I'm an old dog trying to learn a new trick. I've always used L girder construction now for my garage sized project I want to go with dominoes. I plan on using 3/4 birch ripped into 3" strips for the frame and legs, but I wonder about using butt joints with screws or nails going into the edge of the plywood. For some reason it seems weak, even if I reinforced it with wood glue where possible.

Am I missing something obvious, or am I worrying needlessly? Also what size screws work best in this case, or can I just use me nail gun and glue?

I went back and forth for ages on what to do about lights for Pembroke. On the one hand, I'm familiar with fluorescent lights, and I know I can get ~5000K bulbs relatively easily. On the other hand, vertical space is at a premium, and I really wanted to check out the new LEDs.

Here is an update on my progress on the BNML. Morris to St Jean...

This diagram shows the area covered in this update.

I've made lots of progress since my last update. Got the big curve in and all of the track up to the south end of St. Jean.

As with most thing we do on our layouts, there are usually several ways to get something accomplished. We also tend to be influenced by our particular area of expertise, tending to do things in a way that we are most comfortable with. In my case, I am a 66 year old retired cabinet maker, so my perspective is from that point of reference.