Hello All,

  I've been modelling a paper mill in HO Scale (details of which can be found my blog) based in part on three prototype facilities in Maine, where I've had hands-on experience in switching operations.

  Of the three prototypes, perhaps the mill in Rumford, Maine boasts the most striking structural form.

Sometime ago I installed a TCS WOWsound in an O scale Toby 2-8-2T engine, replacing an older Tsunami. Aside from the odd (to me) programming method, it seemed to work quite well, excellent sound and good motor control.  My layout was at the laying track stage so it was used sparingly with a couple of cars.  Now my mainline is finished and I’ve been running all the locomotives I’ve got and came across some weird behavior of the TCS decoder.

Our American Modular Group in Dunedin, New Zealand has an American HO layout called Route 66.

It is modular/sectional comprising of four corner units with a single 1200 mm [47.24395 inch] bridge section between making it 3.5 metres [11.5 feet] wide.

There are five [5] straight units at 1200 mm comprising of each side, making the layout a total length of 9 metres [29.5 feet] long.

Hi all,

I’m at the point of soldering feeder wires.

I have a spool of 1000 feet of 24 gauge solid two wire telephone wire I picked up years ago on sale.  Good quality in two colours.

 I’m not sure if that is too small.

my system is Digitrax and I’m planning to use 3-4 boosters in total the biggest being 5 amps.  They will be located around the layout and separated by gaps and isolated.  They will communicate using the Digitrax bus. Track is Peco code 83.