Turnouts What are the parts of a turnout? What is a lap (3-way) turnouts What is an unguarded frog? What are DCC friendly turnouts?
Trackwork What is the best flex track? I have some old HO track that looks kind of yellowish. Is this ok to use? I have a bunch of snap track a friend gave me. Is this ok to use? How many feeder wires do I need to use? Should I solder every piece of rail together? What are heat kinks? What is standard gauge track? What is narrow gauge? What do Nn3, HOn3, Sn3, and On3 mean? What is dual-guage track? What is subroad bed? How can I model roadbed and a ballast shoulder?
Software Should I use a CAD package to design my layout? What CAD package is best?
Scenery What is static grass? How did you paint the Oakhill area backdrop?2/2/08 Do you use Sculptamold?2/2/08
Benchwork What do you use for roadbed and subroadbed? 2/2/08 What is a Bellina drop? What is a helix? 2/2/08 What is induced drag? 2/2/08 Should I use a helix? 2/2/08 An example of a problem helix. 2/2/08
Electrical 2/2/08 What wire sizes do you use for track power? How do I figure out what dropping resistor to use? What wattage resistor do I need? Can I use one resistor for two lamps?