I’ve been “away from my blog” for too long! This was a tough year, but we did make progress on the railroad in my classroom and I’m finally able to devote a bit of time to sharing it.

I am modeling my first N scale layout and am wondering if I should run wires for my telephone poles. It seems to me I see lots of photos and videos where there are no wires, just poles. Is the detail so unnoticeable that it doesn't matter? I'm sure it's a matter of taste but I would love to know others thoughts.

Which forum covers lighting?

I had a place on my chain saw that needed some lighting. Most of the layout is lit with 48" T12 w/1 4000k and 1 6500k tube in each fixture. I like the look  of the light and plan to use this scheme to light up the "Big One".

I took the plunge and decided to try the PDC Mike Rose led boards.

Two reasons:

     1. space constraints. There was not enough room for another 48" T12 fixture.

Hi guys,

I'm back with a question about DCC decoder and LEDs. I have to connect 4 LEDs to the front and 4 to the rear (2 for headlights and 2 for ditchlights each side) on my next loco. Instead of having a gazillion wires inside the shell going from the decoder to the LEDs, would this be a possible solution?