Moonman posted:Here is the current track plan extended 4" on the left and 3" on the right - this is as easy as two 2 x 4 screwed on to the end on the table frame. Drill holes through extension piece, then, attach the first and then, the second to the frame end board.
Once I get this setup more finalized I plan on adding another 4x8 table to make a "L" shape or possibly two smaller tables to make a "U" shape. I will be adding the 30 inch bridge back in so I will need to replace the one 30 inch track piece with three 10 inch to make the trestles work properly, but then the bridge will not be centered so may have to buy two more 5" track pieces. I will be adding the lowest elevation trestles beginning at the outer ends of the O72 switches, so where the red begins and then working towards the center back of the outer loop. I added a 4.25" piece to the outer middle of each end of the inner loop and switched the two turnouts to make the reversing loop a little bit longer.
I need to make something to mount the switch controllers and the DCS Explorer unit to. I have some black flat head 1 1/2 screws to mount the track but not sure about doing that yet. I have the green carpet on top of a 2" 4x8 foam board that I plan on gluing to the 5/8" plywoood.
I picked up some woodland scenic tree 4 packs from AC Moore on Saturday they were 60% off so $6 each and some fabric to make a curtain around the table. I was looking for a backdrop but all they had was clouds and I am thinking green hills if you know of anyone that sells them. Also I like the look of the rows of building fronts but have not seen them in person.
I was able to run two trains in opposite directions on both loops for 20-30 minutes last night with no issues. The O72 switches work excellently and the trains function smoothly thru them. I will try the black electrical tape and the other troubleshooting steps on the O31s this weekend. I was trying out the different DCS functions in the app. I don't like that you can not control both trains simultaneously as I almost had a crash.
Thanks for all the help!
