Packers#1Quinton FallonI know this is a little off topic but what is the Teen Model Railroader Place string? is there requirements?please help? i'd like to join. thanks in advance just be under 21 to join really. although I think when all of us are older we'll still be dropping in. are there really any requirements other than being a teen actually? I think the last discussion on that was over a year ago.
Quinton FallonI know this is a little off topic but what is the Teen Model Railroader Place string? is there requirements?please help? i'd like to join. thanks in advance
I know this is a little off topic but what is the Teen Model Railroader Place string? is there requirements?please help? i'd like to join.
thanks in advance
Sawyer is correct - we have no requirements. This is Kalmbach's forum so they make the rules, not us. You're welcome to join in the discussion! A lot of our most regular members are really busy this time of year so it's been really quiet recently!
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Took this for part of my 365 Project. Yes, it is a model...
Full-size: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trainmanty/4604796427/
~G4
19 Years old, modeling the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railroad of Western Washington in 1927 in 6X6 feet.
Packers#1Joe, thanks! Well, today as a little "gift" i suppose you'd call it my grandma bought me two bags of woodland scenics turf and also two boards of foam board for scratchbuilding. so hopefully that'll work and I'll have the cannery and bagging plant cores built and just need some texture covering by monday. Kade, any input you have on that industrial park? I'm thinking a 44-tonner would be a perfect switcher for it, or heck, even a trackmobile. just pm me with anything you'd like to see done differently.
a) DC locomotive works, but will not be recognized or controlled by this DCC system, when it can be on other systems.
b) DCC locomotives are shorting out.
c) Locomotive 1 was not shorting out before, but now is on this and another DCC system.
d) Locomotive 2 had a few programing problems, but issue was solved by reprogramming the locomotive with a new address. Suddenly, a few weeks after it was working fine, it started shorting out. It is not known if it will on other systems.
e) Locomotive 3 is known to be working, however it too shorts out.
f) Before I moved to Utah, everything worked spotlessly.
g) When I moved to Utah, after extreme disuse due to broken leg, similar problems arose. It was found the cause was extremely dirty track. After some good cleaning, all locomotives, except DC one, worked fine.
h) My hypothesis is that the DCC system is somehow doing something that is shorting the DCC decoders in the locomotives. I also believe that there is a short in the DCC system. I will soon try the method you recommended Tyler, and that might finally prove something.
That narrows it down considerably. What was the problem again? A short? Are you sure it's that? I have the Zephyr but a quick look at the DB150 turned up this:
Auto shutdown if command control drive signal is lost so that the layout will not convert to DC operation if a cable or connection is broken. The trains won't just "take-off" if they are not getting the DCC signal.
This could easily act just like a short if you've tried everything else. I'm not sure how the signal would be lost though.
WOW! Thats awsome Sawyer i really like the idea i wanted to have a warehouse as a industry anyway since i work at one. I really thank you man for doing this for me i cant wait to see what else you come up with!
-Kade
John - Is is a Zephyr?
http://www.digitrax.com/prd_zep_basic_set.php
One idea I had was for you to slice away some of the width of your board and tack it on to the end for length, to give you an industrial branch line separating away from the main at the yard. If you take Sawyer's drawing, you can see that there are relatively few options. Option a) is to make a big yard closest to the finished section on the inside, while option b) is to put industries in the same area. It all depends on what you want more. Here is my suggestion: I would make a yard in the big area with engine facilities, and I would cut away all other wood not in use. I would then make that wood into another extension off in the direction of Sawyer's small yard. Here you could have a small industrial section. It must also be noted that the industrial area could be forgotten, it's board remain where it came from, and an industrial area could be there. I hope I helped. ~John
Ah, I see. You guys certainly weren't slacking, you were just too busy doing actual modeling to post. Makes sense.
Watch out guys, Tyler's an arsonist! Seriously, nice barn. And that's a, uh, "interesting" derailment. Or i guess it's not really a derailment, just an equipment malfunction???And no, you didn't crash my computer again. In fact, it never crashed... It just burned out my power cord (for like the fourth time...), so I can't charge it, so I have to use a different computer for now...
John, sorry to hear about your grandfather As for the DCC system, who makes it? That might make things a little easier...
BigBlue, for some reason, Youtube doesn't work on this computer, so I can't watch it- sorry!
Kade, if you run the main down the center, you could get a small two (maybe three) track yard on one side of it. It could be stub ended with a crossover at the end. Then you could probably get at least two industries on the other side of the main.
Wow, Sawyer, North Branch is looking great!
Cdog, it could be what John said, or maybe the points weren't moved fully into the right position or something like taht.?
Well, nothing new from me, as always. Been overly busy with lacrosse, and now not being able to play because of bruised ribs and all kinds of fun stuff like that. But the season ends in less than two weeks, so things will be less busy then.
I also got some money from making my Confirmation, so maybe I'll be able to do something (finish benchwork maybe?) with the money left over from when I buy new shoes (sorry, but I REALLY need those- much higher on the priority list than trains!).
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Packers#1 I'll play around with that in RTS and see what I come up with.
SD60MPackers#1Kade, do you have a trackplan showing where those rails are on the layout? Well thats the problem. The only part of the layout that has rails that will stay is where the hill and river are. Every other part of the layout i havent a clue. The stretch is 2' wide and 8' feet long does that length have any possibility for a small yard and maybe a couple of industries in HO scale.
Packers#1Kade, do you have a trackplan showing where those rails are on the layout?Â
Well thats the problem. The only part of the layout that has rails that will stay is where the hill and river are. Every other part of the layout i havent a clue. The stretch is 2' wide and 8' feet long does that length have any possibility for a small yard and maybe a couple of industries in HO scale.
Packers#1Kade, do you have a trackplan showing where those rails are on the layout?
Hmm, it seems like there's finally some activity here...
Can't stay and look, but I'm not going to practice tomorrow, so I'll be home early, and I'll explain that and read posts and all that stuff then...
Well i finally decided to get off my butt and start getting a idea what i can do with the 4 by 4 foot board. I got track set up but is not secured ( i am using a fabric like stuff for grass). I will put pictures up later. But as i was running a couple of my engines the derailed on the switches along with several cars, can anwone tell me how to fix that?
Chris
IVRWWow Sawyer, the progress is amazing!
Went out to work on the layout and im having a block in creativity. Can somone give me an idea of what i can can do with the left side of the of my layout. I have scenery on the right, which is fine but i would like some industries and maybe a small yard. the area is about 2' wide and 8' long. Any help would be appreciated. Also here is a pic of the part of my layout im talking about.
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Yes, Pikestuff kits come with so much extra awesomeness. I love them.
IVRWI also got something for you guys which might just save my DCC system. My hobby shop guru said whenever you call up a locomotive's address, it fills up a slot. Every few years, the slots have to be emptied and reset in order to call up another locomotive. Is shorting out a characteristic of full slots? If so, then how might I reset the slots, as poor grandpa forgot to include the manual.
I'm sorry to hear about your grandfather, John. I've had almost half a dozen friends get diagnosed with various forms of cancer (two of them my age) and all of them are now fine, physically if not psychologically...
What DCC system do you have? I have the Digitrax Zephyr and can walk you through the process of clearing the selected locos. BUT, this would not cause shorting so I doubt that's the problem. I'd connect your DCC system to a single piece of flextrack and see if it shorts with no loco, and then with a various selection of engines (to make sure it's not one engine that's the problem). If there's no short, it's your layout, rolling stock, or engines. If it's a short, it's the DCC system. Locate the problem before you try to fix it...