Walt,
Have patience! even though I am not a tin plate guy myself, I know someone who is.
Like fine wine it is an acquired taste (so yo speak) I know because my friend has run his tinplate stuff next to mine at 4 successive Holiday Shows each year. There is always a derailment or two. Usually, the tinplate is so old, it overheats and he has to give it a rest, luckily he has loads of trains to run, else he, like you, would lose his patience.
Every scale has it's own problems it seems. As in O gauge, you learn to adapt (or work around a particular problem).
Anyway, you can always come here to "solve" your problems. Which other tinplate operators have probably encountered before. For some there is a slower learning curve but......wait for it ......you must be patient.
Or, if you've hit your last nerve with Tinplate, there are plenty of guys here, that would welcome you back to the Land of O(z).
You could be a bust in the Hall of Fame!
Mike Maurice
