These ones, and the others in the previous video are great practical advices, things you discovered while actually playing on the layout. Extremely helpful, they sound so trivial, but I know I would have overlooked several of them had you not called my attention to them.
Thank you so much for sharing these design corrections. What I found very interesting with designing the backdrop first. Yes; The short runs after switch tracks and before the tunnels, can be problematic. A major mistake with my own outdoor layout; I made all the curves, to tight a radius.
@@DubaiTrains Thanks again Lad. I'm up in the air whether or not I should include a lowered top. I'm considering possibly a modular construction of a shelf layout
Very nice recap of the challenges faced in your track planning, layout space available and train operations. I encountered some of the same issues with my own layouts. I don't think any layout is perfect and most if not all face the same issues noted above. I like the looks of your layout and perhaps with a few tweaks taken on one at a time like getting the turntable to lineup you will begin to enjoy operating it even more.
Another interesting video. You only notice many things after the model railway is finished. It was the same for me with my first model railway, so I tore it down again very quickly after it was completed. With my current system, I've tried to learn from these mistakes. so far it looks pretty good. I have one question. Why didn't you gravel your tracks? Greetings Tino
Hi Tino, Thanks! Before this layout i indeed also had another layout that existed for just a few weeks. With regards to my tracks not being ballasted. This layout was always meant to exist for just 2 to 3 years. The thinking was if i do not ballast the track, that i can reuse most of it. I really want to ballast it all but that will have to wait for my next layout, which i will hopefully start constructing within a few months pending an imminent house move. More on that as it progresses. In the background I have been working on the track plan for almost a year. Good to hear from you! All the best, Bart
This is why I am basing my layout on a prototype. Using Sandborn and Google Maps, I can recreate a small town. Freelance layouts just seem like toy layouts to me. I used to like them when I was a kid, but I would like to represent the genuine article so I would not have some of the issues you experienced on this layout.
Yes I am shifting more to proto- freelance. My next layout will be very different. I recently designed a layout based on the prototype. Have you seen it? th-cam.com/video/XESLiM3isIA/w-d-xo.html
I’ve learned this the hard way for myself. I think the best solution (and from what others have said) keep it stupid simple. That way there are lesser problems and you can do and enjoy operations on the layout.
I follow the same thinking. Fewer components and systems means fewer items to fix and maintain. One of the reasons why my turnouts are all hand thrown.
@@DubaiTrains Get a load of the turntable at the beginning of this video; th-cam.com/video/PUpoNQxu_QM/w-d-xo.html. This is located at Landquart, Switzerland on the RhB.
Why rush the trains 0:15, 0:18; 0:21 is slower and more accurate (specially on a small layout) whilest meantime can appreciate more the details. Nice video though 👍🤙👏 Learnt a few things Cheers from 🇦🇷 Argentina Richard
These ones, and the others in the previous video are great practical advices, things you discovered while actually playing on the layout. Extremely helpful, they sound so trivial, but I know I would have overlooked several of them had you not called my attention to them.
Well said. Trivial but often overlooked.
Nice tips! Thanks for sharing. Dave
Welcome
Thank you so much for sharing these design corrections.
What I found very interesting with designing the backdrop first.
Yes; The short runs after switch tracks and before the tunnels, can be problematic.
A major mistake with my own outdoor layout;
I made all the curves, to tight a radius.
Welcome. I didn't mention it, but don't forget to get the walls drywalled and ceilings dropped as well.
@@DubaiTrains Thanks again Lad.
I'm up in the air whether or not I should include a lowered top.
I'm considering possibly a modular construction of a shelf layout
That discussion would depend on several factors. I go over a few here:
th-cam.com/video/CuBH8pcgX5s/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for sharing. That's helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Very nice recap of the challenges faced in your track planning, layout space available and train operations. I encountered some of the same issues with my own layouts. I don't think any layout is perfect and most if not all face the same issues noted above. I like the looks of your layout and perhaps with a few tweaks taken on one at a time like getting the turntable to lineup you will begin to enjoy operating it even more.
Someone (Ken Patterson?) once said that with every next layout you improve 10 mistakes.
@@DubaiTrains I'm on my third layout and theoretically should have improved 30 mistakes. I have many more layouts to go to fix the rest of them!
Another interesting video. You only notice many things after the model railway is finished. It was the same for me with my first model railway, so I tore it down again very quickly after it was completed. With my current system, I've tried to learn from these mistakes. so far it looks pretty good.
I have one question. Why didn't you gravel your tracks? Greetings Tino
Hi Tino,
Thanks! Before this layout i indeed also had another layout that existed for just a few weeks. With regards to my tracks not being ballasted. This layout was always meant to exist for just 2 to 3 years. The thinking was if i do not ballast the track, that i can reuse most of it. I really want to ballast it all but that will have to wait for my next layout, which i will hopefully start constructing within a few months pending an imminent house move. More on that as it progresses. In the background I have been working on the track plan for almost a year.
Good to hear from you!
All the best, Bart
@@DubaiTrains Hello Bart. Thanks for the answer. Now I am very excited and look forward to your further videos even more. Greetings Tino
This is why I am basing my layout on a prototype. Using Sandborn and Google Maps, I can recreate a small town. Freelance layouts just seem like toy layouts to me. I used to like them when I was a kid, but I would like to represent the genuine article so I would not have some of the issues you experienced on this layout.
Yes I am shifting more to proto- freelance. My next layout will be very different. I recently designed a layout based on the prototype. Have you seen it? th-cam.com/video/XESLiM3isIA/w-d-xo.html
I’ve learned this the hard way for myself. I think the best solution (and from what others have said) keep it stupid simple. That way there are lesser problems and you can do and enjoy operations on the layout.
I follow the same thinking. Fewer components and systems means fewer items to fix and maintain. One of the reasons why my turnouts are all hand thrown.
It is always best to have opposing tracks line up with a turntable; less moving the table and additional trackage in case of overshooting the table.
Exactly!
@@DubaiTrains Get a load of the turntable at the beginning of this video; th-cam.com/video/PUpoNQxu_QM/w-d-xo.html. This is located at Landquart, Switzerland on the RhB.
Why rush the trains 0:15, 0:18; 0:21 is slower and more accurate (specially on a small layout) whilest meantime can appreciate more the details.
Nice video though 👍🤙👏
Learnt a few things
Cheers from 🇦🇷 Argentina
Richard
Thanks Richard. No more speed violations now a days ;-)