tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86892984670925705002024-03-05T16:04:20.414-08:00Tropical N ScaleSouthern Pacific's Boyne River Subdivisionjognhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06332280529862195599noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689298467092570500.post-27394233102573446602017-07-10T00:17:00.001-07:002017-07-10T00:17:40.601-07:00Walthers N Scale Ballast HopperAfter a few light runs I managed to damage a few of the weak couplers on these wagons and I decided to replace them with much stronger Micro Trains trucks and couplers with metal wheels.<br />
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Going forward I will endeavor to replace all the trucks and couplers on other Wathers rolling stock I have I just did these first as I have a ballast plant on the layout and these wagons will do a lot of shunting. <br />
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Original unmodified wagons as you can see there is quite a gap between the wagons when coupled.<br />
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The original trucks are glued in and you will have to break the plastic pins by pulling off the trucks, I drilled out the remaining plastic with a Dremil mounted on a stand.<br />
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Before and after, there is a metal under frame that the pins are pushed into and it acts as a guide for the drill leaving a tight secure fit for the Micro Trains pins.<br />
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Testing the fit for the pins <br />
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Fox Valley 36" wheels and Micro Trains trucks.<br />
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New wheels, trucks and couplers and a lot closer together.</div>
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Wow it has been a year since the last update and as usual
life has got in the way of the layout but I have been picking away at it. At
the moment I am in the process of finishing off the track and wiring on the top
deck including the remaining point motors and push rods for the manual throws.
While doing this work I discovered two of the DCC Concepts switch motors had
stopped working and another one was non-functional out of the box. I have
replaced these with some new upgraded ones I recently purchased and will put
them in the storage yards when they get back. A very quick reply (within five minutes) to an
email with a few things to try came from the office in Perth but to no avail
and the offending items have been sent for repair or replacement. Most of the track work involves replacing
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The north end of the yard with point motors attached and sleepers replaced.</div>
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Working my way along the yard tracks replacing sleepers with my old man glasses.</div>
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Waiting for dad to get the track done.</div>
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Chief test engineer Henry.</div>
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Some times you can combine train time and family time, this is us at the 2016 Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba in front of the shuttle train from Toowoomba to Spring Bluff Station.</div>
jognhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06332280529862195599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689298467092570500.post-14171415073764615102016-05-27T20:10:00.000-07:002016-05-29T02:39:00.378-07:00More Foam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I carve the foam I have come to the realization that I need to finish the steel bridge so I can carve the landforms around it. I have had these magnetic jigs a while and this is the first time I used them on such fine work as these bridge support towers.</div>
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I have been quietly chipping away at laying the foam board for the scenery on the lower deck and it bores me more than wood working. I have also done the track for the crossing loop and the stone quarry as well. Once all the foam is done I will finish off the rest of the track and hopefully run some trains before the end of the year.</div>
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I have been useing a woodland scenics foam wand to trim the foam down.</div>
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After relaying the Helix it is good to be working on the visible part of the layout again, at the moment I am placing the foam board for the scenery on the lower deck and plan to lay the track as well. </div>
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There are two bridges on the lower deck and I will use temporary track to fill the gaps and get back to them later. I want to do this so I can get some trains running and get the wiring and fascia done and clean up the construction of the layout.<br />
The first bridge will have three spans made from the excellent Kato single track truss bridges that I have acquired over the years the second will be a Micro Engineering steel viaduct bridge kit a bit over a meter long.<br />
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Working out the track placement for the rock plant.<br />
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Working out the track arrangement for the crossing loop on the lower level.<br />
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jognhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06332280529862195599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689298467092570500.post-32783198559067773472015-07-30T03:28:00.000-07:002015-07-30T04:12:20.463-07:00Wiring and Track<div style="text-align: center;">
Well the helix track has been relaid with an extra track in the middle to turn or store trains as well as the lower staging and wiring done as well. Nothing gives you more satisfaction as when you wire up the control and it all runs with no bugs, first time.</div>
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Another thing I saw on the net and helped me alot was placing a bit of tape on one side of a wagon to keep an eye on the polarity of the tracks and as predicted through many badly drawn track plans the only change in polarity is the reversing loop in the middle of the helix.</div>
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Not pretty but easy to repair or resolder just need to add some fall protection to the staging area.</div>
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The Queensland Rail 150<sup>th</sup> Train was in the region
during April as part of its state tour during 2015 and this section of the tour
was covering Brisbane to Longreach and would return to Brisbane from Winton
located to the north west of Longreach as a historical troop train re-enactment
as part of the celebrations marking the 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the
landing by Commonwealth Forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. The trip up
from Brisbane was done in sections and seats were available to the public at
quite reasonable prices and the return run was a charter train and seats were
sold as all inclusive packages with accommodation and events.</div>
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I chose to follow the Rockhampton to Emerald section of the
trip on Tuesday the 14<sup>th</sup> of April and stayed in Emerald to catch the
three short trips from Emerald to Taroborah which is about twenty kilometres west
on the central line the next day. The train departed Rockhampton about five
minutes late and my main focus was to get video of the train and photos a
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The train had a diesel locomotive marshalled behind the two
water wagons to assist the steam loco with maintaining the schedule and
assisting it up the Gogango Range about sixty kilometres west of Rockhampton.
