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Thanks for the tips! I have decided to start with a 4 x 10 basic oval with 22" curves divided into 2 primary scenes. One side a simple siding at a rural cotton gin and a small town on the other side. On the town side I have planned a passing track leading off into 5 different sidings. I invision a station, team track, 2 or 3 industries and the interchange with a larger road to forward the cotton to the mills. Scenery depicting the edge of the town and using a view divider backdrop in the center area. The mainline looks a bit simple (just an oval) but I want to keep the scenery to track ratio looking like the rural south, not the Port of New York. I used the free Atlas program to piece the plan together so it might actually work. I added a Walthers 25' wooden caboose to my consist today (still no revenue cars yet) and upgraded the trucks to kadee sprung metal trucks. I checked out the Westerfield cars online and they look great but I am worried about the complexity of the kits. How difficult are they to build? I build plastic models as a kid, but never painted anything this realistic. Thanks again! Jay
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