Hello All!

This is my first post here. I recently purchased a Sountraxx TSU-2200 for my Kato HO scale F40PH (Chicago Metra) locomotive and am having a difficult time actually mounting it (the electronic install was easy). I can’t seem to find a good place to mount the decoder without it getting in the way of the lights on the stock Kato circuit board that the 2200 is plugged into or above the board (it’s too high to re-attach the shell to the frame).

I spent an enjoyable evening installing my Iowa Scaled Engineering fast clock which includes two wireless slaves. 

The beauty of the ISE setup is its simplicity, ease of installation, and minimalistic look which fits my personal aesthetic perfectly. 

I designed and printed this replica Baldwin builder's plate key fob in bronze steel through Shapeways.  I think it came out awesome!  Not sure how useful this material would be for modeling applications, but it is strong and heavy.  The key fob cost about $20.

I am finally starting to work on scenicking Exeter NH in 1950.  Unfortunately, one thing I can;t seem to find are photos of homes and particularly any with driveways and walks for the homes.  I am trying to figure out to what extent driveway would have been paved versus gravel, particularly within a quarter mile of the town center, so a few of the homes would have been large older homes.   The driveways are all paved today on the main road, but back in 1950? 

So I have tried researching history of driveways, and not much useful being found.