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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #60 on: October 14, 2017, 06:10:43 PM »
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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #61 on: October 14, 2017, 11:41:46 PM »
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Would the #6 turnouts fit instead of the #4's?

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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #62 on: October 15, 2017, 08:44:49 AM »
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« Last Edit: October 15, 2017, 08:49:39 AM by David K. Smith »

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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #63 on: October 15, 2017, 09:48:35 AM »
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Are we using the 20-041 feeder track section or the 24-818 terminal UniJoiners for the power connections?

Another suggestion would be to replace the 20-010 track piece on the outer siding with the combination of a 20-021 road crossing/rerailer plus a 20-040, and similarly to replace the adjacent 20-000 track piece on the inner siding with a 20-021 plus a 20-020.

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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #64 on: October 15, 2017, 09:59:25 AM »
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Are we using the 20-041 feeder track section or the 24-818 terminal UniJoiners for the power connections?

Another suggestion would be to replace the 20-010 track piece on the outer siding with the combination of a 20-021 road crossing/rerailer plus a 20-040, and similarly to replace the adjacent 20-000 track piece on the inner siding with a 20-021 plus a 20-020.

That's entirely up to Mr. Foxx (or anyone else interested in the plan).

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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #65 on: October 15, 2017, 10:15:14 AM »
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For those following along at home, this is (more or less) what's being suggested. Note that I also added an optional double-track bridge.


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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #66 on: October 15, 2017, 11:16:39 AM »
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I doubt that I'll add the road crossing pieces, because I can easily fab something up for a road crossing at a fraction of the price.  Plus, it will look better.  I did add the double-track plate girder bridge, as DKS suggested yesterday.

I have found that the small track pieces, e.g., 20070 and 20071, don't seem to be in stock anywhere, but no biggie.  A quick search on YouTube found a great video on how to cut Kato Unitrack to create custom length pieces.  I should have sufficient extra pieces of track for the custom track pieces.

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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #67 on: October 15, 2017, 11:43:46 AM »
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Dave, before you go and buy everything you need, I've got a p!sspot full of leftover track I'd love to unload. Let me do a quick inventory.

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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #68 on: October 15, 2017, 11:53:14 AM »
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I doubt that I'll add the road crossing pieces, because I can easily fab something up for a road crossing at a fraction of the price.  Plus, it will look better.

I have found that the small track pieces, e.g., 20070 and 20071, don't seem to be in stock anywhere, but no biggie.  A quick search on YouTube found a great video on how to cut Kato Unitrack to create custom length pieces.  I should have sufficient extra pieces of track for the custom track pieces.
The suggestion to add the 20-021 pieces was mainly for their function as rerailers.

Kato USA imports the 20-091 'Short Track Assortment', which includes two pieces of the 20-070 and eight pieces of the 20-071.

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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #69 on: October 15, 2017, 12:15:19 PM »
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Dave, before you go and buy everything you need, I've got a p!sspot full of leftover track I'd love to unload. Let me do a quick inventory.

10-4.  FYI, for the record I have a loop of track that consists of eight (8) of the #20110 pieces (curve radius 11.1", angle 45ยบ) and four (4) of the #20000 pieces (straight 9.76").
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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #70 on: October 15, 2017, 12:18:15 PM »
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OK, so I tweaked the plan just a bit to consolidate a bunch of the little pieces that weren't necessary.



Then I did an inventory. Here's how it came out--the numbers in parentheses are what I have on hand.

20000   5 (2)
20010   1 (0)
20020   2 (2)
20030   2 (2)
20040   2 (2)
20070   6 (6)
20071   2 (2)
20100   17 (5)
20101   2 (2)
20110   5 (5)
20111   1 (1)
20121   1 (1)
20160   1 (1)
20220   1 (0)
20221   1 (0)
20453   1 (0)
20458   1 (0)

I'd be very pleased to offer them to you--just let me know.

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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #71 on: October 15, 2017, 12:26:27 PM »
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DKS,

I will take all of those pieces off of your hands.  Shoot me a PM with a price and a PayPal address (or I can mail you a check).

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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #72 on: October 15, 2017, 12:32:41 PM »
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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #73 on: October 15, 2017, 12:45:47 PM »
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I have a loop of track that consists of eight (8) of the #20110 pieces...

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Re: Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout
« Reply #74 on: October 15, 2017, 01:05:58 PM »
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Ya gotta love auto-smilies...

HAHAHAHAHA!  That didn't show up in the preview.  :facepalm:

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