Outstanding layout and love how you have maximized the available space. Thanks for sharing.👍
@ModelRailwayShed
Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing future progress on your layout.
@mikeatpudhamjunction2323
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.
@ScottRails
Жыл бұрын
I see some very precise carpentry skills here. Looking forward to track progress, and I need to watch all your wiring videos now as I'm just starting my first layout.
@Finnertoncentralmodelrailway
Жыл бұрын
Found you by accident lol have subscribed to follow along
@JamesPetts
Жыл бұрын
I approve of NX panels.
@neilharbott8394
Жыл бұрын
I'm a bit late to the game on this channel, so it's good to see a recap. I'm just starting out on my layout, and like you it's my first model railway (as opposed to "train set"), my first foray into DCC, and, well all the other things and all the other stuff. I noticed that you went with adjustable feet on your legs, I went with the same design (since my woodworking skills are elementary at best, and ending up with perfect level benching is a bit out of my personal expectations - I'm also in a less than perfectly level basement), what was the reason you went with adjustable feet? I'm also wondering what dimension wood you went with on the legs? (I picked 2"x3" as it's cheaper than 2"x2", though you do need to take measures to avoid splinters!!!). For the rest of my boards, I'm using a 2"x3" beams on an open frame design - on the premise that railways run through the landscape, and can be both higher and lower than the surrounding terrain - something that is more difficult to achieve on a flat bench. And an open frame allows below board access to the electrics, at whatever level the track ends up at, though this might not be a great thing as I age and become less bendy!! Anyway, good job, and I look forward to seeing this layout develop.
@DongitsModelRailway
Жыл бұрын
I went with adjustable feet as they are sitting on carpet, and the carpet will squash down as I put more weight on it. The alternative was cutting a hole in the carpet and going straight to the floor, which I considered (but decided against). Legs are 2"x2". Primary horizontals are 1"x3", secondary horizontals are mostly 1" by 2", apart from where I'd ran out and used some of the other type rather than stop building and lose momentum.
@neilharbott8394
Жыл бұрын
@@DongitsModelRailway Well that makes perfect sense, I hadn't considered carpet compaction. I too went for 1"x3" for the main base, I intend to cover with a smooth hardboard once the rest of the layout is completed (again splinter protection). And I understand well the wish to keep up momentum - I've been sitting on the project for a few years now, and have the added issue of needing to cut outside (so winter months are not in the calendar for that). As far as the rolling stock is concerned, I have an issue sourcing suitable paint colors, since I live in the US, there are no Railmatch stockists that I've been able to find here, so I'm stuck buying paint and comparing to RTR models for best match. Otherwise I am learning that you need to buy as they're released or miss out completely - the window for a lot of stuff appears to be about 1 week from stores receiving new stock.
@ngaugefouroaksstreetstatio6932
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting, your layouts looks incredibly well built and the benchwork superb. My channel is similar in that i did not set out for subscribers but I am still laying track and building baseboards and I'm 1o years into it. Do you think automation is value for money as I have not gone down that path but need another 14 cobalts so was thinking maybe digital as opposed to analogue control? Look forward to seeing more as it progresses. cheers
@DongitsModelRailway
Жыл бұрын
I'm definitely looking for value for money, but whether what I do would be value for money for you depends on what you want to achieve, and what you have to start with. I already had several older PCs and mobile devices spare and looking for things to do, and all the software I'm using is free. The cost to me to get an existing PC connected to the layout bus and use existing mobiles as throttles was less than the cost of one hardware throttle for the DCC system, and gives IMHO a much better user interface. But if you counted the original cost of the PC and the smartphones, it would definitely not be value for money! I'm using servo point motors because the servo, mount kit and driver board turned out cheaper per point than just the driver boards/CDUs for an equivalent number of solenoids. Yes, even though I've got spare solenoids in a bag. If you are already invested in Cobalts (which I believe are stall motor type?), it probably makes sense to stick with them, at least from a consistency/spares perspective. There are stall motor drivers for CBus if you wanted to connect them to the same layout bus I use and automate route-setting. I can't comment on the cost effectiveness of doing it that way, as I never had any stall motors and never looked in to it. Block detection by current transformer isn't particularly cheap, and given one of the alternatives is "not doing any", it's hard to argue from a value-for-money perspective. I needed something as I wanted working signalling, and you can't do proper working signalling without information about where the trains are. The two options are block detection and axle counters -- and I made my choice based on what the real railway preferred in the era I am representing rather than strictly from a value perspective. Add in ABC braking and it's even more not-cheap, as there are requirements on both the layout side and the locomotive decoder side. I decided to go this way as it provided two benefits. 1) It stops trains that are manually driven but suffering from inattention (think about a social environment where people are chatting, and also kids driving who may not realise when they have to stop). I think of this like an insurance policy against crashed locos. 2) It allows me to have heavier traffic flow on the layout by myself without resorting to continuous, non-intersecting loops with a single train on each loop, which I would not find satisfying. I'm happy with the decision I made to use block detection and ABC braking, but If I were starting down this path now, I would for sure use a longer standard braking distance, as it would significantly widen my decoder options. The era of £20 Zimo decoders is over, unfortunately -- MX638Ds are not coming back into stock and the replacement MN340D looks like it will be £34 ish. Having said that, when I started down this path, locos were £80 to £120, and now they are £180 to £220, so this is in line with what's happening in the hobby in general.
@ngaugefouroaksstreetstatio6932
Жыл бұрын
@@DongitsModelRailway Thank you for your very in depth response, it seems you knew what you wanted and then came up with the solution. Your understanding of the componentry is way more advanced than mine, I have been looking at components like Dijikeys and then working out how many blocks would be required etc, I have 175 metres of track and about 50 points. I like the idea of automation and being able to watch the layout operate. Many thanks for your response and look forward to watching future and past video's.
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