Layout alterations....

[doctorwayne]

....we'll see when I'm lying on my back under the layout, with a soldering iron in my hand.  
I probably should have done the soldering before installing the motors, but it took way too long to adjust the motors orientation to their respective turnouts, for optimum performance, so they're not coming out.

Wayne

It turned out that there was no need to be lying on my back, waiting for melted solder to drip onto me - the white portion of the plug assembly, with the soldering points, is detachable.  I simply unplugged it, did the soldering to add the wires, then plugged in back in.
By reversing the wires to the second motor, applying power switches the routing on both tracks from run-through to crossover, and vice-versa.

More gaping-hole drilling to be done today, one near the hard-to-see back of the locomotive shop, and another near the road to the Lowbanks station.

Here's the one near the road to the station (and close to the backdrop), as seen from several different angles...









...while the one near the shop is very close to the building and to the backdrop....





I figured, since I need to remove all sorts of stuff for drilling the next two holes, that I might as well throw in this interior view of the Lowbanks shop, too...



I should also mention that the 1.125" hole needed for the switch motor is a loose fit.  Rapido recommends shimming it in place, but I found that the shims drop out as the motor is rotated when trying to align it for optimum performance.  I decided to instead cut a strip of .005" sheet styrene to a width equal to the height of the motor 6'6"(HO) and about 30'(HO) long.  I affixed one end to the plastic motor case using solvent-type cement, then wrapped it around the motor, lapping it over the portion already cemented to the motor, and used more solvent cement to secure it.
This creates a fairly snug fit in the 1.125" hole, but still allows the motor to be rotated when adjusting its position for best performance.

Wayne