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bourncher, I had the same fears and doubts as you have had concerning conversion to R/C. However, I opted for total coversion which did away with the original pc boads in the engines. This left me far more room in which to work. I have used all Crest 75mhz radios. Their lithium-ion battery pack is powerful but not as easy to place in small steam profile engines. I used my Bachmann 0-4-0 saddle tank with the battery pack in a scratch built utility tender /work car. The other was in my Bachmann 45 ton side rod swither with room for battery pack and radio with room to spare once I removed all the original electronics. Both run fantastic. As far as building the railroad itself you can't go wrong with Kalmbach publishing's book on building a garden layout. I used their method, and a few others, to compare how each compares and works. The only maintenance on mine is pulling weeds and an occasional fill of ballast where a heavy rain washout occurs. I have 150ft of track with 1 crossover bridge I cheaply scratchbuilt out of steel angle and 1 1/2 in steel strapping. It doesn't look bad from 6ft or so away. I believe ing doing the best you can with what you have, both maney and material. Hope you have fun and get uup and running. M Eidson
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