reason I ask is simple. Most of us get a layout to the point of running. And want to do so for a while to make sure the track and wiring is trouble free. Then, we consider ballast. And once that ballast is glued (Elmer's being the preferred glue), it is more or less permanent.