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Jon’s modules – a little simplification
As I mentioned in the last post, the design ideas in the ‘Missing conversation’ got me thinking about my LV modules. As originally planned, the short line interchange had a loop and two more or less equal length sidings. One … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 28 November 2013
We unloaded the fiddle yard and corners and other bits and pieces from the van on Monday night, Duncan having returned from Stuttgart. Wednesday night we got it all out again to put up a (small) N-club circuit. We were … Continue reading
Pigeons, Sir??
3-D printing is quite the up and coming thing at the moment – although smooth surfaces are still a bit of a problem. But you can buy some potentially useless items for your layout. How about N-gauge pigeons? They come … Continue reading
Hey ho, hey ho, it’s off to Stuttgart we go
On a plane later to a very cold and possibly snowy Stuttgart. I haven’t got the technology to ‘live-blog’ it, so I’m signing off till Saturday! Remember, no ESNG meeting tonight, but one on the 27 November. But here’s a … Continue reading
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Layout design – different voices – micro-layouts
For a lot of layout planning fun, try http://carendt.com/ . Here you will find the late Carl Arendt’s site, “Micro layouts for model railroads – Creative concepts for getting the most bang out of the least space.” There are nearly … Continue reading
Jon’s modules – track at the end of the world
End of the line on the board. The track is soldered to the copper clad plate, and power is fed to the plate by telephone wire.
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Jon’s modules – PECO lash up
Sitting looking at a sunny but smoggy Beijing morning, here are a few ideas on PECO track. The PECO range of points offer a consistent geometry and make track planning and laying all too easy. However, one track configuration caused … Continue reading
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Jon’s modules – stop press – first train!
Running with electricity and not string, the 9342, a Conrail SW9, travelled all of 600m on both main line tracks! Moments like this encourage me to complete the wiring on this first board….
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Jon’s modules – wiring the point motor switches
You will have probably realised that wiring is not my strong point. I use as many terminal blocks as possible for joints and to manage the wiring. I also probably use thicker wire than I need to – 3 amp … Continue reading
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Who was speeding on AlpenBahn?
ESNG 2006 exhibition….
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