Yeay. I Usually empty every can out of the pantry when I am having cans hold down the newly laid rail. More cans = fewer chances for vertical bumps.A milestone has been met. I have laid the first track for the layout!
Thanks. I try my best!Very nice! This thread has been fun to follow along with!
Hope my son likes it for a few years.Another barbecue sauce fan! I knew there was something I liked about you!
When my son was 10, I bought him a Milwaukee Road SD45 at a train show because he just had to have it! (You know the tune.) He's 18 now and trains are no longer cool, so I repossessed it. It is the loco that made the maiden voyage on my layout. Runs like a dream.
I have already laid the mainline tracks. Refer to a post above for the layout I went with. You modified an earlier version. Thanks for the feedback.Moved Xover on right to left of yard lead. It will be much easier to make up trains on straight tracks vs curved.
You also did not state how long you are going to operate DC.
The reversing section is rather short. This is not a problem if every train is shorter than that section. If any are longer and you have metal wheels on your freight (or passenger) cars, then there will be a momentary short whenever the wheels cross the gap, as they are in contact with both rails.
Some things may not be to scale...my son is the yardmaster!Looks like a fun layout for you and your son. The Lego guys are a little out of scale though.
Nope, looks good to me, other than the set of feeders between the turnouts on the center of the top. The general rule of thumb is that one feeds power from the points of a turnout which you already have.So I have some questions on wiring. The first picture shows the locations and polarities of the power feeds to the track. I have denoted where the feeds will come from the output of the auto-reverser. Does anyone see any errors or the need for any additional feeds, i.e. between turnouts at crossovers?
No, for a layout this size what you have is fine. I've done layouts much larger than what you have without insulation of any type. In fact, I believe you have more feeders over all than I have.The second photo is an excerpt from the DCCWiki page. It indicated that I should not have complete loops in the bus or rail. Is this critical or something that is negligible on my size layout. If it is critical, I will need to try to get insulators on the inner and outer loop which I currently do not have. Any thoughts from the experts?
Thanks for the tip on the extra feeder at the top. I was thinking that I have a few too many feeders. Not too difficult to install them so I might put them all in except the one.Nope, looks good to me, other than the set of feeders between the turnouts on the center of the top. The general rule of thumb is that one feeds power from the points of a turnout which you already have.
No, for a layout this size what you have is fine. I've done layouts much larger than what you have without insulation of any type. In fact, I believe you have more feeders over all than I have.