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I like the plan, but as you have already spotted some redrawing is required to make the top station operational. Will you be DC or DCC? Wiring it up in DC sections might present problems for your 5yr old to operate. Another problem will be getting trains onto the left hand track when leaving the cen...

Thanks for the replies, much appreciated. I was aiming at an 'out & back', together with a loop and rev loop, so my train(s) appears to go somewhere then return. At the terminus the tank loco(s) can then do a runaround & the train will be ready to depart again. The theme will be 4 wheeled co...

Sorry, this should have been posted in 'Personal Layouts - Planning'. Perhaps a Mod could move it for me?

Here in the Philippines we have been subject to stringent lockdown conditions, particularly if you are over 65. My wife & I are renting a bungalow in a sparsely populated rural area. My large loft layout in Tagbilaran City is inaccessible so I've decided to build a smaller layout in the garage h...

Re-thought this project. At the very start of the Corona virus (Dec 2019) we evacuated from the very crowded city area where our house is and took up a long term rental in a sparsley populated area of the coast. This means my 10x6 loft layout is no longer accessible to me; the very small layout sugg...

The rail pass is extremely good value for money, compared to standard rail fares. I live in the Philippines and when returning to the UK I always use one. A big advantage is the ability to take any train, so detailed departure time planning is not critical.

Oops! didn't realise you are using 1st.deg curves - Slight revision

Assuming you want to keep the size of the layout as is, can I suggest these very minor changes to extend the lengths of the sidings. (May make shunting easier for an 8 year old!)

I enjoy fiddling with little layouts like this, but I think you are going to need a wider space. An inverted fig 8, needs a little more depth (90cm) but less width (110cm). This one is shown using Peco track.

When I was using a select I purchase a cheap unbranded 4.5amp power supply for it. The select continued to operate perfectly until I purchased an NCE years later.

Thanks for the idea Bufferstop. My Isuzu pick up is currently being stripped back to bare metal & then resprayed so I've asked the owner of the shop about your idea. His response was 'It is extremely rare for body panels to be imported to Bohol Island, but more likely in Manila. In Bohol we will...

I am definitely going to try sandwiching the polystyrene between 2 thin ply sheets. Can't do it yet as my pick up is in the shop for a complete respray. This is scheduled to take a couple of months so I can't fetch my ply until I've got my vehicle back. This small board (120x100cm) is earmarked for ...

Finely had time today to do an OO gauge test. Using the 9 volt battery a hornby 0-4-0 loco ran for 2hrs 45mins until it finally stopped. The loco was not hauling anything so this time needs treating with suspicion! Next test will be a loco hauling 3 x 4 wheeled hornby coaches. They are not at all fr...

power for controller.png Over 5 hours later the kato chassis is still travelling happily around the oval with the 9v battery powering the controller. It is a cheap rechargeable rated at 180mAh. The battery was fully charged & reading 10 volts. 3 hours later it is reading 8.2 volts. The ah draw ...

Still not tested with the OO locos. but whilst the kato chassis were very controllable at full throttle they were far too quick! I connected the controller to a little 9 volt battery (the standard little oblong one that fits into a multimeter). Again the chassis were extremely controllable at low sp...