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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse Unless you are made of money--and if you are I know a cause you can donate to--I would hold off spending anything until you get a clear focus of where you are heading. You don't want to buy a bunch of stuff only to realize that you interest are slightly different then they were at this point. A good place to start is Track Planning for Realistic Operations by John Armstrong. IT will get you thinking about your "givens and druthers." Another thing I suggest new people read is "Why Waste Space on a 4x8" by Byron Henderson, a member here and a professional layout designer. [url]http://home.earthlink.net/~mrsvc/id28.html[/url] [/quote] Thank you SpaceMouse, that's also what I was wanting to know. I have a couple 'how to' books already but suggestions on others that I should read is great too. I have a clear focus on the deminsions of my table, how it's going to be when complete, the surface area I'll have to work with. I have a clear focus on the time era I want to do, and a pretty close focus on the buildings and scenery to accompli***hat. What is not clear to me is what all I have available to me. For instance, I've read a little on DCC technology to have a general idea what it does, but don't know what all it can do, I don't know how to wire for anything like that. I'm not going into this blindly, I know I have alot to learn and research before I start laying track. which is why I joined these forums to see help. The one thing I can do without knowing anything else is to build my table cause I know where it has to fit and the over all look I want it to be.
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