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    Fleischmann Inverted Points

    That's fantastic, really appreciated, thanks. :thumb: I knew there was a reason I liked this forum so much :D Now I'm off to pull apart lots of points, thanks again.
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    Fleischmann Inverted Points

    I keep hearing about the recommendation of mounting Fleischmann point motors inverted but cannot for the life of me find any info on this. Has anyone come across this info and can shed some light on the subject. I envision it requiring some modification of the control lever on the track...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    I can hear the groans from here "What you're all shouting, haven't you started building yet?" Well, no... I actually bought some books on rail design and function and they gave me some interesting ideas about station function etc... After reading them, I decided that my layout needed some...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    As seems to be the continuing trend with this layout, the final, final version has been revised. I haven't posted another image as I am sure you are all tired of seeing the same old layout with minor changes. The spur you mentioned was one of many things added and removed for various reasons...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    Absolutely no offence taken or intended in any way. I just couldn't understand which way some of your input was meant to know what to do with it. I did have a look at the site and it seemed to be research... prototype... research... prototype etc... I felt that it didn't tell me anything other...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    I have been to my first model railroad exhibition today. If there ever needed to be a physical representation of the saying "one man's meat is another man's poison" then this would be it. I wandered round over 40 layouts with great interest. What I came away with was the thought that, they may...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    Do you mean "why have I made it complex" or "why do I think it is complex"? Not sure which way this question is meant, can you clarify please? That's pretty much what I have done but it still came out like this. I don't quite understand the "overthought it" bit, how do you mean exactly? One...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    Well, here we are still in the design phase but this is it! This is the one I am going to build! I am off to York show later today (Sunday) armed with wallet and parts list to see what I can find as inspiration for scenery etc... It's my first ever show so I'm pretty excited.... All I need to...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    Fleischmann (which is what I am using) also do the 3 point turn out (in N gauge which is what this is) in both manual and electric flavours. I can picture loads of you all going "oh no, not Flesichmann!" but it's what the starter kit I bought was in so I've stuck with it. Typical that someone...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    If you mean for the top line of the three then I could do that no problem. Only the bottom 2 that surround the lower platform are intended to carry trains of any significant length. That's why I changed the positioning of the lower sets of points as they restricted the lower platform. The top...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    Drew, It's funny but for the last 20 years or so, pretty much all I have done for a living is develop computer games and software. I have always pushed for the unachievable knowing that if I do achieve it, it will be worth it. Driven by the challenge of the things that might not be possible or...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    I don't want to see joins in the scenery though and as I am planning a lake in the top left (inside the local loop) it would be hard to lift a section out without seeing the join. I can hide the corner joins with foliage, you'll never know they're there until they're not... if you know what I mean.
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    jetrock: Sorry, it's being run as DCC... meant to reply last night but forgot :oops:
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    Will: I see what you mean but this image will show it clearer and I will explain why I have done it... (oops, just noticed that I have modified this section from my last post so it's a bit different anyway :D ) The reason the points are set as they are is so that equal length trains can...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    Okay, I think this is the final plan (tempting fate I know). I have added a second link to the full size bitmap for anyone who wants a slightly clearer image. I thought it might be too big to post directly... if it isn't I'll attach it here...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    Yes, it is 1.7% assuming I have given enough clearance (1 1/2 inches or 38mm from bottom of the track)... Is that too much or is that okay? For some reason the figure of 2% seems stuck in my head as something to stay below so I tried to. P.s. Thanks Will... you can teach an old dog new tricks...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    Thanks siderod. The only 2 concerns I have are the top industry forces the train to enter from the wrong direction. and the points just up and left from the turntable are a bit messy. I need to find a neater way to allow access to all lines in both directions without encroaching on the station...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    Sheesh, I read all that I by the time I got to the end, my only thought was "this hobby is supposed to be fun isn't it?" I think that if I hadn't already bought some stuff, that would probably have stopped my in my tracks (forgive the pun). The fact that I am supposed to be building this as...
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    True, I'll not prolong it other than to say it wasn't the couplings being too low, it was in fact a set of Bachman wagons with the high coupling that was causing the problem, thanks 60103. We just need a "standard" standard and we'll be sorted.
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    Perils and pitfalls... yeah, I'm a newbie.

    No, not at all. I fully appreciate the fact that there are people with far more experience and knowledge than myself. I've only been doing this for a couple of weeks so I have to seek as much knowledge as possible. The reason I designed the layout I posted was that I could build the outer loop...
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