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Foam Noise, Again
Perhaps beating a nearly or hopefully dead horse, would one inch pink foam supported by open grid benchwork without any other plywood/hardboard or similar support under it and with either cork or homasote roadbed affixed to the one inch pink foam with Matte Medium or similar "soft" adhesive be "quiet" or would the dreaded "foam drum" or similar noise still be present?
Bart Chasley

Get started on Static Grass - Introduction for beginners
Hi! I made a short video tutorial to introduce Static Grass for beginners. Cost effective application and a few recipies with final result photos. I hope it can be of use.

Arduinos and the ProtoThrottle: Updating the electronics in a 2.5" scale loco
This blog will document my ongoing efforts to update the electronics in my 2.5" scale locomotive.
Light on dcc
Hi
I have a problem with a decoder there is no light when i touch light button
Reverse or normal
I test with a multimeter no volts
I put a led on track feeders on the decoder
That work in the two way
Is it dangerous for dcc system
Thanks to help me
Regards
Alain
Track Planning Software
What track planning software do you all recommend? I have an Apple Computer so online versus download may be what I need. Using Atlas Code 100 flex track and Atlas Custom Line #6 Turnouts.
-Dan

Boxcab Diesel Track Cleaner
Or should I say "Boxcab Oil-Electric" (as folks didn't want to say "diesel" after WWI, for silly reasons)
I finbally got one... just ordered it today. I've been keeping quiet about it, because it's been in my watch list for over a week on eBay... I handed a flatmate some money to put into my PayPal, and he sent an e-check, which took a freekning WEEK to clear, but it clared this afternoon, and I managed to get it just as someone else put it in their watch list.
So anyway... here's the beauty right here:
Realistic roundhouse/turntable area
Hi, wondering what I should set aside for an area to install a 18 stall roundhouse (Walther's modern with a 14.25 depth) and turntable. HO scale, 1960-70's.

Adventures in Car Storage
Author's note: This thread spawned many solutions. I encourage you to peruse them all. If want want to see the system I ultimately used, jump right to page 8.
I currently keep by rolling stock in thier kit boxes, which occationally causes issues because 50ft cars don't fit back in the most Athearn or MDC boxes with the couplers installed.
I'm playing with Sterilite plastic drawers from Target.
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