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

[Pauljag900]

2 hours ago, JR 500系 said:

What? Paul is building another new layout? Man.... Paul mate, u need to introduce me what you are having for breakfast!  😛

its called getting old Sammy and having not a lot else to do,plus with lockdown we can t even go out anywhere!! 😂😂👍

[Pauljag900]

Still waiting for the piers,platforms and overhead station which should arrive tomorrow but this is basically how it will look.

need to shuffle the piers and viaduct tack around a bit but roughly in place

 

 

[Tonytramman]

very nice indeed

[Pauljag900]

The final bits and bobs arrived during the week so I could get the track laid and powered.

As I m likely to change my mind at the drop of a hat I decided to spot glue the track with hot glue on the underside rather than glue it all down permenantly,hot glue breaks away pretty easy so wo nt damage the track.

I glued the ground track in place then shuffled the viaduct track into a position where most of the piers were in the right place.

Small station in place with 2 tracks and I may add another siding in on the other side as a small freight station.

 

[Pauljag900]

i m calling this layout,  “FUSA REIAUTO”

😂😂👍
 

 

[Pauljag900]

Gents,

can anyone tell me the overall length of the kato 10-1522 E353 4 car basic set please?

want to make sure it will fit in my station before I order it.

thanks,

paul👍😀

[roadstar_na6]

~55cm

[Pauljag900]

Cheers mate,very grateful for that.

I ve got about 62cms in total which I thought would be enough👍👍😀

[roadstar_na6]

Yeah, I can't guarantee it tho. But the 1/1 scale trains is 2x 21m + 2x 20m long, which would result in ca. 55cm in 1/150 scale 🙂

[Pauljag900]

To be honest I ve got one of the cheap kato 103’s and there’s loads of room left so it should be ok.

if it does nt quite fit my plan B is I can extend it by 37mm but if that’s still not enough I’ll just run it as a 3 car train 

I know they should be a lot longer but the layout is only small so will look more in proportion.

thanks again buddy for taking the time to look👍👍😀

[Madsing]

I just measured it. The length of the Kato 10-1522 E353 4 car basic set is 56 cm.

[Pauljag900]

Cheers buddy👍😀now I know it will fit👍

[Sheffie]

56cm was my guess. The rule of thumb I use is, one full length car is 140mm

[Pauljag900]

Over the weekend I did some work to the plaza area and platform.Needed a bit of messing about to get the height right.

not sure the paving on the platform is quite right so may just paint it grey.Will add a roof to it at some point.

 

 

 

 

[Pauljag900]

Work on my latest layout moves at a more steady pace these days since I allowed serotta1972,aka my very good friend Junior, talk me into getting some Rc cars.🙈🙈😂😂👍thanks junior,I should have listened to you two years ago when you first mentioned it!😂😂👍

 

Anyway,back to the layout.

buildings more or less in position but only loosely laid.Roadway and some paving and walling done.The area at the back LH side will be a small freight yard.

Next job is to lay the remaining ground cover and decide where should be gravel or grass.Fit remaining fences and walls.

I need the point for the freight yard siding and a 3rd controller for the viaduct track and the crossover for the two running tracks.

All will be done over the next month hopefully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bill937ca]

I've been steadily working on the little layout for my Kato Greenmover LEX. The base is foamboard covered with styrene sheets. Last night I painted it a mix of black and grey with more black than I typically do. In the background are a motley collection of buildings, many of which will receive work.

[Pauljag900]

With the arrival of the remaining track and controller I was able to compete the track work and get all 3 trains running.

short video showing progress to date.

still lots to do but need some more groundcover.

 

 

[cteno4]

Yeh Paul, looks like music from SME is blocked here on this side of the pond.

 

jeff

[Pauljag900]

8 minutes ago, cteno4 said:

Yeh Paul, looks like music from SME is blocked here on this side of the pond.

 

jeff

I had to re load it without music Jeff,it would nt allow comments.

it was AC/DC rock and roll train😂😂😂👍

[gavino200]

It's still blocked, Paul.

[bill937ca]

I see it now on my You Tube subscription.  😀

[cteno4]

It’s up as a different link now Paul with the new upload so you need to put the new link up.
 

Bummer, I could use some Oy! Oy! Oy!

 

maybe I’ll start a model train repair business and call it dirty deeds done dirt cheap!

 

maybe they will let you use hayseed Dixie...

 

 

jeff

[Pauljag900]

Gents,I ve deleted the two original uploads and re loaded it without the soundtrack.

not sure why it would nt work as I d paid for the music and not “stolen” it from anywhere.

hope it works ok now

 

[RMB]

Today I finally posted some video and started a new Topic catching up with my layout, which I haven't posted about here for at least a year.

 

[RMB]

I've started to slowly add some small people to my layout. These are all from TomyTec's Human Series. I'm surprised how melancholy they are, now that I've started to place them.