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Pembroke II: Turnout Ties
This week, after a short hiatus to visit my family, I'm doing more figuring on how a Canada Atlantic turnout must have looked. "What, can't we just pull some standard drawings from the AREA and use those?" I hear you asking. Well, no, we can't and for that reason, we also can't use the excellent kits from the Proto:87 Stores either.
Some imput needed on yard design
I've been experimenting with different yard designs and seem to be settling on this one. I could use some comments on usability, design. I'm not much of an operations person, but I do want a functional yard.
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Frog Juicing
Can Frog Juicing cause electrical arcing or pitting of wheels ,specifically On30 MMI Locos.
SAVE MONEY..... MAKE TERMINAL JOINERS
SAVE SOME MONEY, MAKE YOUR OWN CUSTOME TERMINAL RAIL LONERS. FOR EVERY PAIR YOU MAKE, YOU WILL SAVE $3.00, DON'T SOUND LIKE MUCH BUT, MULTIPLY THAT BY THE QUANTITY YOU NEED... I SEE LOTS OF$$$$$$. IT'S FAST & EASY...TRY IT YOU'LL LIKE IT. I DO MINE IN "N" USING CODE 55 RAIL SO IT WILL BE EVEN EASIER FOR THE LARGER SCALES
UPDATE #10
THIS IS AN OVER VIEW OG THE INDUSTRIAL SIDINGS & TRACK PLAN FOR ROOM#2. ALSO THERES A TEST RUN OF MY FIRST IM TRAIN.
ENJOY THE VIDEO...
THANKS FOR WATCHING .
COMMENTS, SUBS & QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME.
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LAYOUT UPDATE #9b
this video shows tentative places for my industries. the track is not secure as of yet, still doing a bit of tweaking. over all the track is going down as per my drawing. one thing is for sure, no matter how much room you have, you always need more. I don't know why the camera kept going out of focus towards the end. I also mis named Phoenix as STP it actually is SFP Plastics. sorry these old eyes are going out...lol. enjoy the vid & as always your comments, questions & subs are welcome
thanks for watching
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Muddy Creek - A Backdrop on the 8th Sub
The scene above my west end staging helix was crying out for some finish work. So what's happening over there?
Tortoise Control - Need Your Assistance Please
I am very nearly finished cutting sub-roadbed and will be laying track soon. The plan is to build each track "section" on the workbench for transfer to the benchwork once complete. Think of it as building fully functional track work modules off the layout.
To avoid confusion of terms let's call a railroad switch a turnout and an electrical switch a switch.
What made a steam locomotive sound the way it did?
Here's one for a little prototype discussion. Hopefully this will lead those of us interested in sound to a better understanding of what our models should sound like,
What aspects of a design or operation gave a steam locomotive it's unique sound? Specifically, the exhaust or chuff. I'm not talking about the basics. I know why the chuff is there. What I'm asking is, what made one loco sound different than another?
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