Golden Valley module - Page 2

ulf999 · 03-10-2008, 03:13 PM

Thanks for the encouragement

.
I haven't seen handlaid tracks for Marklin either (perhaps some german sites with the correct googling might yield some hits...).
For this trackplan, I needed curved turnouts with specific radius. The only way(?) to achieve this is to use either CV-curvables, Twistties or handlaying them from scratch. Since this is my first handlaying attempt and I really like the looks ofwooden ties, I went for the Twistties. time will tell if this works

ulf999 · 03-12-2008, 03:36 PM

Ties dyed, plaster cloth painted, some ground foam added and a little ballast glued down. A 'gravel road can also be seen. The dark brown road will later be an asphalt road. right now I just to make sure no white spots remain. When all track is ballasted, it's time to glue down the rails...

nkp174 · 03-12-2008, 05:41 PM

Dang that looks nice!

ulf999 · 03-13-2008, 02:21 PM

More foam and ballast added today. The props out for some shots

ulf999 · 03-21-2008, 03:31 AM

Tedious work

I have now glued (CA glue) tieplates from PROTO:87 STORES AND ACCURATE MODEL RAILROAD TRACK EMPORIUM to my Micro Engineering Code83 rails

Rail + tieplates glued down

I also glued on some fishplates (joint bars), and used a sharp knife to scribe the rail suggesting rail lengths of 39ft

MilesWestern · 03-21-2008, 04:48 AM

Now THAT's prototype modeling! It's work beyond even the greatest of superlatives!! Truly breathtaking. I doubt anyone else here on this forum, (maybe NKP175) has the paitence to do this. It's just...WOW!

pgandw · 03-21-2008, 09:23 AM

Second the WOW!

ulf999 · 03-21-2008, 03:38 PM

Thanks guys!
Even thought it does look nice, I think it takes a bit more patience than I have. The next module/segment will be equiped with ME flextrack. Otherwise it'll take me a year to complete

!

stdguage · 03-22-2008, 07:06 PM

Great work! Hey, yhat's one advantage of modular - you can use differant standards and techniques on each. not every module needs hand laid using hand drawn rail from your own minimill.

ulf999 · 03-24-2008, 10:34 AM

Thanks [

]
A few more pics. I have now glued the other rail and ran some tests. It works!!!
I have used PS D&RGW building brown to simulate rust (this is a spur, the mainline will be painted roof brown...)
When more thing are in place (a few years from now... ) I will further weather the track with washes and powder)

Triplex · 03-24-2008, 07:40 PM

Does that PA have opening pilot doors?

ulf999 · 03-25-2008, 03:29 PM

Nope, no opening doors. It's a Marklin. Trix has the same (full metal) for DCC.

ulf999 · 03-31-2008, 03:46 PM

Here are a few pics from a modular meeting at a museum last weekend
ulf999/MMM/Meetings/TM_20080329 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

ulf999 · 05-25-2008, 04:04 PM

At last, I got some (hobby) time. I've given the turnout a whack.

I gave up using tieplates on this one. The reason is that I'm using the tongues as studs for the pickup shoe (when running in 3R mode). The tieplates (metal) would short circuit the whole thing since they connect between the stockrails and the tongues

So I just keep-it-simple (well...

))

The throwbar is soldered and all but the (outer) railguards are in place. DC and AC cars seem to like the frog

If you zoom the centre of this pics, you'll notice that there is a cut in the tongues to isolate them. They will individually be powered using a relay (driven by one of the tortoise's relayes) More on this later on...

The throwbar is a copperclad PC-tie from fasttrack. It has been isolated to avoid shortcircuits when running in 2R-mode.

Work will soon continue with the remaining rail (seen loose in some of the pics...)

**TrainNut** · 05-26-2008, 12:46 AM

Truly admirable work.

03-12-2008, 05:41 PM	#18 (permalink)
nkp174 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cincinnati, O. Posts: 1,255	Dang that looks nice! __________________ My favorite engine My favorite RRs: the Denver, South Park, and Pacific The New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad My Current Passenger Project My current freight car project

03-21-2008, 04:48 AM	#21 (permalink)
MilesWestern Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,878	Now THAT's prototype modeling! It's work beyond even the greatest of superlatives!! Truly breathtaking. I doubt anyone else here on this forum, (maybe NKP175) has the paitence to do this. It's just...WOW! __________________ BTW, what's this all about? www.weatheringman.com

03-21-2008, 09:23 AM	#22 (permalink)
pgandw Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 980	Second the WOW! __________________ Fred Wright Jack of All Trades for the Picture Gorge & Western Railway - none more picturesque *Port Orford & Elk River Railway & Navigation Co - home of the tall cedars* ...in foggy coastal Oregon where it's always 1900...

