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Goood Morning, so we are in Mobile, Alabama? Good to know where I took the train to! It was dark outside, when I started the move, so I could not really see where I was going. Zoe, coffee and a bowl of muesli, please! There are news trickling in on the cause of the train wreck. Apparently, the engineer on the freight train turned his attention to a sandwich when he ran the signal. As this line is in eastern Germany on former Reichsbahn territory, it has not been equipped with all the safety gadgets which stop a train automatically when  it runs a signal. Turning German Railways into a semi-privately held company prevented the upgrade of many a line in that region - with very sad result, as we can see now. The engineer will be facing manslaughter charges on 11 accounts, but the former president of German Railways, who is responsible for cutting down on safety investments, is most likely not being held liable. Since 175 years, we know in Germany that you can´t run a railroad only with ROI and shareholder´s equity in mind, but apparently learning from history is not a thing to do. No, Zoe, no need to get out the soap box, I´ll leave it at that. John - used a rattle can to paint the modules. Acrylic paints are, for whatever reason, not available as rattle cans. It´ll probably takes weeks for the odor to disappear. It is much better by now, but you can still smell it. Acrylic paints also have the smell of horse manure - you know this ammonia smell. It makes my eyes water like the Niagara Falls, so I have to go for solvent based paints. J.R. - yup, the modules will look similar to those I posted. I am still trying to figure out how to scenic the corner modules to give the layout a compact and continuing look. Minimum radius on those is 11", which shoulkd be OK for N scale. Ray - I am sorry for the jerky start of the journey and the bumpy ride, that left you with a not so clean shirt. I´ll be more cautious next time ... Ken - I am really amazed how well detailed and how well performing N scale is today. A long way from what I experienced in the late 1970´s, when N scale was still in its infancy. Should you decide to go that way, there is only one advice for you - bring it up as close to eye level as possible and don´t make the layout to deep, so you can really "stick" your nose up to it! Take care!
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