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Yard Office
With all the benchwork and track completed this is the first of many buildings needed on the layout.
It's a small yard office located in Northfleet quarry.
The core of the building is made from foam board, with the outer skin in Foamex, which is a solid PVC that's is easy to emboss and carve.
Peco switches! Head is spinning!
I'm sure this has been discussed before but my head is spinning. I've read all of these posts on how to wire or install Peco electrofrog switches vs insulfrog switches. I see all of these special wiring diagrams on Peco electrofrog switches running wire from here to there. I don't care to do all of that. If I understand correctly, all I have to do is add insulated rail joiners on the two inside rails leaving the frog and that is basically it. One guy said unsulfrog vs electrofrog in a moot point.
Need help with a lift up swinggate
hello y'all
i need help developing a Drawbridge style lift up swing gate??? any suggestions
or websites that would have detailed drawings , thanks ...Robin
Broadway Ltd AC6000 shell swaps
Broadway Ltd AC6000 shell swaps
I have a number of Broadway AC6000 locos that I am considering swapping shells around on. Has anyone done this, and/or have recommendations? BTW these are all brand new engines I have never run.
The idea
Good morning from Raleigh, NC - Sipping & Switching Society of NC layout
Good morning all!
About 40 members of the Sipping and Switching Society of North Carolina, Ohio Valley Sipping and Switching Society, Wilmington Model RR, Speed-Mo, and Free-mo modular groups got together yesterday to fill a void.
RGBW LED
Has anyone used rgbw LED ambient lighting for their layout and if so, what type? All of the lower end tape lighting is low lumen output. You can get higher lumen stuff, but you move up to construction grade and the price goes way up. I really want to do a day night cycle for operations, but want some dramatic effects during dawn and dusk periods.
Joe Fugate: Heavier than lead car weighting?
Joe,
That's a great idea! I had previously used a mixture of white glue and tungsten powder but the white glue sort of defeated the purpose. Thanks for the great suggestion. But two questions arise?
What type of plaster did you use for your comparison of density of the mixture? Is Hydrocal (remember that name?) significantly heavier than plaster of Paris? Which did you use and should I be concerned about that choice?
Keep up the great work!
Matt
Designing Open Grid Sub Road Curves Bed Using 1 X 3 Lumber
I am currently designing a section of benchwork that requires open grid design, I need to design a 36” radius curve. A club member informed me that an article out of an old issue of Railroad Model Craftsman magazine outlined all the angles used to create curves using pieces of 1 X 3 lumber. Basically cutting a series of trapezoids with different angles and mending them together. All of this as an alternative to cutting curves out of plywood with a saber saw. Has anyone ever heard of this article?
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