Manicouagan Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Hello, I'm very happy to be a new member of this great forum. I built a small shunting layout (120 cm x 20 cm with the fiddle yard). I print my very personal track mat. All your comments are welcome. Here is the result so far: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buz Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Hi manicougan That's pretty small how and what do you see it developing into. regards John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manicouagan Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Thanks. This a picture of my trakmat (caution: not to scale !): 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manicouagan Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Thanks for all these "like" guys. Very appreciated. And thanks for watching my poor work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manicouagan Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 I drew two new track plans. What is the best ? All your advices, comments and criticisms are welcome. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manicouagan Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 The KISS principle applies at last. This is a better track plan I guess. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manicouagan Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 I made a kind of mockup without glue, screw or nail: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manicouagan Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Just for the record, I use a cheap printer, some photos found on the web and Anyrail for the track bed (the "trace" option and the PDF function). That's all ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manicouagan Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Do you think that my new track mat is a too dark ? Thanks for your comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Will the whole thing be self-contained, or is it your intention to have one track go off to a fiddle yard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 On 9/26/2020 at 7:46 PM, Manicouagan said: I drew two new track plans. What is the best ? All your advices, comments and criticisms are welcome. Saturday's plans were similar to John Allen's classic "Timesaver" switching puzzle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timesaver I think the basic constraint was that the loop is just long enough to run around two wagons and the siding or industry tracks a loco and two wagons. The Timesaver is basically a board game using model trains as pieces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manicouagan Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 19 hours ago, jhb171achill said: Will the whole thing be self-contained... Absolutely ! This is the entire layout (including the little fiddle yard on the left) on this photo: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_Dunboyne Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 What is the purpose of marked cross? I think you could use it better in different part of the layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manicouagan Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) These few pics below will answer a lot of questions. Hope so... Edited September 28, 2020 by Manicouagan 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_Dunboyne Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Fair enough 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manicouagan Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) This layout is plugged to a homemade controller and a power supply (yellow circle) at the left end. I used one LM317 for this very cheap controller. I put a small heat sink on the back of the LM317 and a car bulb as cheap overload protection. Edited September 28, 2020 by Manicouagan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Innovative! Well done..... If it’s self contained like that, you could have it as something inside a factory complex.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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