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

[cteno4]

Paul,

 

nice! Love the logs to roll it into place! Very Egyptian of you.

 

jeff

[Pauljag900]

 

Not quite as bright in real time.

 

Edited March 30, 2018 by Pauljag900

[bill937ca]

Good work, Paul!

[Pauljag900]

2 minutes ago, bill937ca said:

Good work, Paul!

Thanks bill,

it always seem to look like a nuclear explosion whe you try to photo LEDs ha. Ha.

got two more on order which will be an island platform next to it

For now i intend to make a start on the three main platforms on the viaduct station.

paul

[serotta1972]

5 hours ago, cteno4 said:

Paul,

 

nice! Love the logs to roll it into place! Very Egyptian of you.

 

jeff

Well, you know in his current condition he can't do heavy lifting so he had to resort to this. :)

[Pauljag900]

12 minutes ago, serotta1972 said:

Well, you know in his current condition he can't do heavy lifting so he had to resort to this. :)

Well I needed some way of getting it to the shed👍😀

[gavino200]

4 hours ago, Pauljag900 said:

 

Not quite as bright in real time.

 

 

Nice. Do the lights on the near curved platform piece light up as well?

[Pauljag900]

1 hour ago, gavino200 said:

 

Nice. Do the lights on the near curved platform piece light up as well?

Damm,I should have known I would nt get away with it!😂😂

No mate that one is the one that comes in the kit.I ve got two more platforms on order to fit alongside this one and when they arrive they ll be made up in the same way and I ll fit the working ones to both at the same time,the two working ones on this platform I d fitted previously.They re 3v so if  I fit them at the same time I can feed both from one supply.

good spot gavin👍😀

[NXCALE]

On ‎31‎/‎03‎/‎2018 at 4:57 AM, Pauljag900 said:

 

Not quite as bright in real time.

 

Hi Paul, 

Could you share some pictures of the LEDs installed on the ceiling and maybe a little bit of the wiring? Thanks. 

[Pauljag900]

It’s nothing special mate and I ve used a few diferent types of bulbs but these are the best I ve found and what I use now.They have a decent base and are #12v so ideal

[Pauljag900]

Then all wired through a small hole drilled in the platform behind a post.

[bill937ca]

Digging through one of three Tomix track boxes to set up a train layout on the second hobby table.  All the track is set up in sections ready to be installed.

[Pauljag900]

This the first one one I did.Big wires and lights,no big deal as you don’t see them.

this one has been removed for repairs and cleaning,nothing major,just loose wires,missing figures etc.

 

[Pauljag900]

And the underneath.Same principal as the mini platforms.This one was done about four years ago.I d like to think if I was doing it again now from scratch I could do it a lot neater but in terms of illuminating the platforms the effect would be just the same.The reason for two diferent coloured wires is the roof lights are 12v And the platform/ street lights are 3v.

i ll post a pic once finished.

Hope this helps buddy.

[bill937ca]

I decided to clear off my second hobby table and once again have a Japanese train layout. My first hobby table has my Unitram Euro/Japanese tram layout. I must have gone through 20 track plans intending to use my on hand Tomix track. Basically two loops one R280 superelevated and the other HC243 P4 25mm low viaduct so I have a bit of change of elevation but not too hard on the trains. I am working with a 1524 x 762mm (60 inch by 30 inch) table. It is hard to get in a full P10 bridge incline and descent on that table. I also wanted a siding for unpacking trains.

 

The siding gradually evolved into a almost full oval siding with my curved turnouts. There were six turnouts, allowing several options other than just around and around.  It looked OK on paper, but when I got on the table it was right up to the edge of the table. Not comfortable with that margin of safety shown in the photo. The remaining debris on the table includes a tinplate Lisbon taxi and a monster 80-watt Atlas O gauge power pack. 

 

Tomorrow the curved turnouts come off and the R280 curve becomes a full superelevated. There will now be two ovals, one si car platform along the inner track,  five turnouts and a siding which is enough for my operating needs.  I also want to check my controls tomorrow to see if I have enough cables for turnouts.

 

I still need to order inclines for the HC243-45 viaducts, a Tomix embankment section and some other items later this month.   I may also add a 3-way switch given budget and maybe a another train.

 

Edited April 2, 2018 by bill937ca

[Pauljag900]

Hey DD,

looks good to me buddy,if it’s enough for your operating needs then it s all good bill.I have a theory that no matter how much room you have available it s never big enough and we push things to the limit.

[bill937ca]

25 minutes ago, Pauljag900 said:

Hey DD,

looks good to me buddy,if it’s enough for your operating needs then it s all good bill.I have a theory that no matter how much room you have available it s never big enough and we push things to the limit.

Yes, your theory is in the back of my mind!

Edited April 2, 2018 by bill937ca

[Pauljag900]

31 minutes ago, bill937ca said:

Yes, your theory is in the back of my mind!

Hi Bill,

can I just add that for train running and viewing there s nothing wrong with the plain boring loops mate! 

