modeltrains

wolfpac · by **wolfpac** on Sat May 03, 2008 7:07 pm

Cool, sounds good. Certainly have to get the wiring right from the get-go.

Ah, still haven't picked a spot?

Where/what are you thinking as the basis for the station layout?

Wolfpac

sparks · by **sparks** on Sun May 04, 2008 12:01 am

I was thinking of upper ferntree gully but the station and goods yard is over 5 meters long if made to scale, if the sidings on the northern side we done as well it would be 7 meters long and the space i have is 4 meters long, so maybe i would have to shrink it a bit hm...

wolfpac · by **wolfpac** on Sun May 04, 2008 12:35 am

Nice, looks like there's plenty of shunting potential there. Although, I suppose is a bit of selective compression, to make it fit a little better, wouldn't hurt?

Wolfpac

sparks · by **sparks** on Sun May 04, 2008 6:29 pm

changes today was the removal of the sigings at the back and have the main line running along the back now, the sidings will be moved to right hand side of the main line...

wolfpac · by **wolfpac** on Sun May 04, 2008 7:20 pm

That's probably a good idea, no doubt it'll allow you bigger, wider sweeping curves?

While I think of it too, looking at the photo, how high up are the tops of your layout? I'm just curious to see what the "norm" is... :wink:

Wolfpac

sparks · by **sparks** on Mon May 05, 2008 5:54 pm

the track is a bit over 900mm from the floor. I make it that way so its not to hight so the kids can see the trains too and i can when sitting in a char lol

wolfpac · by **wolfpac** on Mon May 05, 2008 11:07 pm

No worries, that's about the same as mine in progress. I just went of measurements from a workbench that was made on a show on Foxtel last year.

Once I get some adjustable feet they'll all be level, at least...

I've got a mainly brick floor in my shed, and to say it's uneven would be a big understatement! :roll:

Wolfpac

sparks · by **sparks** on Tue May 06, 2008 6:49 pm

The last place i was at had a brick floor in the shed that was too un even lol the shed im in now is not level but taped to the back of the shed so i get a small rise in the layout lol but the hight is that same except for the station in the middle that is exactly 900mm...

wolfpac · by **wolfpac** on Tue May 06, 2008 8:29 pm

sparks wrote:The last place i was at had a brick floor in the shed that was too un even lol the shed im in now is not level but taped to the back of the shed so i get a small rise in the layout lol but the hight is that same except for the station in the middle that is exactly 900mm...

Haha, cool, at least you were able to work the uneven floor into the layout!

So you're well aware of having a really uneven floor, then... :lol:

Wolfpac

sparks · by **sparks** on Thu May 08, 2008 7:23 pm

if its to un even you can always make a spit level layout lol

wolfpac · by **wolfpac** on Fri May 09, 2008 2:12 pm

Good point! And with my wonky baseboards and dodgy framework/legs, it might have to be split level anyway!

Wolfpac

sparks · by **sparks** on Sun May 25, 2008 7:41 pm

Changes to the layout… Planed station extension has been cancelled as room in the workshop is needed for a new project that will take a number of years to complete…

A new goods yard arrangement is to take place on the site of the precent good yard I will pop up some pic’s when the new yard is up and running …