My layout so far

[Richie]

Just finished my track laying and wiring so thought I would post a few pics of my layout so far.

This is the scenic side

[Richie]

The station and goods sidings. I plan to extend the platforms under the tunnel slightly to give the illusion that they are a lot longer than they actually are. I plan to have the station buildings above with a covered stairway dropping down to each platform. I am yet to find something in kit form to serve this purpose.

[Richie]

the other end of the scenic area

[Richie]

fiddle yard round the back

[Richie]

the reversing loop goes underneath the modelling area

[TWICK9]

That's very impressive Richie, you have some nice rolling stock there to, Did you have much trouble wiring the crossover? I tried wiring a single slip and gave up in the end, putting in points instead.

[Richie]

As I did the layout in DCC, all I needed to do was to add a reversing module to two of the connections, all the rest were just hard wired. I will post up a diagram at some stage on what I did to achieve this.

[db ice3]

hey ritchie ... that looks great - iv got my 3 x boards built - am struggling with the method of joining them together - iv got the metal locating dowels - just need to find a way of a clamp or something to hold the boards together and then i can start to layout my track in the way you've done to see whats possible!
yours looks great!. iv got a peco double slip that im totally confused as to how to wire for dcc - dont know if i have to use isolating fishplates or not!. wish peco would get a bit more up to date with their wiring diagrams and recognize that some people actually do use dcc nowadays!

[Richie]

Yes, you will need isolating rail joiners for all points etc. I will see if I can find a wiring diagram for you. Once you get the hang of DCC wiring, it is pretty easy.


EDIT: check out this link and go for the reversing unit as it is mauch easier and needs no user intervention when operating

http://www.sodigi.com/new_page_10.htm