Layout design
Request yard layout ideas
I am starting to plan the second level of my N scale layout and think that the summit of the helix(4 x 6) should have a yard with a Walthers 130 foot turntable and a scratch built 6 stall roundhouse. one leg off the turntable should be for sand, water, and coal since I added a 2 6 2 Prairie. to my locomotive roster(maybe more will be added in the future) (The rest are diesel). I have 96" X 18" to work with The first 40" are 24" deep on the left side. The helix exits on the left. the main line consists of 3 tracks Eastbound, Westbound, and Passenger shuttle.
Frustrated N Scaler
Man, this is getting frustrating. Atlas has new code 80 switches on the slow boat from China, but none of them are Customlines, they got code 55 #5's but no flex track. I have a lot of code 80 flex, a pair of left #4 Customlines, another pair of left #6 Customlines, 15*, 30* and 90* crossings....what's a frustrated N Scaler to do without any right switches? I am banging my head against the wall and all that I can think of is life would be so much simpler if I only had one right switch or two....
Progress continues on the Colorado Front Range Railroad.
1) Results of my test running diesel locomotives versus steam locomotives pulling up the ruling grade. Maybe not what you expected my Broadway Limited 2-10-2's vs SD9's
The winner pulled 6.4 lbs up the 1.2% grade (with a curve)
2) John got much of the electronics figured out to this week including our block detectors.
3) Sean got a little more track laid and the entire sub roadbed for the yards in Denver.
answer to the blog question and problems that I posted early:
what should I put over plywood
I am just getting started in the hobby I have set up a piece of plywood for the start, what should I put on top of this that would allow me to put in scenery , that is fairly inexpensive due to being on a fixed income Or is the plywood ok to plant scenery on
Penn Lake 8 Control Panels (Update 11/18/17)
Been playing with some ideas for control panels for Penn Lake version 8. The panels represent towers controlling each interlocking or group of linked interlockings. I haven't decided yet whether to group all the panels together as shown here or split them up, with each panel near its tower.
How to Use U.S. Geological Survey to plan your model railroad.
I have been ask many times about how I use U.S. Geological Survey map. How to get the year you are looking for. So i did a video on how I do it Step by step.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83YSOAcAIDY
Hope this may be of help to someone
Mike Deverell
Exhibition piece revisited
Next week, I will visit the modell-hobby-spiel fair in Leipzig, Germany. It is a huge annual event on the Leipzig fairground covering all kinds of creative hobbies. An entire hall is dedicated to model railroading. Last year, I made a model railroad diorama, which was displayed in a showcase at the stand of a TT scale retailer specialized in US models. Since this year, I will be just a visitor, it's a good opportunity to revisit my exhibition piece from last year.
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Prototype curve radius to narrow gauge model question.
Hi All,
I am starting a new narrow gauge layout adventure. While I've had my own layouts and worked on others, I've never done one on a prototype let alone narrow gauge. So now I'm in the doodling/design stage and have a question which I'm sure has a simple answer.
(After many years in lab research I recognize when I get lost in my own circular thinking and when that happens there is no way out on my own!)
If a prototype curve is 10 degrees and I run it through the formula to a scale radius I end up with:
Denver Union Station and Rice yard
As work continues we had a work weekend last week. And turnout was not too good as some of the crew had personal and work obligations to meet. So Sean and I carried on as we finish the siding in Longmont and turn the corner to head into Denver.
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