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Re: Scale Modelers Aren't the Only Ones . . .
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Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:40:03 GMT
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The layout looks great (you will be so much happier with it when it’s up on a
table)! It’s really hard to resist the temptation to make a loop, but
point-to-point layouts have many more interesting possibilities. I think you’ll
be having fun with this one.
Below are some thoughts I had to some of your dilemmas:
In lugnet.trains, Elroy Davis wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:
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How are you
going to do your uncoupling? Its going to be a important issue if you are
doing a lot of switching.
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Uncoupling is probably my biggest issue. Right now, I’m doing it by hand,
which means holding a set of cars apart with one hand and working the speed
control with the other.
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I talked about this very thing six years (!) ago, and I haven’t changed my
opinion on it yet. Manual uncoupling is way underrated; you just have to have
the right tool. See my post here:
http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=16315
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I’ve also been thinking about installing some sort of electromagnet system
between the rails, and making it a hump yard, maybe raising the head of the
yard up a plate or two, but I’m not sure exactly how it would work. The idea
also makes the purist in me cringe.
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If you really need an electric uncoupler, here’s a design I came up with that is
LEGO pure, if a bit bulky:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=18638
It works by lining up the train with the red horizontal plunger. The plunger
then disengages the magnets enough to drive the train away.
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The other problem I have is the switches on the far end of the layout. My
controllers are near the center of the layout, so throwing the switches to
reach the mainline or caboose track involve getting up and stepping over to
reach them.
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There are a number of electrically operated switch designs, but I think mine is
the smallest, since it uses a micro-motor. It has pros and cons which are
detailed here:
http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=16648
Hope these links are helpful to you!
Rick C.
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| (...) Those are all excellent. The manual pick works really well, even on my light skeleton log car. I tried a side uncoupler, but it pushes some of my light cars off the tracks. I love that remote switch. I may have to try that out. Thanks for the (...) (16 years ago, 29-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Uncoupling is probably my biggest issue. Right now, I'm doing it by hand, which means holding a set of cars apart with one hand and working the speed control with the other. This isn't too much of a problem down in the yard, but it's a stretch (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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