It also made the train a little more interesting to follow as the drivers used
the whistle and horn to communicate but most of the run you hardly heard the
diesel due to the sound coming from the steam loco. Being school holidays there
was quite a few families waiting along the line but I didn’t see any other
people following it all the way out to Emerald. I did come across some amateur photographers
closer to Comet and Emerald who had some expensive gear but no idea about light
or composition by the look of it.</div>
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The next day was a little different and I had the pleasure
to meet some of the more advanced photographers in the area and we shared
stories and tips and have even been able to see some of their photos on other sites
and I will try and link to this blog. One young man even had a drone to film
the train at Taroborah but unfortunately for some unknown reason it crashed
after a few minutes.<br />
The photos with the # at the end of the caption were supplied by one of the drivers of the train, Adrian Nettlford. </div>
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The second video features the runs out and back to Taroborah on the following day.</div>
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The train departing Rockhampton yard.<br />
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Service stop at Duringa station.# </div>
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After a service stop at Duaringa the train sets a cracking pace on the way to Bluff at Tryphinia.</div>
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The train at the west end of Bluff yard approaching a red signal protecting a empty Aurizon coal train that departed ten minutes earlier.</div>
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Crossing with a loaded coal train that has just departed the loading loop at Boonal.</div>
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Station stop at Blackwater for a driver change.</div>
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Departing Blackwater Station with an empty Pacific National coal set parked in the yard.</div>
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Passing through Comet.</div>
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Wasn't sure which one I liked the best so I put both of them in.<br />
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Crossing the Comet River Bridge taken from the Diesel loco cab.#</div>
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Almost there crossing the Nogoya River in Emerald.<br />
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The wagons were left on the platform road while the loco was replenished with coal.#<br />
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After servicing the train was made up for the next day and stored in the yard to allow the Spirit of the Outback access to the platform the next morning.#</div>
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The next day on the 15th of April I went out early about 08.30 to find a location to catch the 09.30 arrival of the Spirit of the Outback from Rockhampton. What I didn't know was the train actually arrives around 08.45 to fuel the locos at the yards located on the eastern outskirts of Emerald.</div>
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After refueling the Spirit of the Outback makes an on time arrival at Emerald as it crosses the Nogoya River.<br />
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Same location as above but on the brige.#</div>
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Emerald station yard after the Spirits departure, the staem train was stored out of sight behind the empty stock train.</div>
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After pulling foreward then reversing into the platform road 1079 was the focus of attention while the families waited to board the train for the first short run of the day.</div>
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On the second run of the day and just clear of Emerald Yard and back on jointed rails.</div>
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Roughly half way between Emerald and the first crossing loop west of Emerald called Taroborah on the Central Line. The train is cresting one of the numerious undulations on its second trip of the day.</div>
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This section of track featured jointed rail made in 1938 and a mix of steel and wood sleepers but looked very well maintained.</div>
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While the loco was uncoupling from the train on the second run some ash or cinders from the fire box started a small fire which the ever present fire tender quickly put out.</div>
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After running around the train the loco waits to depart back to Emerald with the ever present fire tender close by.</div>
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After hearing some good reports about the 2014 show from some negative people I decided to make an effort to get there in 2015 if I could and I was not dissapointed. Bundy is about two hours drive south of Gladstone so it was also a shopping trip for the family which allowed me to have only one child in tow who didn't want to go with mum. There was a mix of local layouts and ones that made the trip up from Brisbane and the South East. The venue allowed plenty of space to move around and the retailers that attended to spread out as well.</div>
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First up we have the excelent Wallaville layout which is sponsored by Bundaberg Sugar this layout depicts the narrow gauge tramway in the town of Wallaville about 40km inland from Bundaberg on the north bank of the Burnet River. The yard features a small loco servicing area and storage facility as well as storage yards for cane bins. Usual activity at this location during the harvest season is smaller locos collect bins from the varoius branches in the area to Wallaville then made up into bigger trains for the larger locos to haul to the mill to the east. </div>
