Tramps N Gauge

I'll be honest my wiring isn't fantastic on this, I fitted power leads to each section of track to make sure that even if the fishplates joiner gets old and starts making a bad connection the train will still run smoothly, I haven't started on the switched power sidings yet, and that is my next job, along with some overall landscape shapeing, and points motor wiring, but now the main power loops are done, I can start running some trains



http://youtu.be/EhHoKSplksY

The *testing* highlighted a few track problems, one was a track joiner not fitted correctly, and the second was the cross over track section, when soldering the track lengths together I had melted a few plastic sleeper clips (which hold the track in place) thus had made the track lift and made the train wobble as it passed over it, I fixed it by heating the track back up, placing a weight on it to keep it level and applying some epoxy resin, good as new now!

[Super]

Looking good Tramp. About your wiring, spoken like a true perfectionist. I think you may be too modest. Trains are running so smooth, how does your son like it so far?

[Super]

Tramp...How is the N Scale layout coming?

Yeah, it's coming along....... Slowly! I get a little time some evenings to do a bit so I've been trying to get the track ballasted,







I still have a lot more to do! There's some more ballasting to do, some points motors to fit, lots of wiring and the the scenic sections! At this rate I'll still be doing it next year!

[Ucwepn]

looking great! and running great!

[Super]

Wow Tramp, that looks great. Can't wait to see what your vision is for the grain tower and tunnel. The ballast looks good and so real. What is that, some kind of paste that hardens so its not loose and would fall off if you moved the portable table?

Hey thanks super, it's just a bag of 'fine' ballast you pour it on and smooth it with a paint brush, then you drop a little watered down pva to glue it in place,

I've not updated this in a while but I have been beavering away at it,

This is the layout now


And I've been working on my leds lighting








The looms are just the same as my carriage LED's except this time I use X1 56k resistor in series with x4 yellow SMD leds which are in parrallel) which I supply with a 9v pp3 battery



I also found an engine I had lost a long time ago,


And my dad lent me his old set so I could give it a run, his layout is old old old and needs serious work


I have a few more buildings to illuminate and I want to motorise the headgear on the mine winding wheels

[Ucwepn]

Looking fantastic!

Very Cool!

looking good, tramp