What did you do on your layout today? (N scale)

[brill27mcb]

I think most of the problems are in North America, where people are running NMRA-spec wheels (tread width, flange depth and shape, tread taper, flange fillet, etc.) on Japanese market turnouts. The rest of the world does not religiously follow NMRA specs, but many Americans wrongly assume that they do. Just visually compare the wider, deeper-flanged, no-fillet Japan-market wheelsets from Kato and Tomix to North American ones, and the differences are pretty clear. Not to say that a little tuning can't help things when needed.

 

Khaul, the original well-publicized #4 points "tuner" was John Sing. Mike Fifer simply parroted his work.

 

Rich K.

[DD13]

On 4/6/2025 at 2:16 AM, Khaul said:

 

They are #4s, which are a bit tricky to use at the beginning of a ladder. They would cause derailments when trying to access the left most track.

 

I am a bit lazy to go the whole Fifer way. Adding a short piece of track solves the problem for me.

 

Other than starting a ladder, my #4s work well in any other positions, crossovers and sidings are not a problem. I put together a Timesaver puzzle with four #4s and 2 #6s. The curved track links the industry sidings to the rest of the world behind the computer.

 

How do you play on the layout? 

[DD13]

On 12/28/2016 at 11:04 AM, kvp said:

Yesterday:

-module assembly of two single size ttrak modules, ready for painting

-wood purchase for two double size ones (the wood shop only screwed up two pieces and both are larger, so they are fixable)

-new cabling and connectors on my fremo Y module, track is ready to be ballasted and the frame to be painted

-fixed a track laying mishap on one hungarian fremo station module, ready for turnout motor install and track painting

-tested the DCC install in a soon to be hungarian M30 locomotive, it only needs the number plates

Is there any post on building your T track modules?. Need inspiration. 

[cteno4]

KVP has not been around the fourms for quite a while. You might check out the ttrak forums, lots of interesting modules presented there to get inspiration Also ttrak wiki site has tons of modules presented from around the world. Our club has a bunch of japanese themed modules up there.

 

jeff