I was very apprehensive about them when I did mine but because I wanted to use the layout as a display area and needed the space for the sidings I was kinda forced into it.I was out running Trains last week and I had a derailment that I did nt notice and ended up with all four Trains off their tracks on the lower level.It was like that for two days till my son came around to retrieve them for me as I could nt get them myself in my current state,so I started to wonder if I d done the right thing in making it where I needed to climb under.I even drew up another track plan.Once retrieved and got them all running again I realised that I really like what I can see from where I sit.I know there s a gap in the middle but that’s purely for access to derailments and cleaning,I sit at the front and I can see all 8 trains running all around the layout and I can seee all the trains in the sidings,you soon forget it’s just loops mate.My point being that foe simply running and viewing loops are just fine bill.

[Davo Dentetsu]

I can't believe I get to add a post here.  Here's a link, as there was a fair bit going on.
 

 

[nscalestation]

I recently finished some legs for a small 40+ year old module that was given to me a couple years ago.  Today I took the big step of scraping off the original track and scenery and cutting a section out of one side to start creating a coastal scene.  This module will be used to expand a modular layout I belong to called AsiaNrail.  We actually have that layout set up right now at an aircraft museum for a week long exhibition but today being a holiday the museum was closed.

 

[Kiha66]

Wow, you work fast Brad!  Its already looking much more interesting than the original. 

[serotta1972]

30 minutes ago, nscalestation said:

I recently finished some legs for a small 40+ year old module that was given to me a couple years ago.  Today I took the big step of scraping off the original track and scenery and cutting a section out of one side to start creating a coastal scene.  This module will be used to expand a modular layout I belong to called AsiaNrail.  We actually have that layout set up right now at an aircraft museum for a week long exhibition but today being a holiday the museum was closed.

 

 

 Must be hard trying to juggle all your different train interest and projects.  :)

 

[NXCALE]

On ‎1‎/‎04‎/‎2018 at 9:15 PM, Pauljag900 said:

It’s nothing special mate and I ve used a few diferent types of bulbs but these are the best I ve found and what I use now.They have a decent base and are #12v so ideal

 

23 hours ago, Pauljag900 said:

Then all wired through a small hole drilled in the platform behind a post.

 

18 hours ago, Pauljag900 said:

This the first one one I did.Big wires and lights,no big deal as you don’t see them.

this one has been removed for repairs and cleaning,nothing major,just loose wires,missing figures etc.

 

 

18 hours ago, Pauljag900 said:

And the underneath.Same principal as the mini platforms.This one was done about four years ago.I d like to think if I was doing it again now from scratch I could do it a lot neater but in terms of illuminating the platforms the effect would be just the same.The reason for two diferent coloured wires is the roof lights are 12v And the platform/ street lights are 3v.

i ll post a pic once finished.

Hope this helps buddy.

Thank you Paul! This helps lots!

[Pauljag900]

No problem buddy,happy to help.Just shout if ya need any more tips,I m no expert mate but if I can help you save some money from making the same mistakes as me then we ve achieved something at least 😂😂👍

[Martijn Meerts]

More cataloging and picture taking .. I think I'm done with the steam trains and coaches/cars now ...

 

Left to right / top to bottom:

 

- Tramway C11 (220/352) + Kato Oha 31-28, Oro 30-74, Ohani 30-55

- Tramway C11 (180/176)

- Kato C11 (155/227/259/312) + Kato Oha 31-26 museum car

- Kato C11-227 Oigawa Railroad SL 'Kawaneji'

- Kato C50 (21/35/50/54) 50th anniversary + Kato OHA3200 series passenger coaches

- MicroAce C53/54 + Modemo NS110 20m passenger coaches

- MicroAce C57-1 + MicroAce 12-700 series 'SL Yamaguchi'

- MicroAce C57-135 + MicroAce OHA62 Hokkaido spec coaches

- Tomix C57-135

- Kato C57-180 + Kato 12 series 'SL Banetsu Monogatari'

- Kato Roundhouse Chichibu Railway Paleo Express (C58-363)

- MicroAce C59-108 Imperial locomotive

- Tomix C61-20

- MicroAce C62-2, C62-3, C62-15 + 45 series SuHa 'Express Niseko'

- MicroAce C62-17 + series 10 'Express Aki'

- MicroAce C62-50 Galaxy Express 999 TV version (minus gun car, because it's too wide :D )

- MicroAce D51-498 + Kawai express freight cars

- Kato Roundhouse D51-498 Orient Express

- Kato D51-498 Orient Express + Nostalgia Istanbul Orient Express '88 coaches

- MicroAce E10-3

- MicroAce E10-5

- MicroAce 9600 series 9633

- MicroAce 9600 series 49654 + Sera1/Sefu1 coal transport train

 

 

Don't mind the dust, some of these have been out of the box sitting on a layout doing a lot of nothing. Also fun, the most obvious out of scale locomotives are all Kato (the C11s and the C57-180)