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People have "relying solely on books" for hundreds of years. There weren't any "severe limitations" that I remember then or now from reading a book. The internet hasn't made books obsolete yet. jlcljbar, take DeSchane's and Don Gibson's advice and go buy a few books. Maybe an Atlas track plans beginners book, a wiring beginners book and a scenery book. Then go to the various track manufacturers web sites and see what they have to offer. Then maybe go visit a hobby shop and at least look at what you're trying to buy (they probably have many catalogs that would help you too). You may even see a better or different way to solve your radius problem. Don Gibson is right. Everybody makes track approximately that radius, if not exactly that radius. If you're uncomfortable with flex track, use sections. Nobody's discouraging him from asking questions. There are just some questions new guys can solve themselves by having the book in front of them, or maybe going shopping. I wired my first layout with the above mentioned Atlas wiring book right in front of me, and got my trackplan from one of their beginner's HO trackplan books, and I haven't looked back. j, you'd probably save $100 by investing $50 in how-to-manuals. m
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