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Wanna raise some money by selling those as kits in 5 and 10 Packs? I'd be in for a 10 pack at some point . . . .
Ambitious. Is your plan wood-frame construction? Even given the relatively consistent Bay Area climate, in my experience with married yard modules you will have difficulty maintaining tolerances across the entire width of the module set. How did MC do it with Effett?
Naming the Yard:Back in the late 1990's, I built a setup yard for the Midwest Central RR Club's Ntrak layout. It is 18' long (three 6' modules), with 12 tracks (4 tracks for each of the outside main, inside main and branch line) with double crossovers to move from one of the 4-track sections to another. Since the yard was built prior to the MWC adopting DCC, it was controlled by a main panel that had SPST switches to turn power on and off from each yard track, as well as feed power from different DC throttles as necessary. The wiring used 24-position Molex connectors between modules and from the main panel to the yard so that the panel could be easily disconnected for transport.When we first set it up, I christened it "Big F---ing Yard". And it has been known as "BF Yard" ever since. Some things you can't plan. John C.