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Post by ptitrainrouge on Nov 25, 2019 14:28:28 GMT -5
hello from France
I am new to the forum.
I am a long time N scaler, and moved last year to z scale, and from european railroads to us railroad. My layout is under construction. It is a Santa Fe layout somewhere in a fictional area of Arizona.
I hope that I am not too far from Arizona landscapes.
The track are by Rokuhan and a bridge, loco by AZL, and rolling stock from AZL and MTL The structures are scratchbuilt.
some videos of the layout from the start to the present .
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Post by texrail on Nov 25, 2019 16:25:42 GMT -5
Wonderfull! I like the scenery and in particular the perfect rock formations. Very well done! I hope we will see more in the future.
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Post by DAZed on Nov 25, 2019 19:26:12 GMT -5
Awesome layout! Really nice scenery. Definitely says Santa Fe in Arizona to me.
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Post by cjm413 on Nov 25, 2019 23:51:21 GMT -5
👍👍
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Post by Rob Albritton on Nov 26, 2019 16:02:12 GMT -5
Beautiful and well done!
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Post by ptitrainrouge on Dec 1, 2019 6:36:07 GMT -5
thank you for your appreciation. there will be more, following the upgrade of the layout. An operation video for today:)
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Post by cwrr on Dec 1, 2019 21:21:54 GMT -5
Keeping your switch crew busy, i see! Great layout!! Keep up the great work!  |
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Post by texrail on Dec 2, 2019 3:43:49 GMT -5
Very inspiring! And again: Excellent rock formations! How are you doing the uncoupling? Magic fingers ? |
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Post by ptitrainrouge on Dec 2, 2019 11:33:19 GMT -5
yes there is a kind a magic: I have made a small tool with a tooth pick you can see here how it works
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Post by texrail on Dec 2, 2019 12:34:19 GMT -5
Very simple, very cool! Thanks
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2019 4:19:52 GMT -5
Instead of cutting the part of the movie showing Your manual operations (turnouts and uncoupling), which is like "Stop motion" (invented by ... George Melies and still in use ! ) in some movies, it would be much better and more "fun" for You to use electric control for the turnouts (Rokuhan ? ), and an uncoupling track if You use Magnematic (permanent magnet by Rokuhan, or switchable DIY solenoid). Unfortunately I cannot write anything about reliability of the remote uncoupling, because I don't use it : my engines (most GP's) stay coupled to the trains when they push back into the dead end tracks, because this procedure is fully automated and it would be difficult to detect the exact position for controlled uncoupling.
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Post by ptitrainrouge on Dec 5, 2019 12:32:40 GMT -5
hello Alberich for the turnouts, it will be done in the future (yes it is Rokuhan)
for the uncoupling, I know the system, but I want to uncouple anywhere without having to install many magnetic devices, and move all my rolling stock to MTL couplers. and finaly , in prototype operations, the manual action is still in use  , and I like doing it manualy (it is part of the action)  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2019 14:36:28 GMT -5
It's YOUR layout, and YOU must be happy with it ... BTW, in my eyes Rokuhan's track and turnouts are the best, I used them for my layout, too, as You can see here (but I built my own electronics : so I am able to repair the things I built myself ! ). I began with the track, then the electronics came, and now landscape comes last (my room is full with "Roofmate" waste, I need often small parts for details or slots ... ) |
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Post by cwrr on Dec 5, 2019 16:56:36 GMT -5
hello Alberich for the turnouts, it will be done in the future (yes it is Rokuhan)
for the uncoupling, I know the system, but I want to uncouple anywhere without having to install many magnetic devices, and move all my rolling stock to MTL couplers. and finaly , in prototype operations, the manual action is still in use , and I like doing it manualy (it is part of the action) I just call it the "0-5-0 switcher" |
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Post by BAZman on Dec 5, 2019 22:06:51 GMT -5
The GREAT appeal of this layout is: the tracks are in continuous transition and curves. Virtually no tracks are parallel to the framing or locations. PERFECT. Like, Texrails "West Texas" (http://www.azlforum.com/thread/1152/west-texas-project?page=7) and Steffen B's "Newcomer Layout" on Trainboard: www.trainboard.com/highball/index.php?threads/newcomer-layout.89953/page-5Too many layouts parallel to the framing, straight-line track and roundy-roundy. I know space may seem limited, but we've all seem small layouts that look great. |
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, and I like doing it manualy (it is part of the action) 
