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W C Greene
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Cool little tank. I do see rivets on the "wrapper"...have you counted them all?
Yes, that Peco track does have a nice look for 35n2, it looks rather chunky for On30 anyway.
BTW, will you include "ducK tape" on the completed model to hold the ends on? LOL
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| Posted: Sun Sep 18th, 2016 01:42 pm |
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" I do see rivets on the "wrapper"...have you counted them all? "
Howdy Woodie 
I did try
but then the doorbell !
You know how it is, had to start again 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Can someone have a go at these for me
eyes a bit blurry
gone for a coffee !
Si.
" Before long, you will have something running and it will all come together. "
Thanks for the encouragement Woodie.
If I had any idea what I was aiming for, it would help !
I'm getting there, s l o w l y .
Meantime rolling-stock & buildings etc. are time well spent.
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' Mysterious Moose Mountain ' - 1:35n2 - pt.II
http://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=7318&forum_id=17&page=1
' M:R:W Motor Speedway !!! ' - 1:32 Slotcar Racing Layout
http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=59295&st=0&a
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| Posted: Sun Sep 18th, 2016 07:17 pm |
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'MiniArt' produce a lot of figures, vehicles & buildings in 1:35 scale.
Their buildings are mostly bombed to bits vignettes, depicting parts of Europe, during that little dust-up back in the '40s.
Not really much use to most model railroaders.
However, there are 1 or 2 items from the buildings series that caught my attention.
These wall sections are from a kit called 'Farm Entrance With Gate', or something like that.
Rather than the full on hit by howitzer look, these wall sections just have an appealing tumble-down look about them.
I'm not exactly sure what I will do with them yet, but it's nice to have a few chunks of bricks & mortar to give my figures and car-builds a temporary setting.
I scored this small 'MiniArt' kit, to check out the vacuum-formed technique they use for their entire range.
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' Mysterious Moose Mountain ' - 1:35n2 - pt.II
http://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=7318&forum_id=17&page=1
' M:R:W Motor Speedway !!! ' - 1:32 Slotcar Racing Layout
http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=59295&st=0&a
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2016 04:56 am |
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I like track plan. I've been trying to come up with something along the same lines but with a continuous loop to watch the train wind around. Been thinking of hidden reverse loops. With r/c there's no crazy wiring.
Maybe a light spring holding the points to one side. Make the loop automatic. Following with interest.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21st, 2016 03:15 pm |
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" I like track plan. I've been trying to come up with something along the same lines but with a continuous loop to watch the train wind around. Been thinking of hidden reverse loops. With r/c there's no crazy wiring.
Maybe a light spring holding the points to one side. Make the loop automatic. Following with interest. "
Hi Stephen.
I think hidden (or non-hidden) reverse-loops are an exellent idea ! 
It's possible to gain more height in the given space, whilst still having continuous running.
A closed-loop obviously means 1/2 your track is going UP and 1/2 going DOWN.
You might be able to make a switch with a small-gap, sans moving-points.
The loco would/should follow the 'straight' path on the way into the loop & exit via the curved leg of the switch (wyes could be confusing !!).
Slotcar 'hillclimbs' pretty much all use reversing-loops at top/bottom.
Turning a slotcar on a 'dinner-plate' is not a problem either.
A scheme for the polarity switching, without R.C, is for the slotcars guide-blade to run over a light-action lever-arm micro-switch beneath the slot.
Whilst the slotcar is in the 'loop' the polarity to the rest of the track is swopped.
The guide-blade activated micro-switch operates a simple 'latching-relay'.
With a train, a magnetic reed-switch, I.R. beam, or suchlike easily does the same polarity swop.
R.C boys of course, need not apply !!
The rough-sketches on the previous <<< Page, were VERY quick thumbnails !
The problem for me in 1:35n2, is that I need about 4" of clearance, before the tracks can cross-over.
In 2'x4' I don't think those configurations would work, grades would be crazy !!
They MIGHT just about work in HO On30 or if you have a 'low' mining loco though.
I'm gonna work on 'the looping' a bit more.
My 'top secret method' is to just keep drawing different loops until I see the optimum topology.
More Loony-Loop-Layouts to follow ................................. 
Si.
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' Mysterious Moose Mountain ' - 1:35n2 - pt.II
http://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=7318&forum_id=17&page=1
' M:R:W Motor Speedway !!! ' - 1:32 Slotcar Racing Layout
http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=59295&st=0&a
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21st, 2016 04:24 pm |
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W C Greene
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Si, remember that "less is more"...But then, I should talk (or write).
Woodrow
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Well, Grasshopper, look beyond the reality and into the crux of the biscuit.
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