03-24-2008, 10:34 AM	#25 (permalink)
ulf999 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 75	Thanks [] A few more pics. I have now glued the other rail and ran some tests. It works!!! I have used PS D&RGW building brown to simulate rust (this is a spur, the mainline will be painted roof brown...) When more thing are in place (a few years from now... ) I will further weather the track with washes and powder)

03-24-2008, 07:40 PM	#26 (permalink)
Triplex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,662	Does that PA have opening pilot doors? __________________ Fan of Conrail... also transition-era PRR, 70s Santa Fe, BN and SP, 70s-80s eastern CN, pre-merger-era UP, heavy electric operations in general, modern EFVM and Brazilian railroads in general... why bother trying to list them all?

03-10-2008, 03:13 PM	#16 (permalink)
ulf999 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 75	Thanks for the encouragement . I haven't seen handlaid tracks for Marklin either (perhaps some german sites with the correct googling might yield some hits...). For this trackplan, I needed curved turnouts with specific radius. The only way(?) to achieve this is to use either CV-curvables, Twistties or handlaying them from scratch. Since this is my first handlaying attempt and I really like the looks ofwooden ties, I went for the Twistties. time will tell if this works

03-12-2008, 03:36 PM	#17 (permalink)
ulf999 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 75	Ties dyed, plaster cloth painted, some ground foam added and a little ballast glued down. A 'gravel road can also be seen. The dark brown road will later be an asphalt road. right now I just to make sure no white spots remain. When all track is ballasted, it's time to glue down the rails...

03-13-2008, 02:21 PM	#19 (permalink)
ulf999 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 75	More foam and ballast added today. The props out for some shots

03-21-2008, 03:31 AM	#20 (permalink)
ulf999 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 75	Tedious work I have now glued (CA glue) tieplates from PROTO:87 STORES AND ACCURATE MODEL RAILROAD TRACK EMPORIUM to my Micro Engineering Code83 rails Rail + tieplates glued down I also glued on some fishplates (joint bars), and used a sharp knife to scribe the rail suggesting rail lengths of 39ft

03-21-2008, 03:38 PM	#23 (permalink)
ulf999 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 75	Thanks guys! Even thought it does look nice, I think it takes a bit more patience than I have. The next module/segment will be equiped with ME flextrack. Otherwise it'll take me a year to complete !

03-22-2008, 07:06 PM	#24 (permalink)
stdguage Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 34	Great work! Hey, yhat's one advantage of modular - you can use differant standards and techniques on each. not every module needs hand laid using hand drawn rail from your own minimill.

03-25-2008, 03:29 PM	#27 (permalink)
ulf999 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 75	Nope, no opening doors. It's a Marklin. Trix has the same (full metal) for DCC.

03-31-2008, 03:46 PM	#28 (permalink)
ulf999 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 75	Here are a few pics from a modular meeting at a museum last weekend ulf999/MMM/Meetings/TM_20080329 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

05-25-2008, 04:04 PM	#29 (permalink)
ulf999 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 75	At last, I got some (hobby) time. I've given the turnout a whack. I gave up using tieplates on this one. The reason is that I'm using the tongues as studs for the pickup shoe (when running in 3R mode). The tieplates (metal) would short circuit the whole thing since they connect between the stockrails and the tongues So I just keep-it-simple (well...)) The throwbar is soldered and all but the (outer) railguards are in place. DC and AC cars seem to like the frog If you zoom the centre of this pics, you'll notice that there is a cut in the tongues to isolate them. They will individually be powered using a relay (driven by one of the tortoise's relayes) More on this later on... The throwbar is a copperclad PC-tie from fasttrack. It has been isolated to avoid shortcircuits when running in 2R-mode. Work will soon continue with the remaining rail (seen loose in some of the pics...) Last edited by ulf999; 05-27-2008 at 02:39 PM.

05-26-2008, 12:46 AM	#30 (permalink)
TrainNut Ditat Deus The Gauge Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: AZ Posts: 2,022	Truly admirable work. __________________ TrainNut's layout index page

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