Trackwork
Layout Update: End of June 2015 - Part 3
The staging level had been completed and running for several months and I had been inching along on the main level due to a lot of diversions to my time in the layout building. But now, I have finally been making some progress on getting a major portion of the visible part of the layout in working condition.
Layout Update: Mid June 2015 - Part 2
This video is Part 2 of Layout Update for mid-June 2015. The first part described the track installation and this part shows how the paper plan for DCC electrical installation is translated to the physical layout.
Rusty Rails Painter: Which paint do you use?
I'm about to start painting the sides of my rail and I'm going to use a Rusty Rails Painter to do it.
My question for those who have used the RR Painter with success is: Which paint did you use? The paint that Joe's Model Trains sells for use with the RR Painter? Hobby paints like Model Master or Accu-Paint? Acrylic craft paint?
Did you thin the paint and, if so, with what and how much?
Any suggestions or tips on how best to use the RR Painter?
Thanks for any help,
Jeff
Horseshoe and Cottonwood Construction Blog
It was a very productive first weekend on the new layout!
.JPG)
First step: completed the hidden reverse loop that will be under the first level.
-manual turnout article-anyone recall this?
I can remember an article in Model Railroader, do not recall name or author, had to be between years of 2005-2007, that was a hot-to article on building a very simple manual turnout. I actually built a few of these on a small N-scale layout I helped my nephew build. Here is what I remember:
Atlas Turnouts
What is the difference between Atlas N scale turnouts 2702 Standard Switch Manual Left and a 2706 #6 Turnout Manual Left?
Flipping up the Mooers Junction N Scale Railroad
.jpg)
Hopefully the above picture got your attention! Getting to the age where 'going under the layout' is no longer an option I came up with the solution shown below. After removing rolling stock it takes only a few minutes to flip to vertical, that includes roling out the racks stored under the layout. In updates to follow I will post additional photos of details and progress to my N Scale Mooers Junction Railroad.
Layout Update: Mid June 2015 - Part 1
The current work area is located in the center of the peninsula on the upper or third level of the layout. All of the track and turnouts for this area have been installed and it is now ready for the fun part, known as electrical installation.
Rust-Oleum Track Paint
In the past I used Floquil Tie Brown to paint flex track. This is no longer available but Rust-Oleum just introduced a roof accessory paint called Weathered Wood. It is a perfect match for tie brown, its low cost - $4.77 at Home Depot-, comes in 12 oz size,sticks to flex track and has a fine pigment so does not hide detail.
>> Posts index
Navigation
Journals/Blogs
Recent Blog posts: