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Hi all, This is just a continuation of my earlier post... John, I see your ballasting is underway - looking good! I try to paint my track before laying the ballast, but I often miss a few places so I find myself painting after the ballasting anyway. That problem you described - about the locos not running smoothly even though the rails are gleaming - I've been there too! A few possible explanations: (1) some ballast cement may have gotten onto the track in spite of your best efforts to avoid that, and since it dries invisibly it's hard to see; (2) if the ballast 'rocks' are piled up high against the outside edges of the rails, your wheels may be riding up on them and briefly losing contact with the rails. (I did a graphic illustration of this concept once, wish I could remember where I posted it...) RT - Hope you get back 'on your feet' again soon... *** - Sorry to hear about those forest fires, esp. the one that destroyed the house with a layout in it (John Allen redux?). . . . Back to work, C-ya
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