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Logan Bend had a mixture of things running including some scratch built Queensland Rail N scale equipment.</div>
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A compact but well detailed N scale layout running N.S.W.G.R equipment.</div>
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Your not a railway town if you dont have a Railway Hotel this ones in Brendale.</div>
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Excelent scenery on this N scale logging themed layout.</div>
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Anyone for cricket at Pine Rivers N scale club?</div>
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Dan-Brae an English HO or OO themed layout.</div>
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West end of the hall.</div>
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Roger from Gladstone get roped into doing an interview for the local news.</div>
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What it lacks in size this layout makes up in detail featured some excelent kit and scratch built locos that ran perfectly.</div>
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George (red shirt, model collector) and Anthony (actual modeler even has a 3d printer) at the Wuiske Models stand arguing about the minute differences in locos. Some excelent local prototype at this stand and the owners should be commended.</div>
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Welcome to my little prison, as mentioned in the previous post I have decided to add staging to the lower deck and return loop to allow trains access to the upper and lower yards without returning to the layout when I attempt to run an operations session on it. The one thing I did right was make the helix wide enough to have three tracks if needed and this has allowed me to make the change and big enough for me to sit in and lay most of the track.</div>
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The new points and track at the top of the Helix this middle track will be isolated at each end and fitted with a DCC reversing module to allow trains to switch direction and the section will be long enoug that the train will not be able to cross both gaps at the same time which from all I have read is very important for a reversing section .</div>
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I have soldered feeders to the end of the lower staging yard and isolated the last section of flex track for each of the roads becuase I want to install a cut off switch to prevent trains over running the yard. Once the wiring is finished I will put up some skirting to prevent equipment from doing a dive to the floor.</div>
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After deciding that I didn't need to have a lower staging yard I ran some numbers and operational running scenarios on a track diagram and came to the conclusion that I did need some staging on the lower level. As well as staging I am going to change the track layout at the base of the helix to allow trains to be turned around on the layout. I have used a variety of methods and materials on the benchwork on the lower level as you will see in the photos below.</div>
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I decided to use the spline method to form the lower staging yard as it allowed me to span large gaps in the benchwork and naturaly formed the best curve avaliable to the space. I used 3mm thick MDF cut into 40mm wide strips of various lengths.</div>
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I purchased some metal shelf brackets to support the benchwork and screwed them to the support posts, I then screwd some timber pieces to the to better support the roadbed. I didn't fix the spline roadbed in place as I went along but instead just clamped it down and when it was finished took it outside to sand it and give it a coat of paint to seal it</div>
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Almost finished and fixed in place and wide enough for three tracks and big fingers, I will put some sides on it to prevent falls after I get the track down. </div>
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Putting in the cross supports after placing the bridge to estimate height and placement, it is 19 x 40 pine and will be covered with 6mm ply wood.</div>
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The supports for the gravel facility are made of the same materials, I did some test placements but forgot to take photos. </div>
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I have cut and fit the first piece of foam board for the big bridge scene and have stacked some stuff on their to provide a level surface to work out the next lot of track placement.</div>
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Working out the lower crossing loop. </div>
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At the moment I am planning to put a small service track off the lower loop at the south end of the crossing loop as well as a house track for M.O.W cars and the like. I am toying with the idea of a snow shed at this location possibly from the middle to the north end of the loop. </div>
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After a lot of frustration I have abandoned the two drawbridges across the access way to the layout, I was never really 100% convinced it would work so I have just taken the hinges off and converted them to lift out sections. I also encountered issues with the Printed Circuit Board copper sheeting being pulled off due to the tension created by the curved track and lifting due to the excessive solder required to keep the track in gauge over heating it. A search on the Internet revealed a simple but genius solution, screws! infinitely adjustable and easy to put in and solder track too.<br />
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Finished and in place with some minor modifications the lift out sections (Hoo Ray).</div>
