Building turnouts

For easy track laying, I print my layout and tape it next to the table. It will guide me to build. For the tracks, I decide to hand laid tracks and I want to test the Fast track system for the turnouts.
I order tools at :  http://www.handlaidtrack.com/

All the stuff for hand laying tracks

I make a template to file inside the rail, because I didn't buy the StockAid tool.

 

The first turnout took me around 2 hours to build. The next turnout took me around 35 mins.

The first one with all the stuff ready to file, assembly and sold.

 

All the turnout are ready for laying

Building the structure

 With my new little spare room I'm able to build this small layout. The structure will be made with 2 tables connected together, it's easier for moving. The table is made with 4"x1" and 2"x1" of pine wood. On top of  table I add 1" thick of foam.

The pinewood for 2 tables

Ready for track laying

Actually, I'm in a rented home, I put table leg. In my future own room, I will put table on shelf structure. The table height is 48 inch, allow me to work under the table.

Inspiration for model railroad

 Model railroader who inspired me.



Pelle K Soeborg

http://www.soeeborg.dk/hobbyeng.html

Lance mindheim 

http://www.lancemindheim.com/

Gotham terminal

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gotham-Terminal/365023973549603?fref=ts

Threeyardsyard blog

http://threeyardsyard.blogspot.ca/

Washington northern railroad

http://wnrr.net/

Lawley street
http://lawleystreet.com/

New HO scale switching layout

Welcome to my new blog.

I decide to write a blog about my new HO scale layout.

 Main characteristics:

• Modern era
•  Built as a module, must be easy to move
• Using some freemo standards
• Try to be the most realistic
• Using smd led for day/night
• Using this small layout in the future to make photos.
• Hand laid tracks
• Using #6 turnout

After days and days of research, I decided  to build a small layout. It will be my second layout, the first layout was to big and I can't finish it, so I prefer build a small one more realistic.

It's a switching layout inspired from the switchman's nightmare.

Source: http://mrsvc.blogspot.ca/2008/09/westcotts-switchmans-nightmare.html

Source: http://www.layoutvision.com/gallery/id48.html

At the beginning, the layout size was 8 ft x 2ft, but I prefer to extend the length 1ft more to have a 9ft x 2ft layout. I use some of Freemo standard to design the layout. The Freemo standard allow to add other sections of layout when i will have more space and allow to build a layout section by section.

For designing my switching layout I use Anyrail. After hours of test and design, I finally have a final design.

  

Thanks for reading.

http://www.free-mo.org/

https://www.anyrail.com/index_fr.html