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Hi All, thanks for the kind welcome, I was expecting a major mocking for the breaking of some arcane code, you know how it is!! :-) Thanks for the photos Michael there's a lot to get through so I'll check them out, that looks like a huge layout, look forward to any plans you can provide, cheers. Gary have done as you suggested, and edited my profile and removed my email from the post. I've bought the book by atlas HO King-Size Plan Book. I was planning on buying bits of track and laying them on my baseboard as I have the money. Using a few buildings and using it like a trainset until I've got all the track I need and then fixing it down with cork underlay(?). I probably will use Atlas sectional track and points, with some flexi track cut to fit.(was thinking for the straight sections and those less severe bends) I was thinking I'd buy the points without motors initally and then add them later (prior to fixing the track permantly in place). I thought progressing up in this way would give me an idea of what is actually fun to do, and play with. Phillip, thanks for the suggestion of the book that sounds like what I need I'll try and get a copy of that. Will watch the parrell lines. I had thought, I could maybe get into DCC later, as I thought this was a lot more expensive..? I also had concerns about this plan as it seems a bit 'busy' almost like it had too much track and not enough yard, or maybe not enough uninterrupted center to make a nice scene in, I don't really know. I don't now what 'RIP' is, could someone tell me please. I heard atlas had some free track planning software and I registered with them but am waiting for a confirmation email ( strangely slow in this modern age) I've also got a copy of Trainz 3.1 which is quite fun, but crashes a bit, and I'm trying to put that layout into the mchine to try it out. Thanks for the warm welcome all. Cheers Gareth
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