Trackwork
Peco Code 70 Delays and CV Turnouts Today-What Have I Gotten Myself Into
The delays for Peco Code 70 and the Peco decision that the first turnout is a #6 have caused me to try and experiment with the somewhat long in tooth Central Valley turnout kits. I received left and right #5 kits in the mail yesterday and have just finished 15 or more web pages preserved from 2007 on Joe F's experience with the CV turnout and modifications.
How to properly build a Helix for HO
Find it interesting to watch how other people do things, I would not do it this way but as you say it is his model railroad.
Hope this works as a training aid for others on the Don'ts and Do Nots
C&O manual turnout throws: Proto manuf and HO sources?
Dear MRHers,
Quick questions, as my Google-fu is failing me right now...
1- What Manual ground throw was the C&Os weapon-of-choice circa 1950s?
(Greenbrier sub, if that helps)
2- Are we talking high-level lanterns and direction indicators, or just low-level "flip over" handles?
3- Any known/preferred HO sources or options?
From some searching, Century Foundry and Details-West has come up empty,
I'm loathe to buy complete CI throws just for the lanterns and direction-indicators,
(the model turnouts are already Tortoise-powered, this is a visual-only addition),
What's on your workbench? February 2020
January was a rough month to start the year off with and I'm ready for work this month, albeit a few hours early. That extra day on the end will certainly make a difference! Let's see what you've got.
Templot curved turnouts
I discovered a British track template making program for curved turnouts named Templot.
templot.com
it is absolutely amazing but extremely hard to get started due to the lack of beginners instructions.
After a few days of trial and error and joining the forum and watching videos I learned enough to manually create a curved version of my Anyrail plan
you can make a long curved track and then drop a turnout into it that maintains the same curve
Downsizing OSCR - turnout removal as per prototype
When I talk about downsizing, I'm not saying the overall size of the layout. In fact, the Ontario South Central Railway has grown 4 1/2 feet with a long staging/Interchange since its inception at its first location. My issue is turnouts. I have about 4 I have to replace. About $150 worth. And as a musician and near min. wage job I can't afford to do that. So...what to do?
Where do I start? Part 2
Since my original post, I now have and have selectively been reading parts of Joe Fugate's "Make it Run Like a Dream" and Jeff Wilson's "Getting Started in Model Railroading." I have read many of the posts and responses in the Getting Started category. I have reached out to the local MR club, region 7 , I believe, but am waiting for a response.
I have a 4' x 8' table from the past so I have ruled out the smaller module idea at least for now. Perhaps use modules in the future to try new things or add to my existing table.
WIP Update #2: Intermodal Yard on Trenton Subdivision in N Scale
I have started to measure and cut the styrene sheet that will become the concrete pads that will form the Intermodal Yard.
WIP Update #1: Intermodal Yard on Trenton Subdivision in N Scale
Rail laid and glued, terminal wires in place and channels cut to hide them. Scene temporarily attached to layout and powered and tested. All track and turnouts working great, no shorts or dead spots. Engine easily pulls/pushes cars in/out of the intermodal yard from the mainline. Next step, laying rails for overhead gantry crane and building concrete pads.
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