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Digitrax Signalling...
Hey guys,
I've decided to bight the bullet and install signalling on the JL&T, after looking at what's around, what is working, ease of installation, support and namely what looks easy in my eyes to install I've decided to go with a stand alone Digitrax Signalling System.
Not so cost effective
Hi Everybody
Tonight I was getting all excited thinking that on Sunday I would go to Home Depot and get the plywood to start my benchwork until I added up the cost.
As I showed in an earlier post I would have liked to make everything freestanding but I have just sat and worked out that it would take almost a full sheet of 3/4" plywood and just over half of a sheet of 1/4" plywood, it's going to add up to about $60.00 per module or 3ft section.
It's done!
Just put the finishing items into the scratch built observation car interior, including several figures. Carefully lifted it and placed it on my photo stage/turntable. The newspaper on the bar has the masthead of the only paper of the city that could be on the train the Jan morning that I am modeling. And I found the proper headline for that morning and it is on the newspaper too!
On3 Waynesburg and Washington Passenger Cars
CROSSROADS MODELS has released it's newest On3/On30 kit, the Waynesburg and Washington baggage car #4, originally built by Billmeyer and Small and delivered in January 1887 as a coach/baggage car. It was converted to a full baggage car in 1893 and retired from service in1929. CROSSROADS MODELS has also re-released it's W&W coach #5 or #6 and RPO #2 or #3. These are precision laser cut wood craftsman style kits that now feature a pre-sanded and shaped roof. They are available from Knucklepin Industries.
Using cassettes for staging
I have built a number of cassettes to be used whenever I get a railroad built. They consist of short lengths of hardwood with 1" aluminum angles, gauged so that the part of the angle that is affixed to the board is set to HO track gauge.
The difficulty is that I cannot get locos to operate on them when I connect my DCC system to the angles with alligator clips. I get good conductivity with a multimeter.
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A different idea on getting through the door
As I read the thread about the new Richlawn Railroad, I had an idea. Rather than taking over Rich's thread, I'll start my own.
Town Plan for Critique
Does this plan for a paper mill town on the bottom side of the peninsula appear well laid out with enough room for switching that won't foul the main or passing siding?
It's revision 7 of a plan for the area. the wharehouse sits over top of a 1 lap helix to gain elevation and space out the scene from the riverbank and bridge scene on the other side of the peninsula so the tail of the train is not still in the previous scene.
White residue after ballasting
Hi guys,
I have started with the ballasting of my layout after test running for a few weeks.
I have followed a number of instruction videos and read up a fair bit on the various techniques.
Steps:
1/ Put down the ballast and spent hours brushing grain after grain into the right place whilst trying not to breath.
2/ Mist the track from a height to wet it down to break surface tension
3/ Glue it in place with the 50/50 mix of water and PVA glue, using a few drops of dish washing liquid
Richlawn Railroad V2: Track plan - why re-invent the wheel?
{Note to Lance}: I hope that's it's O.K. to show this plan here. If not, please post letting me know and I'll remove the picture - Thank you.
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