Layout Construction: part 3. Complete track plan rework.
The initial track plan did not work out. The custom made turnouts that were supposed to go in didn’t prove reliable. Accordingly I decided to simplify things so I went with Walters shinohara #4s dcc ready ones. The plan itself was changed completely as well now being a simpler run through station in a small town outskirts with one industrial siding.
The turnout controls I went with are bullfrogs from Fast Tracks. At 6$ a kit the price is right and they work really smooth and reliably. The kit takes about 20 minutes to assemble. However these things are really strong and put a fair bit of pressure onto the turnout. Accordingly I had to secure all the track work with Gorilla Strength glue.
The running quality of the little decauville however remains below acceptable and something remains to be done.
This is basically how the state of affairs looks like on the layout. Next I need to finalize the track work and start burrying it all in groundwork.
Until next time
Thanks for looking