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The section of track from the helix glued and soldered to the joint screws are quite solid, you can see the bits of wood added to guide the section in to place now the hinges are not there to do the job.</div>
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East side lower level.</div>
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Running the track over from the helix to the lift bridge, don't worry I will put some skirting up to prevent any derailments hitting the deck.</div>
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The points are growing roots.</div>
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After the tedious task of mixing and matching all sorts of track and points I have finally arrived at the point I can actually wire up some of the layout. I have started doing the switching line that serves the industries on the top deck near the yard. It will also be an isolated power district one of several on the top deck to prevent an issue shutting down the whole layout. This is how I attach the feeders to the main power line I just strip some wire off the feeders and twist and solder them to a short piece of main power wire and then I cover the join with heat shrink tubing. Then it is a simple case of connecting it with displacement connectors to the main power line.</div>
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I am also mounting the point machines to the branch because they need to be wired for the frog polarity and as you can see I have also fitted the rod to the machine to switch the points. It is a control rod for a model air craft or boat and I brought a kit containing two rods and four of the connectors shown. The rods are fairly long and will allow me to do five or six switch machines and you can also buy the connectors separately. There are only three sets of points on the branch and this one is the last one that serves the Mill / Brewery.</div>
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The above and below photos show one of the points serving the sand transfer yard and you can see the feeder wires for the siding on the other side of the switch machine.</div>
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I made a slight error when I assembled the Bullfrog switch machines, the photo above is how the cam should rest on the micro switch for the frog. I thought the cam just had to pass over the switch to change the polarity and mounted the switches accordingly but I discovered my error when I tested the first switch machine to be mounted and wired with a multi-meter.Get a multi-meter people it will save you a lot of time and effort.</div>
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These past month or so I have been planning and laying track on the industry spur on the top deck with a mix of finished buildings and mock ones, I worked out where the track would go and how many wagons the sidings will need to hold. I didn't feel the need to make it over complicated with run around tracks and the like and I also made a few business like decisions about the length of the line serving industries.<br />
Like getting the railroad to store my wagons in their yard rather than building a long section of track to hold them myself, as long as I turn them around quick I will save a heap of money. I also decided to put in a R.I.P track at the east end of the yard to add a little bit of operating variety for the yard switcher and road crews.<br />
It is good to see some real progress and I seem to be able to find an hour or two every couple of days to lay the cork for the yard and then some track and soldering feeders. It is tedious work but it will pay off in the end with smooth running and few power issues for locos in the yard. I have previous experience from a club n scale layout with sharp curves and tight points and don't want to experience that again.<br />
I have also been laying the track in the top lift bridge and I can honestly say don't ever make a joint on a curve in N scale if you can possibly help it.<br />
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The siding above will be used for a sand trans loading facility and will hold eight wagons at a time for unloading. In the right hand corner near the gondola is the switch leading to the flour mill or beer plant, I haven't decided which yet.<br />
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From front to back we have the yard, main line, branch line and the flour / beer siding which can hold twelve wagons for grain unloading.</div>
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East end of the yard and over to the left you can see the branch running along the main, this will serve a large cold storage center and another warehouse down the west end of the yard. I also decided to add a dead end track to the yard off the no 4 yard track in the middle of the photo and the line from the bottom of the photo is the RIP track. When the track is completed I will do another track plan and post it to give people an idea of how the layout will work.</div>
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To provide a solid base for the joints on the lift bridge I used flat aluminium bar 3mm thick that is the same height as the underlay. I then used epoxy to glue the track and the trimmed P.C board to it and let it dry over night. To maintain the rail alignment I connected the track with joiners while I tack soldered it then pushed them clear of the joint and soldered over them.</div>
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Hello everybody I have started to lay the track for the yard and have decided to use cork roadbed to give the track a much lower profile as most yards do and before you ask coke zero is not paying me for product placement I use them as weights.</div>
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The track below is a bit out of alignment because I prewire the points and need a bit of play to get them o fit into the holes I drill for them, I will fix them when I glue them down.</div>
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Finally have a great Christmas or whatever you choose to celebrate at this time of year and have a great 2014.</div>
