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Well, ive been looking around and i found a (UK) supplier of Center off, DPDT "mom-off-mom" switches, infact they have loads, one of which is this - they are £2.57 each, which is £64.25 for 25 - but thats still alot less than i'll be paying for the motors themselfes - and i like the center off...

thanks - ill have a look at all of that

yeah, looks ace!

yes, i think thats exactly right, - i mean if you calculate the scale size for ballest, its gota be small!! - Or thinking for a moment, on a full scale track, how many induvidual peices of stone there are between each sleeper, and try and imagen that number of peices of model ballest...

Thanks, dash - i think i can make on of those - for electronics, ie caps/small switches/wire etc, i use Maplins (UK), there the UK's big electronics retaler, with high street shops and next day mail order [although the websites a bit naff!!] - also, it does say on that diagram (im not...

ok, thanks - the panniers number is 6752, - also, where might i find photos of these couler buildings, it the a good online resouce any where? daniel

Ok, thanks, so i can eather use a pair of push to make button swtiches, or a probe/stud system, or get a CDU and use toggles. - also railron, thanks for clearing up the toggle switch thing, i though maybe the toggled that people where using where Center return SPDT switches (ie, push one way...

ok, im i the process of mechanising my points (with peco point sonoides) - but i was wondering where you guys get you switchs from i know you can get the (hugly expenceive) peco "passing contact" switches - but what are the toggle switches you use, are they passing conect?, or are...

oh, and there are some photo of the layout and rolling stock etc on my website, www,spurtow,com/daniel

OK, i've been working on my (n guage) layout for a while, - i have the landscapes done, and greened, including hill and flat bottomed valley, - and i have a small colection of Grayham farrish, GWR livery rolling stock, including a pannier tank engine, a 4-6-0 tender loco (GWR green), a 3...

On the south coast of england we get tides of about 5-6m, and high tides come within 18inches of the quay side. - daniel

yeah, with my ZTC system, i have the extra booster for the loop thing - becuase i already had one, and thats how you have to do it with the ZTC system - but is you can get the smae affect, for less, go for it :thumb: daniel

and, seanm, while your site was up tonight i had a look at your track layout, and temparerely ive saved it onto my computer, si i can deffonatly have a better look tomorrow, when im less tired - dnaiel

yeah, it ammazing waht works - but at the same time, it will work using heavy cableing for DCC, and long runs - its just saves headacks later!! daniel

yeah fuego, it would be easyer just to use the fourms web space, rather than shutterfly, becasue with that every one has to log in (a pain, if you have to register first) daniel

well, i was playing about, and i though, maybe it would be an idea to mirror the whole yard idea, so i came up with this \/ \/ \/ :) daniel

On my layout i have a clearence of 1 and 3/8 (i've just measured it, and thats what it is!!) - BUT, thats from rail-top to the under side of the bridge - from rail-to-rail its more like 2" - so be carefull to factor in the thickness of base boards etc ;) - also, i dont know if you've seen it...

squirel, thats quite cool, thanks - i have added it onto the other photo, just to see how it would look - on thing im a bit worred about is that to get across to the "yard" i have to back into on the the sidings on the main board, i could just add and extra crossing on the right (draw on...

- yeah, i cant get it to load eather? heres a overhead veiw of my layout - sorry it s bit lame/old, but its hard to take overhead photos becuase the ceiling is in the way!! -and ATM my camara is out of action - as you can see from the photo (just about), there is a turn out onto...

ok, thanks - what sort of constancy did you go with? - how "like grouting tiles" is it? - what did you paint your bridge with, did you give it a matt finish? daniel