Hey! The Atlas Small Town Church! Closer to TT scale. I have one too I just assembled after having it for who knows how many years! Doug
Cutting in an Isolation Gap If you need to have four separate blocks leading away from the double crossover switch. I did and here's what I learned. I could cut in isolation gaps in the two outside rails, in the middle between the two switches. If you take a look at the inside rail it already has an isolation gap. Works great. First, before you cut in the isolation gap, a little preparation. Run a bead of cyanoacrylate on both sides of the rail and allow to set up on it's own. Not to much, a real light bead of Zap A Gap. After it's dried and set up, then take a dremel tool with a fine cutting disc and cut in your isolation gap. Done. Unless you want to add a drop of glue into the opening to keep the rails from sliding toward each other and coming in contact. Smoothest thing..... I've seen or done. Never had a problem with the whole of the switch mechanism. For more ideas for the rest of the layout also see: http://www.barstowrick.com/category/structurally-sound-rail-joints/ I know shameless plug. Who knows you might like it.
George , I do not know how I missed this but this is the coolest idea ever. I just sold our 35' for 14,000 and I could of had a layout AND a two car garage!!!! Mike
No Problem Mike...You are a busy man with the bussiness and everything else that has your plate full...understandable. I never felt slighted because ya werent here. Glad to have ya here now though Mine is a 29 footer. Bought it used for 2500.00. It had been put in storage for 5 years ! A few tires, a battery, and 10 gallons of gas...fired it up and drove it home. The rest is history as they say
Repeat after me... "2 car garage...mobile layout...2 car garage...mobile layout...2 car garage...mobile layout " :teeth:
GOOD NEWS !!! THE Wife got a new laptop...so I 'inherited' her old one !!! Gonna put JMRI on it and a few other programs. No more running back an forth from THE RV to the desk in here to program trains...wooooooooootttttttttttt !!! I also checked and the laptop connects to the internet just fine from out there No more running back and forth to check TB posts either.
Great to hear. Though there may be an unintended downside, the loss of essential exercise from "running back and forth".
and a bed...and a shower ...and a..... wait a second....isnt that all the stuff I ripped out to make room for the trains in the first place ?? !! No going backwards !!!!