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jognhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06332280529862195599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689298467092570500.post-69012020196590021762013-09-23T03:56:00.000-07:002013-09-23T03:56:09.859-07:00Don't Use Speaker Wire For Track Feeders and Maintaining MomentumThe hardest part of constructing the layout I have found is maintaining the momentum of the construction process, most of the time it is due to the wait on materials to arrive from overseas because I point blank refuse to pay nearly thirty dollars each for Peco code 55 points here. I also made a fundamental mistake when I used speaker wire as track feeders, luckily only the helix and two sections of track are affected and can be easily fixed. The track plan is evolving as the track goes down the main line will stay the same but the sidings will be different.<br />
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I used the excuse to check the shunt lead to get out some rolling stock and found it will take twelve modern wagons and two locos if needed. The engine servicing area will be to the right of the wagons.</div>
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The power for the tracks are soldered to the bottom of the rails.</div>
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This photo is of a mock up of one of the industries serviced by the line leading from the engine terminal, I was thinking along the lines of a frac sand transfer facility and maybe some protestors.</div>
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I have been preparing points in the last week and now its time to lay some track on the layout, the main line will be Peco code 80 with cement sleepers and the yard will be atlas code 55.</div>
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The pain in the ass bit is the fact that there are no Atlas code 55 points available on the planet at the time of construction so I have to mate the atlas track to peco code 55 points.</div>
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As you can see in the photo below the Peco track has a different rail profile to the Atlas track, after a bit of fiddling I worked out that if you put Atlas code 55 track connectors on the Peco points then rest the Atlas track on top of them then the rail heights will match, then you just need to solder them.</div>
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I am using Trackrite foam underlay to give the track and ballast a good profile, it fits snugly and helps hold the joints especially the insulation gaps in gauge. You can get a variety of profiles as you can see on the package below and is the same thickness as most of the cork roadbed avaliable. Which is good as I have chosen to use it to support the points with cork.</div>
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Here it is the first section of track on the layout woo hoo.</div>
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Thanks to the internet I have been researching how to make Peco code 55 N scale points DCC friendly, there are plenty of wiring diagrams but not many photos so I have put some together to show how dummies like me have done it.</div>
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The photo above shows where I have cut the rails to isolate the frog from the switch rails you need to do this because the switch rails pass power to the frog depending on which way the rails are set.</div>
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To make the cut as small as possible I made it with a fine saw.</div>
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To make sure electrical contact to the switch rails is not reliant on them touching the outside main rails I cut some of the plastic away from the bottom and soldered some jumper wires between the two.</div>
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I have gone a different route with the track plan for the top level to make it easier to plan for operations and traffic flow. I decided to measure the available space and draw a line diagram first, it helps me with the placement of turnouts and length of yard tracks and position of buildings. I will then place some track on the layout to make sure that it fits and most importantly the points are clear of the supports under the deck, I found a image posted on a forum that has all the peco points on it so all you have to do is print it an hey presto you have all the points you need for track planning. I had a look on the peco website and it also has printable diagrams for all its track pieces.<br />
Below V1 is V2 the modified plan after doing a test run with some flex track and peco points and the main difference is the main line and shunt line have been swapped around to ease the curve of the mainline at the west end of the yard and the reduction of the number of through tracks in the engine terminal.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">After a summer break I am back into the layout room and starting to figure out what will go where on the top deck of the layout. Although the bench work is not finished I need to pull the lead out and get a plan together because I can't complete it until I put a set of points in place that will be more difficult to reach if the bench work is finished. I have also been doing the drawbridges to link the levels together.</span></div>
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I put some edges on the top of the helix leading to the drawbridge to prevent derailments hitting the floor.</div>
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The outside track on the helix will cross on the bottom level and I have added a section to carry it.</div>
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As a bonus here are some videos I shot while on a rail fanning trip to the north of the state.</div>
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I have been busy doing other things in recent weeks including a week end trip to Bundaberg and while there I checked out the local model rail group.
