Adventures in Code 40
It's a start, at least:
The reason I've built this Code 40 point, from the Finetrax kit, is that I'm hatching a plan to redo my old layout Paynestown, except in N rather than 00.
The idea isn't to copy it slavishly but to end up with something with the same basic design of elevated track and valleys architecture. The
track plan of Paynestown was satisfying to operate so I've planning something very similar, the main difference being that the release
crossover won't be on a curve this time.
The scenic part of Paynestown was about 7 feet long so the idea is to accommodate the entire scenic portion in about 4 foot in N, on a single
lightweight board.
Why didn't I do it in N originally? Partly because the idea was to use up a surplus of old track and buildings, but also because the signature
loco - the 56XX - was only available in 4mm in RTR. The Sonic Models 56XX, of which I've got two on order, was the motivation to start thinking
about this new version of Paynestown.
Since the layout only required six points on the scenic part, I was minded to try a finer scale approach than Peco Code 55, so a set of Finetrax
point kits, rail parts and jigs was acquired.
Control will be DC, at least initially, with DG couplings and electriomagnets for operation. Paynestown could be operated hands-off so that
will be the intention.
There is no timescale for this project, so developments will be intermittent.
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