Productive day today – finished the wiring of my helix and connected it to the Digitrax BXP88 block detector. Successfully ran 2 shuttle schedules using Railroad & Co, testing two locos up and down the helix. Now just to wait for the first baseboard kits to arrive and I can […]
QUICK TIP #1: Make your own KATO Unitrack Unijoiner Feeders
Quick and easy tip to make your own KATO Unitrack Unijoiner Feeders – why spend lots of money on buying Unijoiner Feeders when you can make your own in minutes..follow along and see how easy it is.
Layout update: Helix track
The exciting part has started…gluing down the track on the helix and adding the wiring! Busy filming it all, so new video out soon!
LAYOUT UPDATE: Episode 7 – helix test & track planning
Follow along as I continue the build of my N scale model railroad. In this episode I do a test of the helix using a freight and passenger train, as well as giving an update on my track planning using AnyRail. Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel to […]
Quick Helix update
Bit of a delay with the next video, but in the meantime the rest of my Kato track has arrived for the helix…so here’s a photo of the first train to the top!! New video out later this week!
HELIX BUILD: Episode 6 – unboxing helix kit
Follow along as I continue the build of my N scale model railroad. In this episode I unbox the laser-cut N scale helix kit, and then progress with the building of this kit. I’ll show you all the steps and explain the process as I build this helix. Be sure […]
Build an N scale Helix in less than 2 hours?!
Yep, it’s possible! This helix took me about 1.5hrs to build, including cutting the base it’s going to be sitting on. Thank goodness for laser-cut helix kits! Build video out soon, hopefully later this week.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: 18 years of model train layout gone in 28 seconds!
Something to keep you occupied till my next video…from the archives – dismantling my old Rochelle Intermodal layout to make way for my new BNSF Chicago Sub layout…18 years of layout gone in 28 seconds! I tore down my old layout just over a year ago…and the new one is […]
What’s in the box?
What’s in the box? Unboxing video coming later this week…the helix has arrived!
LAYOUT UPDATE: Episode 5 – track planning and helix
Following on from my fourth video, in Episode 5 I finally start on my track planning, beginning with the helix, which will be the anchor point from where the track planning starts. Follow on as I explain why I’m doing this, as well as what track I have chosen for […]