Thanks Carl,
that helps me make better sense of the scale aspect of it.
I didn't plan on running the real trains at the kind of speeds I was running in MTS. I was just seeing if I could find issue with the layout. Even in MTS it looked like ludicrous speed.
I completely understand what you are saying about the personal aspect of an operation. I guess I'll just have to play with it and find out what I actually enjoy doing. I am attracted to things happening for a reason on a schedule. I can see all kinds of challenges, or games I can play out, but I won't know what will really float my boat until I put it in the ocean, so to speak.
Now all I have to do is buy some track, and switches. Oh and figure out the best way to do the bench work, how best to wire the track, how many power blocks, and how many districts, how to control the switches, (how am I going to wire that up?) how to signal the switch states (what, more wiring?), and do you think I have enough smoke fluid?
Honestly, I'm having a ball. I really enjoy the research, the history, the design process, the planning, and I expect I will find the actual laying down of track challenging, as well as very gratifying when successfully completed.
