Thanks Ulrich, I worked abit on restoring my set up to operation, got the Uhlenbrock stuff remounted to the control area and partialy wired up. Need to clean out under the table so I can mount the power strip and hook it up better this time around. It was a messy temporary set up before. I ran out of energy to do much more today. Mowing the yard and a bit of house clean up took what energy I had. Mike
Silly NT's, I have Asperger's Syndrome
Mike,
as promised, here is a picture ofv the track plan, not yet transfered to C-Gleis track.
I am battling some health issues today, so I don´t know when I will be able to do that.
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Mike, I have been trying to adapt this plan to C track, but failed. The track geometry is so much different and C track lacks a lot of short sections which I´d require to get everything fitting correctly.
I have never understood why Marklin changed the geometry so much. There was no need to do that.
I wish I still had my box full of M track. I do really enjoy classic Marklin trains from the 1960's and early 70's with analog control. Should have never got rid of what I had. I had a whole box of M track given to me for the cost of shipping. Probably never get that chance again. Mike
I am feeling somewhat better today, so I was able to take a second chance at converting that M track plan into a C track plan.
It worked - not perfectly, though, as three pieces of track will have to be shortened. Those areas are marked with a red circle in the track plan.
C track can be shortened, but it is a fiddly task. I´ll search the web for a how-to on this one.
Did you know that a similar layout made it to TV fame in the US in 1965?
Here´s the proof:
Sir Madog Did you know that a similar layout made it to TV fame in the US in 1965? Here´s the proof:
So the question asked was "where is the conference to be held"? I thought that the question was going to be more important.
"Mr. Solo, this is our train room. Do you think that this is a layout or a train set?"
That was really neat, dont think I have ever seen that episode of that show. I am going to try to find a pair of the old ATSF F7's from Marklin. I miss my Lionel ones, but could not tollerate the noise they made when running. A pair of the diecast Marklin's will fill that need. Need to find a new home for my brass 2-8-0 so I have some $$ to spend. Mike
without anything better to do, I have been playing with my track planning tool (SCARM - a freebie) and made the following 4 by 7ft. plan, using the old Marklin tin-plate track.
... and a couple of 3D views:
Now if I had the space and the funds...
Marklin M-track is readily available on the German edition of Ebay, so sourcing is not an issue. Prices are moderate, although there are a few expensive items, like the turntable, the roundhouse and the bridges. But, hey, wouldn´t it be fun?