Hi All,

Getting used to the forum here and look forward to being here

Here is my layout in N scale using the NCE procab.

After almost three years and a house move i made a start in earnest on my N gauge layout 'MORGANTH', the boards having been ready for some time used for a workbench whilst chipping my loco collection.



The plan came from a search on the net for a layout to fit the size of board i have ......



Living in a one bedroom flat the layout lives in a corner of the bedroom in an L shape its main dimensions are 6ft X 2FT6'' to the right of the door with a curved section to finish 2ft long at the door end the other board at right angles 6ft X 2 ft an extension in line 4ft X 6'' will bring it also to 2ft 6'' wide where the boards meet being removable if needs be in the future.



Board 1 has the majority of track planned though more will be laid to have a give a good intermodal area, with the upper level leading across the part finished bridge which i have covered with wood planking to the mine..... now the search is on for track with guard rails for the double track bridge.





For the backboards a rock theme is emerging as a good base for scenics with storage tracks the lines passing a waterfall in the corner a large pool under the bridge onto the mine and its storage yard, passenger locos will share the route.

The line at the front of the board here with the turnout serves two purposes ..........



1. To lead on to the turntable and double engine house and fuel pad as i need to turn the 'Big Boy' locos around somewhere goinginto a small storage yard space, a shunter working next to the turntable will add more interest after cars have been left there from the mainline.

2. A programme track very handy for set up and testing.


All in DCC using the NCE power pro, with three auto reversing modules.





The board after cutting out for the enlarged turntable now 12 '' in diameter it was lined with 80 thou black plasticard sheet 30mm deep strips, a second layer of plasticard was applied with more contact glue the joints staggered, after a sanding inside the lining i smeared a thin layer of PVA glue around to give a key for the two layers of plastercloth applied to give a smooth finish and cover the joints in the plastic a wet sponge helps to smooth the cloth.



I decided to build a tunnel towards the upper level from polystrene for weight lessenning and speed of construction it will form scenery at the end of board one it looks basic now but a covering of plastercloth once the basic shape has been formed with the hot wire cutter.



After covering in plastercloth.

The backboards had polystyrene block cut thin applied, after using a chisel to dig bits out ( messy process ) this is the result.



Covered with plastercloth worked into the nooks and crannies well with plenty of water and the handle of a paintbrush a good covering of pigment/paint and it will be ready for dry brushing to pick out the details.



A trial fit of the bridge though it will go a lot further towards the corner still at an angle.



To finish a few snaps up against the rockface which has recieve its first coats of pigment though an overall covering of white is on the cards.
I couldnt resist runnig my Kato Southern Pacific SD40 - 3 with Con Cor bilevel cars by it.











One of my latest conversions to DCC Kato/Con Cor U-50



One of a pair of Kato PA1'S in my photobox.

So this is where everybody got to?

Dan

Town of Eaton slowly being built, here are a few street shots busy busy busy. Well except for the crew over by the diner

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SO, Kitbashing threads...

Should they live in the Scratchbuilding Forum OR the appropriate scale forum?

Thanks,

Galen

Gents; When I click an RSS link in G-mail, it works well, but drops me in to the BOTTOM (last post), rather than the topic (first )post on the thread. That seems backward to me. Thanks for running around putting out all these little fires. Bob C.

I've just started tinkering with a small layout. I'm almost done laying the track (I have to tweak it a bit).

I realize that I should change the colour of my ballast to suit the prototype. I believe ballast colour of the area that I'm modeling (the Somerset & Dorset Line in SW England) was a brown/pink. Before I start ballasting, I thought I should try to change the colour of my ballast and was wondering what was the best way for doing this.

I currently have some Woodland Scenics grey ballast. It works well but, after applied, appears far too clean and white-ish for a steam-era railway. Should I mix ballast of another colour with this?

Thanks,
Rob

I dont know how many of you have thought or tried this but here it goes. During my switching run tonight i found the track was a tad dirty and made the loco chug here and there. So i hot glued a piece of road bed (1.5 inches wide) to a stick and used it to clean the track, worked for me and inexspensive too.

When I finish my session on Big Blue, should I logout? Will staying logged in cause problems or waste resources?
If I don't logout, will my "view new posts" be affected the next day?

I had tortoise switch machines in HO, but then again I never had a yard. I want to use ground throws on my new layout for the yard. Suggestions? I don't care if they aren't the most realistic, I only care that they work well and are reliable. I am using Atlas code 55 #5 turnouts. Do I need to power the frogs? My only engine as of now is a Proto RS-2. I won't have anything shorter than that. Thoughts? Thanks.

I was looking through the forums and noticed that we don't have a track planning forum. I think we have enough bugs and glitches in the system that putting up another forum is probably not a high priority, but I thought I would throw this one out for future consideration.