Trackwork
Quick rail code size question.
Might someone tell me what the code is of a rail height of 0.059 inch on a caliper?
Thank you.
Transfer.
Looking for manual switch control with DCC and live frog switches?
I have some givens and druthers:
Givens: fifteen Peco code 83 electro frog switches; 4x8 layout w/ 3/4 inch plywood base (photo forthcoming), probably California roadbed (aka Homabed), & 1x4 fascia for control mounts; NCE DCC
Druthers: manual control of switches; auto polarity when flipping switch; nice looking switch stands
I've seen
December Update for the Colorado Front Range Railroad
Thanks to Dave Bodnar and Geoff Bunza for the arduino decoder and relay control. I show how I redesign the yard using the 10 commandment of model railroad yard design. Then show how I make a template for the custom curve crossing that needs to be hand laid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOR4euTbUhY
Happy railroading
Mike Deverell
Yard Scenery on the Trenton Subdivision in N scale
I have been able to complete the scenery in the Trenton Yard on my layout.
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Not the best picture of the yard but it does give an good overview of the scenery. I have posted earlier blogs on the steps I have taken to this point.
Walthers 90' DCC Turntable and reversing polarity
I'm at a roadblock on wiring the Walthers 90's DCC Turntable. I've done extensive reading on both this forum and many other forums along with various websites, like http://www.wiringfordcc.com/track_2.htm. The Walthers TT is supposed to auto-reverse polarity on the bridge track. The red mark is the "dead zone" on the drawing of the TT.
Walthers 90' Turntable Stop 1?
In several places the instructions for the Walthers 90' turntable (DCC version) talk of Stop #1 and to refer to the template to see where that is. Unfortunately, it's not on the template. The optical sensor is referred to as the zero point but is not equated to stop #1 anywhere. Maybe that's it?
I searched the MRH search and Google with no results.
Anyone else solve this issue? Thanks.
Charles
Kato unitrack feeders
Intend to install track feeders. Using DCC and would appreciate any comments on any thing I should look out for or be wary of during installation. Thanks. Tom
JL&T Railroad Blog - Classification/Staging Yard...
Today was the official start of track laying for the new Classification/Staging Yard for the JL&T.
As I'm adding detection & signalling to the layout I wanted to complete the north & south entrances to the yard as they are detected & have signals too. This section also forms the layouts new wye, and we be the first section to have operating detection & signalling.
Micro Engineering turnouts
I'm just about ready to start laying track on my new H0n3-layout, and I've chosen to use Micro Engineering turnouts. My initial plan was to use Bullfrog turnout controls, but I think the control rod is a little bit flimsy, and I also need to cut a lot of holes to recess these into the fascia, resulting in a "messy" look. Would it be possible at all to use these turnouts manually like they are right out of the box? Or would that result in bad electrical connections after a while (like on Peco turnouts)?
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