Good things come in narrow packages

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The switch machine......The Caboose ground throws, although out of scale, have never bothered me. Many awesome layouts have them. However, in this area, they look pretty bad! They will be going away and will be replaced with something much less noticeable. I will not be doing any under the table stuff though....it will be very simple....more on that later.....maybe

Steve - Thank you for finally saying something about the ground throws. I didn't want to sound like a nag or a kaptain kiljoy by mentioning them, because they are great for the reason you mention (widespread use - even on my timesaver), plus they work. It's hard to argue with reliable performance and ease of installation especially when the out-of-scale size isn't so noticable. But next to the superb scale modeling you've been churning out, well, it is noticable.

I decided not to use them on my current bonus room layout for two reasons. One, the layout is high and reaching them without inevitably knocking down trees, lpbs or whole buildings would be tough. Two, the scale size. I'm sure I'll compromise scale in some other highly visible way, but that's all part of the tough compromises we make in this real-life-reduced hobby.

I'm sure whatever you decide will be great. There have been many articles online lately about creating working switch stands or under-the-table mechanisms. I'm working on one myself... Nice work on the gas station. Tichy sure makes some great products, and that sign is a winner.


Galen