08-30-2012, 01:55 PM
There are two possible solutions to the ground throw issue. Some guys use N scale Caboose Industries ground throws in HO, which makes them a little smaller, but no matter what you do there, you're reaching into the scenery where your 1:1 scale hand is going to do all kinds of unpredictable things. Another is to mount the ground throw closer to the layout edge, connected with a wire in a tube:
