Trackwork
Berlin 1929 - The Elevated Railway Provisional Construction.
One of the fascinations for me in Berlin was the raised railway, especially the part which runs along the river Spree (which at the time I first knew it was still 'East Berlin'). It was partly the higher level that interested me as it would allow my shunting operations to have something of a background. The Gasworks will be surrounded by the return curve at one end and the far end (closest to my bed) will have a foundry and rolling mill in its compass. Between the two are the four tracks of the fast and slow lines, which run in both directions.
Turnout on a Bridge
I've never heard of it happening in the prototype, but my Chief Conductor Wyatt insists on it. The future had spoken.
PS: 2 Year Olds are like Wookies, don't argue and let them win...
Book review: Run like a Dream: TRACKWORK
I have recently had the pleasure of buying and reading most of the first book in the make it run like a dream series. To say I am favorably impressed would be a massive understatement. Unlike lots of lone wolf type modelers I am a member of a club with some fairly talented members. The advantage to this for me is learning from note worthy folks on an individual basis.
Rail joiners
Rail joiners, this might sound like a simple questions, but what rail joiners do you use on your track.
The reason I ask is that I am using code 70 and hand laying my track. I have some rail joiners in my box that are large and slide on the rail ends with no resistance, plus they are big and ugly. I have others that are almost flat and are just about impossible to get on without puncturing my finger.
Any suggestions on brand, size of a rail joiner with a low profile that will fit with some resistance, but will slide on and not look ugly and big?
Virginia Creeper - Cookie Cutting
I'm was playing around with the best option for sub roadbed and decided on 18mm finished ply for strength but tough to work with I found. Then I was looking at how to cut it to get the most accurate shape needed for my layout as it is very curvy. So I have decided on the cookie cutter approach it is easy to get out of a sheet and is most cost effective. I was interested in the spline suggestion but one needs to get the correct wood for a small area as mine 12'x14' room.
Ramblings on a Garden Railroad
I have not seen many posts in garden layouts. My interest is a railroad to serve the Lilliputians living among the bushes and around the edges of my yard. This would be designed to operate as any of the smaller scales and based on railroad practices as much as I have knowledge to do. Help here is appreciated.
Please consider following along and provide your input. I am very open to ideas and look forward to a new journey.
Neiler
Soldering clusters of turnouts?
I am just getting to the track laying part of my N scale Fall Creek adaptation and I was looking for the general consensus about soldering clusters of turnouts together on the bench before installing them on the layout. I am using atlas code 55 flex and turnouts.
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