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[quote user="SpaceMouse"] Whoa! 22 pages and I feel like I know less about N scale than I did before I started.So mostly I've ignored the itty bitty stuff, but all of a sudden I've aquired a masoquistic streak and I'm going to pretend I don't have any sense at all. But I'm going to tear down my Rock Ridge and Train City and build an N-scale pike about 3 x 7 while I plan and comtemplate and remodel my basement. Now I read this stuff you guys are writing and you act like it all somehow makes sense. So this is what I've got--stuff I got by mistake, lapse of judgement, and as throw-ins in eBay lots. I have 10 pieces of flex and 4 turnouts. I have a coal mine, 2 factories, a house, a freight station, a junk yard and a bridge. I have a LL Conrail GP-20 and Bachman Spectrum CSX Dash-8 Atlas and Microtrains--6 coal cars and two NS box cars. I also have a bunch of Bachman junk cars that will hit the eBay.  So just a little work converting the Rapidos on the engines and I have the makings of a small scenic coal drag layout. Eventually, I'll find an Atlas B&P GP-38 and go DCC. Then I'll watch trains run while I design and build the basement.  Anyway, I figure that by stealing the trees and rocks off the RR&TC, I can put up something prertiful in short order. So seeing what I got--I was planning to use a Mach II for now, and you guys scared me a little. Eventually when I get decoderized I'll pull my Zephyr over. Uahem, Seeing what I have, do any of you seemingly intelligent guys have any advice?  [/quote]I'll give you my 2c worth.  Your Mach II should work fine with N scale.  I have one and use it with no problems.  Also, on the Bachmann rolling stock, if you like the bodies you can just swap out the trucks/couplers with the appropriate Micro-Trains trucks/couplers and they will work great.  I have a few Bachmann cars that I have converted and they work great.  If your turnouts are Atlas you may want to consider using something else.  Some people use them with no problems but I feel that more people have problems with them than don't.  Also if your flex track is code 55 then you'll need low profile wheels.  Most flex track is larger but I just wanted to mention it just in case. I think a 3x7 is a great size.  You can get a nice continuous run with 5 or 6 (more or less) spurs for operation.  Keep us posted on your progress and feel free to ask questions.Rob Newman
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