The groups shed is located in the south east corner of the show grounds with access via Kensington St, and meets on Wednesday nights and Saturday afternoons.
The club has two Ho scale layouts and two medium sized N scale layouts, sadly no N scale people were there during my visit.<br />
I didn't manage to get any photos because I had Alisha with me and she was being difficult to say the least.
If you do a web search you may find out some more but I don't think they have a web site.
I also went to the Sydney model train show and was glad it wasn't the only reason for the trip because I would have been very upset if it was. It is a reflection of the Brisbane show and it's gradual decline. There were some positives but not many and it makes me question the future of shows but not the hobby.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test fitting the valance made of 6mm MDF, I screwed it in place and filled the holes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To make a better joint I trimmed back 3mm of each valance panel end so they will overlap<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bottom level lights are almost finished and the top valance is up and painted.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a Kato loco took a dive off the helix I decided to fix a barrier to prevent it happening again.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This corner is the hold up at the moment I have to finish the helix before I can complete the bench work in front of it.</td></tr>
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I have been placing the lights on the top deck of the layout and I am very happy with the result, for the price of two normal fluro lights I have been able to light about six meters of deck space.</div>
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With the light mounts put together I added the CF bulbs and used clamps to hold them in place to work out the final positions.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have cut out some mounts for the lights from excess 12mm plywood and put them in a clamp to paint all the edges in one go.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With a bit of effort I managed to bend the 6mm MDF and screwed a block of wood to the deck to maintain the shape while the glue dried.</td></tr>
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The junction for the staging yard at the top of the helix is in place and there is enough clearance for the tallest rolling stock.</div>
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I have also started the section around to the top level of the layout from the helix but will not complete it until the bench work for the rest of the layout is completed. So at this point the helix is about 95% complete.</div>
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I have started on the bench work on the layout again using 12mm ply for the decks and 7mm MDF for the staging yard. The decks will be ply due to the risk of the MDF absorbing water and swelling when the scenery is added. I was also playing around with the lights to test the gloss white paint on the bottom of the top deck.</div>
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The staging yard build is 95% complete I will finish it when the track is put down, I put down some track and tested the length of train I could put there. Twenty eight atlas coal wagons and two locos was the count which has made me consider bringing the staging around onto the layout proper to lengthen the trains, it always looks bigger on paper!</div>
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To get the spacing right I made a jig out of a block of wood to get the angle of the supports right.</div>
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I pushed the helix back in place to test that the levels are correct and make the top level junction to the staging yard.</div>
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Guess what some wanker put the support bench 65mm too low so I will have to put the helix on some blocks so the levels are ok.</div>
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The staging junction is made from 12mm ply and cut to allow trains on the helix to clear the top level and I used a router to cut a slot for the helix spiral.</div>
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The photo below shows the helix base pulled away from the layout to provide all round access to build the helix and lay the track</div>
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The two pieces that make up the helix road bed being laminated together, the track on the right leads from the top down to the lower deck and had to have enough clearance for tall rolling stock. The left side track is from the lower level up to the top deck.<br />
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Once the first loop was finished I decided to start installing the supports for the rest of the decks, you can see the flat car with the tank on it to test the clearances because it is the widest piece of rolling stock I have.<br />
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To save a bit of time and difficulty I paint the sections first before gluing them together, the construction usually goes in this order.<br />
Paint some sections, then lay track on the last completed section on the helix then glue the next section.<br />
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Like a nong I was hooking up a controller up to the track to test the alignment and joints with a loco, I saw a bloke on youtube testing his track with a 9V battery to run the loco, goes to show you learn something every day.<br />
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The time and effort to get the base right was worth it because all I have to do is place some spacer blocks to get the correct height for the next level.<br />
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