Hi all,

A long overdue update on the Pasadena RR. Some progress have been made and in this post i am covering laying down cork roadbed and tracks.

The roadbed is made out of  5mm cork sheets, depending on application the sheets have been cut to strips or laid in other rectangular shapes. Everything has been glued down with construction adhesive (similar to the no-nails glue) which was spread with a trowel.

Tracks are Peco code 83 flextrack with #6. #7 and #8 turnouts for the mainline and some #5 at a few industrial sidings.

In connection with the discussion about sources for purchasing wire I'm curious which colors of insulation people choose and what colors are assigned to which functions.  Sorting out DCC bus lines and lines for switch motors or other accessories is obvious but with the advent of so many electronic devices I'm wondering what systems folks use on their own layouts to keep all this stuff more clearly identifiable and organized.

What are the quick things you can do to improve your layout or the layout room?

I put this in "Community" as it's about train sets, but not really about modeling so much (unless the blog ends up heading that direction)

But... remember some of the absolutely ridiculous (as in FREEKING AWESOME) train sets in the 80s?

I think Tyco was the king of licensed train sets (heck, the earliest one I've seen was the "Petty Coat Junction" set, which... I plan to someday find! Okay... okay... I already know where to get it... heh)