Very cool build, makes sense you started spiking the diverging rail, although a touch or quick hit with solder would do the same job. Absolutely love the way you combined the templates to connect the frog of each turnout to the diverging rail of the next one. Even though you may need to cut off the frog later, for juicing the frog, it makes a lot of sense on the alignment of the ladder. On the frog, definitely agree that its placement dictates the alignment of both stock and diverging rails. Nevertheless, from beyond the fixed position in the heart of the turnout, you can tweak the alignment of the frog rails a little bit. Especially when you leave these rails longer. That slight advantage, to this humble soul, is the best reason to build my own turnouts rather than just buy ‘m. Thanks 🙏 for sharing, looking forward to your next episodes!
So far it's looking good. You're very brave doing this without a jig but you have a great person to reference to, that being Splitrock. Looking forward to the completed project. - Jason
Hi Drew, just found your channel a couple of days ago. Very nice the progress you are making. I'm an HO modeler my self. The thing that caught my attention is your work bench. What make and model is it? And what are the table top measurements? I love the large drawers that you store your tools that you use as you build. I have done a quick search an the internet and have found nothing that appears to resemble your work table. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Loving the channel. I don't see many hand laying track any more. Glad to see you keeping it going on your channel.
Thanks, John. I really haven't found any videos here on RUclips doing a build like this, so hopefully it can be helpful to others looking to do the same type of thing.
Man I'm super jealous. I live with my parents and probably will for a long time since the housing market is so shit. So unless they decide to give me the guest bedroom to build a layout, I won't be able to make one for years.
On the prototype, a turnout is located by the PS or point-of-switch or the PF or point-of-frog. The lead is the distance between the PS and the PF which is a given distance for a given frog number by the standard plan. If one is known, the other may be measured. Most standard plans may be used to lay out a turnout by tape measure using the PS or PF.
I got those triangle pieces in N scale, but I have not used them yet. I would imagine they are really helpful keeping the correct rail spacing when building the switch ladder. Where did you get yours, mine came in a kit.
You can find them a lot of retailers. I bought mine from a booth at a train show and they were in Micro Engineering packaging, but I highly suspect no matter the ""brand" they are all manufactured in the same facility.
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Very cool build, makes sense you started spiking the diverging rail, although a touch or quick hit with solder would do the same job.
Absolutely love the way you combined the templates to connect the frog of each turnout to the diverging rail of the next one. Even though you may need to cut off the frog later, for juicing the frog, it makes a lot of sense on the alignment of the ladder.
On the frog, definitely agree that its placement dictates the alignment of both stock and diverging rails. Nevertheless, from beyond the fixed position in the heart of the turnout, you can tweak the alignment of the frog rails a little bit. Especially when you leave these rails longer.
That slight advantage, to this humble soul, is the best reason to build my own turnouts rather than just buy ‘m.
Thanks 🙏 for sharing, looking forward to your next episodes!
Thanks for all the feedback.
My hat is off to you and your skills. Quite a project. Well done.
Love watching your videos, I'm not far from the Ozarks and I'm familiar with the Frisco train line. Love the hand rails
Thanks, Robert.
@@WhiteRiverLine are you in southern Missouri or Northern Arkansas
I grew up in southern Missouri, but I live in Colorado now. This layout is, in part, an attempt to bring some my beloved ozarks landscape here.
Very impressive. Your attention to detail is amazing!!
Thank you very much!
So far it's looking good. You're very brave doing this without a jig but you have a great person to reference to, that being Splitrock. Looking forward to the completed project. - Jason
Thanks, Jason. There are a couple more challenging pieces left, but mostly a lot of the details to attend to.
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Dang that’s a lot of work! Doing a great job Drew!!!!! Looking forward to seeing it operation
Thanks. I'm hoping to make a push over the next several months to get the layout in some sort of operational shape.
Hi Drew, just found your channel a couple of days ago. Very nice the progress you are making. I'm an HO modeler my self. The thing that caught my attention is your work bench. What make and model is it? And what are the table top measurements? I love the large drawers that you store your tools that you use as you build. I have done a quick search an the internet and have found nothing that appears to resemble your work table. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Loving the channel. I don't see many hand laying track any more. Glad to see you keeping it going on your channel.
Welcome aboard. Glad you are enjoying the channel. The workbench is a Husky from Home Depot. They make a few different sizes, but mine is 52"x24".
Thank you. I will check it out.
Looking good. Love that you are hand laying the turnouts. They look great!
Thanks, John. I really haven't found any videos here on RUclips doing a build like this, so hopefully it can be helpful to others looking to do the same type of thing.
Man I'm super jealous. I live with my parents and probably will for a long time since the housing market is so shit. So unless they decide to give me the guest bedroom to build a layout, I won't be able to make one for years.
I've been wanting to do this for more than 20 years, so it has taken me a long time to get here. You could maybe start with some small modular pieces.
@@WhiteRiverLine I would if I even had room to store those! Mayve I could paint some engines and rolling stock, but that's about it.
Joining a club might help you scratch that itch too.
On the prototype, a turnout is located by the PS or point-of-switch or the PF or point-of-frog. The lead is the distance between the PS and the PF which is a given distance for a given frog number by the standard plan. If one is known, the other may be measured. Most standard plans may be used to lay out a turnout by tape measure using the PS or PF.
Thanks for that information.
I got those triangle pieces in N scale, but I have not used them yet. I would imagine they are really helpful keeping the correct rail spacing when building the switch ladder. Where did you get yours, mine came in a kit.
You can find them a lot of retailers. I bought mine from a booth at a train show and they were in Micro Engineering packaging, but I highly suspect no matter the ""brand" they are all manufactured in the same facility.
Idk why but I'm getting a chuckle imagining 6:18 to 6:26 out of context
Behave, LOL.
@@WhiteRiverLine I should obey the frog, huh?
How did you make that homemade rail bender?