Richard's Layout.

[Guest]

Hi all!


I’ve been working on the electrical installation. All the cables are welded on the tracks, and those ones are connected to the main sheet metal.


The yellow and the blue cables are the ( - and the + on the rails).... The blacks are the turnouts ones. Now I need to connect the brown ones at the switches. And then, of course, remains the house’s lights






All this work is interesting.....but I’m wishing to start with the decoration and the weathering

[rickoshea52]

DCC is so much simpler to wire, just two wires for the rails. I had to fight the urge to start the scenery before completing the wiring. Lay the the track, wire it, test it, ballast it, test it, scenery, test it.

[Guest]

Good morning!


I’ve been working on the track.....and after some issues it finally WORKS!!!! Just need to sand and clean a little part under a tunnel....but all the track works fine


Anyway remains to connect all the turnouts on the switches.....let’s see what will happen there


I repainted all the pieces of the last buildings.....if I have time, I will try to glued and build they this afternoon!


I built and glued the village zone as well






Thanks for looking


Polux

[rickoshea52]

Are you going to paint and weather the track and sleepers? It makes a massive difference to the look of a layout.

[Guest]

Are you going to paint and weather the track and sleepers? It makes a massive difference to the look of a layout.
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Of course!!!


Will be after all the electrical installation works perfectly.


Paint it, ballast it and weathering it...

[Guest]

Wow!
These laser cut kits by NOCH are simply amazing....


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Just see their size.....


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Those are incredible they look fantastic, especially since they're that size

[Guest]

Building finished

[Guest]

And the other one...as well

[Guest]

I suppose this one will be the situation on the layout....






Thanks for looking


Polux

[spanner570]

Coming along nicely Polux. Nice layout and buildings.


I really would love to get me one of these. It's all the wiring and tech. stuff that puts me off thought.....

[Guest]

Hi all!!


Perfect....I have good news!!!


After a pre-test, all the seven turnouts work perfectly.


The black button leaves the turnout on the normal position. The red ones active the turnout....


Now is time to finish the electrical installation on the layout and start to build the village and all the different items, and then....the weathering






Thanks


Polux

[Guest]

Very well done with nice neat wiring. It is a great feeling when everything works.


For anybody not wanting to start a layout because of the electrical side of the hobby go for Marklin C track as I think has been said above. Turnouts etc don't need wiring and work with decoders.


As model rail is my main hobby I am enjoying this thread and the excellent work being done on the layout.

[Guest]

Thank you very much David and all you for the nice comments and help

[Guest]

It's all looking amazing (the wiring is looking very complex )

[monica]

what great progress on this one,very nice looking building ,they all look great