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Ah yes, missed that, my bad!
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Except the top right corner, which is 6’ from the operating well. I think if you distill this to its basic component parts it’s got a lot going for it. - four track main line - flying junction for diverging route - large depot area I agree with the previous posters that starting with the basic ovals and making sure they form logical circuits is a good starting point. I’m not wholly familiar with Bounds Green, but the track plan to me has a Nuneaton feel (which I like!). Personally I would have four tracks running around, the slow line over the top being a diverging route entirely (you can decide where/if you join it back in, but I’d make it a secondary route, not have it become the main). You have lost the fiddle yard, is this just schematic and there still a helix somewhere with a second level? I’d still be tempted to borrow some space and keep it all on the one level. personally I’d remove the sidings between the lines on the bottom side, they don’t add much for me and feel a bit forced.
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3D Printed incline piers in N Gauge?
njee20 replied to MattWallace's topic in 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CAD & CNC
Super easy thing to learn design on. Ok marginally harder to make the lattice work, but to all intents and purposes they’re cuboids of differing heights. Design one. Scale in the Z-axis to get the height right. Quicker than searching Thingiverse! -
It depends, but usually Sunlu ABS-Like or Siraya Fast. For bogies I mix in some Siraya Tenacious. I tend not to use that for bodies, because you get slightly 'softer' definition, so it's a balance for two axle wagons. The ladders need tidying up on this under cruel magnification of the camera, but this was Sunlu ABS-Like, and uses metal axles, either Intermountain or Exact Rail.
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Clean your model more thoroughly, then let it dry prior to curing. You shouldn’t need anything like 25 minutes (or even 10) to cure. 4-5 minutes is likely plenty. Shaking the resin may be a factor, did you warm it? That’s more likely to be a cause IMO. Don’t need to do anything special. Put the bottle in hot water, use a heat gun on the vat (my preferred method), all sorts of options.
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But you asked about knowing when to ‘cut’ a layout. As if you design the layout and then try and fit it to the space. The answer is that you don’t. You design specifically for the space you have available. I personally don’t like either of those designs as much as the previous one (practical access and geometry constraints notwithstanding).
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I think copying someone’s layout could be seen to be a bit odd. If you decided that you really liked someone’s layout and wanted to slavishly recreate it then I think I’d ask them. No obligation to, but it would just be a bit rude not to. But then it would be a curious thing to do… Otherwise there are, of course, no restrictions on building similar models.
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Which Models would you wish from RevolutioN Trains?
njee20 replied to Stefen1988's topic in Revolution Trains
Nah, 442 would be more useful! 😁 -
I was underwhelmed by the Gaugemaster ones, I had one fail in short order. The Digitrax AR-1s were poor one, one never worked, another failed soon after. The Block Signalling ones are good, and are solid state. None of them had issues with sound fitted models.
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It’s relevant that you’re modelling in N, where the flangeways (proportionally) are much wider than in OO, and therefore the risk of the backside of a wheel shorting on the open blade is tiny. IMO you’re much more likely to damage the point by cutting and bonding the stock/closure rails than deriving any benefits. Lay them as they are. Powering the frog is good practice to avoid reliance on blade contact for continuity.
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Playing around with Track planning software
njee20 replied to Trainnoob's topic in Layout & Track Design
No good for any ready to lay track, set track or otherwise! Great software though. -
Out of date resin!
njee20 replied to bradfordbuffer's topic in 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CAD & CNC
Crack on. Give them a really good shake as they may have separated a bit. -
Yes, I know, I’m not a business, I’m not exceeding the trading limit, which isn’t new. We’ve done that bit to death, they’re not looking for people who happen to sell £1100 of stuff in a year. The overwhelming majority of my sales is also just thinning out the collection.