03-22-2010, 09:17 AM
Oh, no offence taken. On the contrary, one learns much more from hard and direct criticism than from oohs and aahs (although the latter is also very nice every now and then! 
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This part with the blobs of glue is just part of the fiddle yard, so it will not be ballasted. Been busy wiring that part of the layout. Lining up track well on the traverser proves to be quite challenging. The traverser sags a little bit in the middle, raising the ends a little bit, which leads to potentially dangerous bumps (mostly manifesting in engines stalling, but I fear derailments) The sagging is on the other hand even welcome, as it keeps unmotorized rolling stock (that is, wagons and coaches) on the traverser.
As soon as the trackside wiring is more or less done, a new control panel will be built - wondering about how to get all the block control switches and switch switches on in an aesthetically pleasing and functional way.
As for the tunnel entrance: that one you linked to looks a bit too majestic for my little branch line, maybe just a simple brickwork construction with a year of construction plate on top would be more suitable here...hm? Might even get a prefab entrance although the space available is rather limited. Things to think about.
)This part with the blobs of glue is just part of the fiddle yard, so it will not be ballasted. Been busy wiring that part of the layout. Lining up track well on the traverser proves to be quite challenging. The traverser sags a little bit in the middle, raising the ends a little bit, which leads to potentially dangerous bumps (mostly manifesting in engines stalling, but I fear derailments) The sagging is on the other hand even welcome, as it keeps unmotorized rolling stock (that is, wagons and coaches) on the traverser.
As soon as the trackside wiring is more or less done, a new control panel will be built - wondering about how to get all the block control switches and switch switches on in an aesthetically pleasing and functional way.
As for the tunnel entrance: that one you linked to looks a bit too majestic for my little branch line, maybe just a simple brickwork construction with a year of construction plate on top would be more suitable here...hm? Might even get a prefab entrance although the space available is rather limited. Things to think about.
-norm