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Good Evening! I did not go out and buy the plywood today. It all of a sudden started to rain, and with temperatures around freezing, the roads immediately turned into an ice skating rink. Let´s see what the weather will be like tomorrow ... up831 - I told you I won´t leave you any excuse not to start with this little layout - here is the track list: <img src="http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv185/SirMadig/up831%20Track%20Plan_zpsmdpph5rl.jpg" alt=" " /> It is all Atlas N scale code 80 sectional track, plus 4 lengths of flex track. Add a pack of railjoiners and 10 Caboose Industries sprung ground throws. If you don´t like soldering (like me), than buy a few rail joiners with feeder wires already soldered to them. That´s what I did. Now, some of the folks in this forum will probably kill me for this, but I´d recommend you to go DCC right from the beginning. You don´t need a fancy big command system, a cheap Bachmann E-Z Command will do. Maybe Ken still has a surplus one. DCC will not only enhance your locos´ performance, but also minimize the wiring effort. Actually, for a layout of this size, two sets of feeders will do the job, if you carefully lay your track. Forget the grass matt - there is no way I will allow you to put a grass matt on a table [swg] Here is what you do for a benchwork: Build a 2 by 4 grid, using 2" by 1" lumber. You need 2 pcs. 48" long and 5 pcs. 22" long for that. cover thge grid with a 2´by 4´ sheet of 1/8" masonite. Get a 4´by 8´sheet of 2" thick Styrofoam and cut two 2´by 4´sheets from it. Leave the rest aside - you may need it later to build up the scenery. Cut an inch of each side fron one sheet and glue it to the top, properly centered. Make sure the glue you use is not solvent based, it might melt the foam. glue the other (bigger) sheet on top of that. This leaves you with a groove all around the layout, which will hold your wiring later. Looking forward to seeing pictures of your progress ... [yeah] - and more tips to follow! Galaxy - I had a similar savings plan for my hobby money, but it hardly ever worked out. What I do now is check the bank account at the end of a month, see if there is any money left and take out half of that amount in cash. The money I get this way is usually eaten up by unforeseen expenditures [sigh]. I am glad to be able to have a handfull of bucks left for my hobby.
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