Re: Hopefully starting new layout
Timothy Holmes
Hi Mark:
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thanks for the good advice locomotives will be a mix of SD90/Mac43 (probably kato) and FP40s (not sure who) and maybe if I am lucky a few broadway imports Modern Diesels w/ paragon 3 sound -- hopefully everything will be sound decoder equipped Train lenght -- initially it will be " representative trains" probably 5 - 8 cars because the distances between towns etc will be short The layout will be built in a 10x10 bedroom, this will be N scale -- it will be around 3 walls on 2 decks -- 1 ft wide with the exception of the south wall which will be 2 feet wide THis isnt my first layout, but it is my first in N scale Im planning to use NCE equipment, the layout will be signaled and lit using LightIt decoders and I am leaning heavily toward the Walthers DCC switch machines b/c the decoder is in them and they are a lot cheaper than circuitron -- we'll see -- gonna do a test Im leaning towards micro-engineering flex track (code 55 if available -- need to do some research today) and possibly peco switches -- again a research item for today I'll be using the MiniPanel product to handle a lot of the layout automation stuff -- signaling and switch control etc -- THe layout is designed for operation -- initially it will be a one man show, but eventually if i can find another operator or 2 I may set up for multi operator use If the list will allow, I have attached the layout design to this e-mail, if it does not they are in the San Luis and Rio Grande folder in the files area -- I dont have feeder points marked yet, nor detection blocks etc. Thank you for the questions, they make me think through things --- hopefully, sinces its a miserable day outside here today, this will be standards day were a lot of the standards stuff will be defined (type of track, type of switches etc) Im REALLY Hoping for lots of input TIM San Luis and Rio Grande What I would suggest...
Let us know what Locomotives you intend to use...and how long a Train --
Tim San Luis and Rio Grande
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