What is happening on your layout?

[texasdon]

Hi Everyone,

The last couple of weeks have been pretty busy, so I have not had time to check on Trainboard. I just wondered how everyone is doing and how their layouts are coming.

I was fortunate enough to be invited by the Houston S Gaugers to a meeting in late September at a member's very nice home layout. It was quite inspiring to see a well done home S layout.

I am starting to plan my own layout and have a few ideas. I have a Showcase Line SW9 and caboose plus 2 covered hoppers. I have converted all to scale operations with Kadee 802 couplers. The locomotive has a Digitrax decoder in it. I can run them merrily back and forth on my 7' test track. It is not much, but, as Pink Floyd says, "It is a hell of a start, it could be made into a monster..."

Now I could use some suggestions on a nice layout design for a 9'x12' space......

[Greg Elems]

Don,

Get some paper and start drawing. :D Do you want to switch only or have the capability to do some continuous running?

Greg

[jasonboche]

My layout? I've been painting Peco turnouts with clear nail polish to prevent the arcing and shorting as metal wheels cross the frogs.

[texasdon]

Hi Jason and Greg,

I can imagine that visible arcing would be annoying. I am planning to use the Shinohara track. Does it also have a history of arcing problems?

I would like to focus on switching with my layout, but I would like to be able to run continuously for those times when you need to just let the trains roll around after a hard day at work. I will be on a several week business trip, which should give me some time to play with sketches. Any ideas or sources would be appreciated.