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Last october I got the N scale itch. Gradually built up my equipment inventory and covered a door with cork. Eventually the entire platform will get green, tan, and brown ground cover. Rail will be weathered. In the center will be switch yard, buildings, roadways, small town scenes, industry. Much fun predicted.
On another forum there was this track wiring nazi who proclaimed every individual piece of track ought have power wires going to it for reliability. Maybe that is more for DCC. I just gave my rail joiners a little crimp for good conductivity and grip and the electricity and locomotives are working super good.
Hey Railfan, looks like you are off to a pretty nice start! The nice thing abotu N scale is that you can have a pretty good sized layout in a smaller space! The door idea looks good, and the way it is set up now, it will be super easy for you to ad on to make an 'L' if you want in the future!! Keep the pics comin...
A lot of experienced modelers have found that over time, rail joiners can work loose, compromising conductivity (for DC or DCC). And most folks suggest not that every rail have a wire, but that every rail have a soldered connection to either a wire or to another rail via a soldered rail joiner.
When I was building my new layout, I was still running DC, but had DCC in mind for the near future. I didnt go with the standard feeder every 3 feet idea, but soldered every other joint and put a feeder every 5-6 feet, and feeders on all 3 sides of all the switches...works great so far...no issues!
Sorry, no offense meant. On the TV comedy show Seinfeld the regular crew goes to a restaurant run by a guy they call the "soup nazi" who is a bit extreme. Jerry Seinfeld is jewish and is not offended by the term. Many still are which is understandable.
Yes....drill through. The thickness of a door....1-3/8"....is less then ideal for wiring and switch motors or servo linkages....but has been successfully dealt with by some layout builders.
Sorry, no offense meant. On the TV comedy show Seinfeld the regular crew goes to a restaurant run by a guy they call the "soup nazi" who is a bit extreme. Jerry Seinfeld is jewish and is not offended by the term. Many still are which is understandable.
My point was that it seemed pretty harsh for you, a self-proclaimed newcomer to the hobby, to denigrate a more-experienced modeler so strongly just because has a more rigorous approach than you do to wiring.
Hopefully your more casual approach works out OK for you in the long run, although that's not the way I would bet.
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My point was that it seemed pretty harsh for you, a self-proclaimed newcomer to the hobby, to denigrate a more-experienced modeler so strongly just because has a more rigorous approach than you do to wiring...
I can totally understand what he is saying Byron, about the "Nazi".
I have run across these type of characters in many forums, both hobby and social, and they do act like "Nazis", in the way they refuse to see others POV, or ignore their opinions, as theirs is the only correct way to do something. If you don't do it that way, your wrong! Period! So yes, I would call the guy a "Nazi", esp. if its the same character he's talking about.
My point was that it seemed pretty harsh for you, a self-proclaimed newcomer to the hobby, to denigrate a more-experienced modeler so strongly just because has a more rigorous approach than you do to wiring.
Hopefully your more casual approach works out OK for you in the long run, although that's not the way I would bet.
I accept that you feel that way and respect your opinion. One of the reasons I took note of and remembered that thread and post, was how much the other forum members disagreed with his assessment. Nothing about what I said was meant to denigrate anyone. If I had wanted to do that, I would have said it on a forum where I knew he was present. You see harshness in others....yet you don't seem to see it in yourself.
Yep...I keep telling myself that....like the magazine says hehe..."Model Railroading Is Fun" and it is....no need to be talkin like an idiot here...we are all here to learn and sometimes just have misunderstandings
There is a real difference between referencing a perceived extreme point of view in a way that's detached from the person(s) who may hold that view...........and making a personal attack on someone.
Even while it's pretty obvious there are daily incremental assaults on our god given right to freedom of speech........in an effort to calm things down, forgive and forget, and get back on topic.......I will say that up to a point....it would be a good thing for me to avoid potentially inflammatory language to prevent unnecessary conflict.....and for everyone to develop a reasonable tolerance for those whom you disagree with. And to liberally use apology and forgiveness especially in these non life threatening contexts....these being the easiest things in the world to do and having great power to create and preserve good will among us all.
To Byron and any others who were offended, my sincere apology.
I've never heard of anyone wiring every track section, not even in DCC.
When I dismantled my previous layout I was surprised to find some of my feeder wires were "cold soldered", ie: not really connected at all. My bad, next one will be done a little better!
I was also wondering about running wires on a door layout, I'd think you could groove the cork for some of them?
I've never heard of anyone wiring every track section, not even in DCC.
When I dismantled my previous layout I was surprised to find some of my feeder wires were "cold soldered", ie: not really connected at all. My bad, next one will be done a little better!
I was also wondering about running wires on a door layout, I'd think you could groove the cork for some of them?
It might be possible to groove the cork for short wire runs in some places. To me the added thickness of a door is a bit more of a potential problem having to make servo pushrods longer for switches.....but even that may not be so bad. And with really small servos it might be possible to mount them on top next to the track in many places.
I'm starting out with caboose manual ground throws just to get a few going quickly.
.....not fun...
