Trackwork
Module Challenge
I have been absorbed with the idea of creating a tall steel trestle similar to one very near my home. While the original was straight and designed for a standard guage line, mine will be 30" guage (1:48) and on a curve. Here is the inspiration that came from a panoramic shot:
Progress on Abanakee Lumber Co and Adirondack Southern small 0 Scale layout
I have been finishing the trackwork I have laid (all ties placed, rail painted) to get my out and back loop and yard operational. I built the control panel and wired in the power districts and breakers. Imagine my surprise when I fired up the command station and turned on the yard district and poof-red light-short!! So began a week long debugging session which I will outline so folks might avoid my mistakes.
Help Identifying Switches and other parts in a track plan
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Can anyone help identify the switches here I can not figure it out myself and need to know for prices!
Is anyone using the new Rapido electromagnetic uncoupler?
I thought I saw a video clip on this a while back, but can't find it now and am considering these as an alternative to making my own.
Anyone have any experience with them?
Thanks
George
ME turnout details - Add or not?
This is not about right or wrong. Just an informal "add the add-on details or not?". I'm thinking of not adding the detail to turnouts that are out of sight or maybe not adding to turnouts where one side is not visible to a viewer. I get a headache thinking of 25 turnouts with 8 rails clamps each!
Thoughts?
Charles
ME rail joiner problem
I remember at one time a post about making ME code 83 rail joiners more user friendly.I cannot find that post and Iam asking for any help .
Ballasting by the Book or by the Prototype?
When reading about ballasting, I see a lot of
On prototype trackage, you will rarely see ballast on top of the ties.
Middle school model RR: laying track
Although one of my over-arching modeling goals is to replicate some of the operational constraints of the prototype (like manually operated switchstands) I am going to compromise in the near term in order to achieve some “plywood pacific” operations before the end of this school year.
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