This is the layout put together by the Ipswich Model Railway Club at the recent Toowoomba model train show. Some of my modules were present although I was on vacation in Japan.
A cab ride around the Ipswich Model Railway Club's T-TRAK layout at the Ipswich Model Train Show last weekend. 84 modules, 14 minutes out and back. [video=youtube;p2J8MLWD9Ao]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2J8MLWD9Ao[/video]
Hi thanks for the cab ride! That was fabulous. The overhead plan in the earlier post, is that made up of higher res images, and could I get a copy of them? I'd like a closer look at the track plan and module size variations that have been used. Thanks Tony
On the 11th of october, my onetrak club took part in a small exhibition in a rehabilitation center. I did not take my onetrak modules with me, but my T-Trak layout. I made a short movie of my layout at this day: https://vimeo.com/109462684
About 8 x 5 metres, that's roughly 26'3" x 16'6" in American. I think it was a bit larger than the previous one because we had three peninsulars in the centre instead of two. The member who made up the overhead plan was taking updated photos of the modules on the weekend, when he gets them done I'll pass them on. Here is a panorama shot taken buy one of the members to try and capture the layout in one shot.
There being a recent topic about keeping folks back from a display layout, seeing your barrier is interesting. How sturdy is it, such as for people leaning against and it sliding inward? Is it steel? Aluminum? Or? If steel, lugging that around must be a bit of a chore!
The steel fence was provided by the railway museum that hosted the show. If nothing is provided we just use plastic bollards with nylon rope between them and have a couple of club members who are not running trains patrolling the outside of the layout.
Hello all! I'm excited to announce that our local model railroad club-SWARM-South West Alabama Railroad Modelers- has srarted a T-Trak interest group...the group has their roots in O gauge, and has a beautiful modular layout that is set up at all the regional shows. The Group supports all scales and gauges; many of the members model in N scale and there are some impressive layouts in the area. A number of us decided that a T-Trak interest group would be just the thing to showcase N scale and draw more members who model in scales smaller than 'O'. We've decided to go with the 33mm spacing (more of an American standard), because we have big equipment. So far, most of the modules have been constructed from Terry Nathan's beautiful T-Kits...very high quality, simple to assemble, and low cost (he also provides pre-built modules), and are also using the beautiful powerpole plugs and bus wires for all of the club's modules...very, very simple to connect, physically and electrically. here are some pics of the basic finished modules (before track) and a pick of one idea for a 2' module...one of the end caps is well on its way to depicting a farm scene. Thanks for looking, ~Bruce
I've made quite a bit of progress on the T-Trak modules in time for the Pensacola Train Show this last weekend. No way are they finished; quite a bit of detail work still needs to be done-ballasting the Kato track, highway guardrails, road signs, fences, and painting the fascia. Thanks for looking, Bruce
The modules are looking good. Did your club buy their own tables or are you using tables provided by the shows? My club purchased their own as the tables from the shows were in bad condition.
These particular tables were provided by the venue...first rate. At this point, our club is fairly small...the local "Dollar" store has various color table cloths for, well, a dollar each...we use these over the tables to dress things up a bit; they work well. ~Bruce
I simulated the tar-filled cracks on the highways of the 'mini-modules (T-Trak) using a Faber-Castell artists pen (warm gray)... Thanks for looking, ~Bruce
Hello, Painted all the backdrops for my series of modules (SWARM-South West Alabama Railroad Modelers)- blue, airbrushed clouds, and 'horizon' line with groups of distant trees... also started the ballast process (simply using the matching Kato ballast to ballast between the double track Unitrack mains and the outer edges to 'soften' the profile... Yoiu may be able to see, in the ballast pics, the prepping for the grade crossing...simple 'sip-stirrer' culverts, painted grimy black... Thanks for looking, ~Bruce
Before finishing for the day, I wanted to tackle the grade crossing on this module-a slurry of the same materials I used for the gravel shoulders and lots was concocted with WS Scenic cement and applied to the area after the Blair Line wooden crossings were masked...I used a putty sculpting tool to smooth it, being careful not to obscure the 'sip-straw' culverts. When it dries it should be the same color as the rest of the gravel areas... Thanks for looking, ~Bruce