long island jack Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 A mile stone indeed, now you'll have endless fun watching them go round and round and rou....... !!!!!!!! Don't forget, you'll need your emergency box of paracetamol for when you go in the layout room Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Bravo Jordan!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) Right, I do hope this works.... A rough'n'ready YouTube video done yesterday of a spin around my loft.... It should have subtitles as we go round; you might have to click a button to get them up??!! Edited May 8, 2017 by F-UnitMad 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) you should have been pushing F5(flange squeal) on those tight curves , i'll have to go and sit down now as my head is in a spin!!!!!!! Ray Edited May 9, 2017 by long island jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted May 9, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2017 That looks so good, a proper size train doing a full circuit. The hand laid track round the curve makes the curve look right, too. You must be pleased! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 you should have been pushing F5(flange squeal) on those tight curves , i'll have to go and sit down now as my head is in a spin!!!!!!! Ray I couldn't press any buttons - I was too busy holding my phone steady!! hence the lack of horn and bells at grade crossings, etc. That looks so good, a proper size train doing a full circuit. The hand laid track round the curve makes the curve look right, too. You must be pleased! "Only" 7 cars, but yes it's better than just two or three, and in O is a rather long train in reality!! I've yet to test haulage capacity of my locos, which may well be limited by the tight curves more than anything - plus, I don't want a 'string-lining' incident and possibly pull cars over the edge of the layout!! I am pleased with the track. The curves don't look too bad, from eye level anyway, and although I did use Fast-Tracks "sweep sticks" for the 36" radius curves, I led into & out of the curves with a strip of MDF, which - more by accident than design - appears to have built some transition into them, so they don't quite have that abrupt 'train set' or set track look to them. Even the sharp 26" radius is only for about 6" or so within that curve. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Waow! That's nice Jordan! Thank you for the video. Your tight curves aren't a problem for the US trains. The Alco runs well and we can't understand the curves are so tight. A 7 long cars train with a RS-3 is very good. No more cars are needed. Bravo ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Just for some perspective, Jordan - the maximum train length on my N scale layout is two 4 axle locos, 7 50' cars and a caboose. My HO scale layout has a maximum train length of 1 loco, 5 50' cars and a caboose. My O scale - well... I'm sure you'd be more knowledgeable in that regard - RS3, 50' cars, bay window caboose... 4' staging tracks. Any idea how long the train would be? I'm hoping 2 cars + caboose. So yeah, 7 car trains seems spot on to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tove Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 - RS3, 50' cars, bay window caboose... 4' staging tracks. Any idea how long the train would be? I'm hoping 2 cars + caboose. Daniel, With a caboose your looking at about 4' - 6" max. But if you swapped out a 50ft for a 40ft,then you`d 'just about' get away with 4'. This is assuming that your using a Southern bay window caboose,because i think there almost (if not quite) 40ft box car length. Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Perfect. That, I can get away with! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 Agree with Brian. RS3 & two 50-footers will almost fill 4ft. 5ft would comfortably allow a Caboose as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Awesome. Makes things much easier for planning the layout size. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 This running RS-3 and his train give me the idea of an ovale of track in my basement. But I think it's a too big project for my small brain (motivation, always motivation ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I feel your pain Jack, I've still not progressed any further on getting the benchwork finished or track laid on the street running and yard areas for my HO scale layout. That's not lack of motivation though, that's more ease of being distracted. I've never really been one to focus on a project for very - OOOOH, A BUTTERFLY!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I'm exactly as you Daniel. I like a lot of different trains: USA, French and UK (narrow gauge and standard gauge), South American trains, Indian Trains....... I can't always stay on the same project. I've began my US O scale project in 2014 but from time to time I work for anything else. And my son (11) needs some help with his trains, his tanks and military stuff, my second son (16) needs some help with his Lemax Christmas village.... I don't speak of the chores, my health, the work and my family... Life is too short and projects are too big. But I stay positive A solution for the track is to install Peco "RTR" (ready to run) track. I have a something like 24 x 11 room. It's a very nice space for a O scale ovale. But (there is a "but") I don't have only this train to build in this room. I still have others layouts and my son's Christmas village. The space is full! I need to adapt to make a big ovale: underneath or up some layouts. Not easy! Too many difficulties... I think an exhibition layout will be very good for me: small but detailed. Like yours Daniel. I like to make several small layouts and not only one big. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted May 12, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 12, 2017 Nice to know it isn't just me! Over 150 unfinished models at the last count. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I think that we are many in this case Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I have a chest of drawers full of N scale locos and stock that need decoders, weather, repainting, or all of the above. All waiting until I have my own place and can actually make use of them. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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F-UnitMad Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 I have a new screen wallpaper, it seems!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 I have a chest of drawers full of N scale locos and stock that need decoders, weather, repainting, selling to fund my O Scale habit Sorry it's a bit late, Dan, but had to update your post for you... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Sorry it's a bit late, Dan, but had to update your post for you... If you check my O scale thread, you'll see that it's already pretty well funded! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) If you check my O scale thread, you'll see that it's already pretty well funded! Certainly does!! Edited June 20, 2017 by F-UnitMad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) Hmmmm.... managed to do a bit of railfanning yesterday (my family insist on calling it "trainspotting" - ugh!!).Let's just say Mondays must not be the best day for it, neither is the thunderstorm season.My first 'catch' of real US Railroading wasn't quite what I'd had in mind, either... Edited August 15, 2017 by F-UnitMad 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Plant City is a very cool place to explore though, did you head over to the large merchantile building that butts up against the tracks along the curve to the right of your photo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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