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GOOD MORNING ALL: The second cup of tea sure hits the spot. I inherited a roll-around tool box from my dad. It took me over six years to open that box because it was his. I've spent the entire week sanding, primeing, and finally yesterday painting this box so I can put it up in the train room and maybe organize my tools and spare parts. It will roll under the layout and out of the way when I'm operating and that will beats moving things off the layout when I want to run trains. Of course I remember Murphy's law about stuff (junk to others). The amount of accumulation is directly proportional to amount of space that is available. I went upstairs this morning and the paint still has a smell so I can't put the drawers in yet. Fergie: Thanks for the dinner offer, we will be very pleased to share a meal with you and Lisa. Since you're using different transformers (power packs) to do the blocking on the M.E.S.S., what we can do is just disconnect the transformers and hook all of the right rail leads together and hook all of the left rail leads together and hook all of that to the Digitrax Chief, that will put all of the blocks in parallel, which is what we need to have for the DCC to work right. Jumper wires with alligator clips will work fine since this is going to be a short time setup. If we cross one of the leads the DCC will shut down when the train crosses into that block since we wont have the automatic block reverser. I don't want to mess up your wiring so you can't go back to the way it is now. Would you rather I bring a Spectrum SP Mountian then the Genesis SF Warbonetts? I'm still planning on bringing the BLI 4-8-4 also. Tom: I am looking forward to seeing your Genesis as I'd like to lightly weather mine and am looking for ideas. The paint is so pretty that I'll have a hard time getting started. I've bought all of the Walthers Super Chief cars so I think that I wont do one set of the F-7's since they'll be pulling that train. That leaves one other F-7 set and an F-3 set to do. I decided not to buy the locos that Walthers is offering with the Super Chief because of the price, I think that the dummy pair is way overpriced. Have a blessed day and remember SANTA FE ALL THE WAY Bob
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