I’m new o this hobby and just getting renos done to the house and can’t wait to apply some of the fantastic information Model Railroading has to offer to a space I’ve claimed in the basement. Terrific information,easily accessable and navigable on the best website I’ve ever had the pleasure to view-thanks
Great inspirational ideas. Not being part of a club, it’s great to see how things work in a video in addition to reading from articles. I appreciate all the great video items MR puts on the website. And I love to follow David’s adventures with his layout.
David,
In the latest issue May 2011 I see that you are doing some major changes to your layout. Is there a plan to do a video of the expansion you also planned in an earlier issue.
I’m a N scaler on my second layout and would enjoy the progress of all the planned changes.
I too am a little concerned about the speed during the switching operation.
One other little thing that has always bothered me with Micro-Trains couplers is how the trip sticks out above the coupler in a most un-prototype appearance. I always push the trip pin down flush with the top of the coupler and then trim off about half of the trip pin and paint it a grimy black and the very tip silver to represent the glad hand.
This is a fantastic layout and David does a great job presenting it.
Nice video David. One thing though, why shove the caboose so far back? When you do that the conductor has to walk up from the caboose to the engine to make the cut. Just spot the caboose in the clear, then when you make the joint on it you just shove it back and cut off the engine. Less walking, less distance the engine travels!
My May issue stated there would be a complete track plan for David’s NVRR…the current track plan in your database does not include Winsted, Conn., or Torrington. Sure would like to see the updated track plan! I also enjoy the switching videos, and hope you can do more from David’s layout and others also.
This video makes the switching understandable. The thing that made the article frustrating is that it skipped a lot of steps here and there, making it not useful to understand what is going on.
Love the video, it puts a lot into perspective about switching moves. It is always a thing about which I can learn more!
Thank you to all who’ve written in about the layout. For those looking for the complete track plan including the Winsted section, it is now in the Track Plan Database and is called Naugatuck 3.0. A search there or in the search box at the top of the home page will get you there.
Also, I’ve just finished writing the second edition for Building a Model Railroad Step by Step, featuring the N scale Naugatuck layout. The book has been updated and expanded from 7 to 9 chapters. It includes 32 new pages of material and features information about the various expansion projects and more coverage of operating the layout.
Best wishes on your endeavors, and thank you for reading Model Railroader magazine.
David Popp
Managing editor