Hi everyone,
I want to rebuild my 4x6 layout. It's basically a triple oval, but it needs help. I want to minimize derailment, redo some scenery and add a couple spurs. Eventually I'll go to dcc, but dc is fine right now. I've attached a couple pictures. I bought it off Craigslist because I have twin 4yo boys that love trains and their train table with wooden tracks was becoming to small. We made room in the den for this and have had a good time with it, but it can be frustrating. I have a couple spots that consistently have derailments, the pilot on my decapod hits the switch machine, the grades are uneven, so cars uncouple occasionally and a couple other minor things like the 70's houses... These are some of the things that frustrate me and since i'm on a budget would like to fix or make better a little at a time without destroying the whole layout. I've been looking at foam risers, bridge piers, etc, but don't have a good way to approach this. Suggestions would be nice and I'll keep you posted as I do some repair to it...
One source of frustration are both mountain corners... Trains jump the track here more often than anything...
The switches are another source of frustration as one is manual and the other powered. I'd like both to be powered and my loco's pilot to not hit and also minimize splitting the points...
Overall it's fun to run and the kids have fun with it, I'd just like to make it better. Suggestions?
Thanks,
Stuart
I want to rebuild my 4x6 layout. It's basically a triple oval, but it needs help. I want to minimize derailment, redo some scenery and add a couple spurs. Eventually I'll go to dcc, but dc is fine right now. I've attached a couple pictures. I bought it off Craigslist because I have twin 4yo boys that love trains and their train table with wooden tracks was becoming to small. We made room in the den for this and have had a good time with it, but it can be frustrating. I have a couple spots that consistently have derailments, the pilot on my decapod hits the switch machine, the grades are uneven, so cars uncouple occasionally and a couple other minor things like the 70's houses... These are some of the things that frustrate me and since i'm on a budget would like to fix or make better a little at a time without destroying the whole layout. I've been looking at foam risers, bridge piers, etc, but don't have a good way to approach this. Suggestions would be nice and I'll keep you posted as I do some repair to it...
One source of frustration are both mountain corners... Trains jump the track here more often than anything...
The switches are another source of frustration as one is manual and the other powered. I'd like both to be powered and my loco's pilot to not hit and also minimize splitting the points...
Overall it's fun to run and the kids have fun with it, I'd just like to make it better. Suggestions?
Thanks,
Stuart