New Layout Enzo & Giovana Trains - Updated - 01/17/23

Excelente! Muito Suave !

1:33 mainline lap is very good. The train moves gracefully - with scenery it will make quite a show. The engines sound great. 

Good work, Leandro!

Thank you for the video.

Hi !! Guys !

Lastest updates of the month !

Leandro, the layout is looking great!  Your kids are really doing a great job!  I love the last two photographs!!    I see the right-of-way foreman is really giving that curve the close inspection in the 10th photograph!!!     Did he/she make you do it over?  

Thank you very much for posting the great photographs of your progress!

You must really enjoy watching Enzo build the layout. I recall some of your first photos when he was toddler. Now, he is the track construction foreman. 

Beautiful work on the layout! I especially like "Tool Canyon Pass".

Good to hear from you -

Very nice pictures and layout too! With a crew like you have you can't go wrong. It's great to see the kids involved with the construction.

RTR12 is so right, Leandro!

Guys !

Thank you very much !

I stay happy for them working in our layout !

Is realization of a dream!

Looks super, the posts are great.

Hi, Guys !

Update of the last post !

My question ! What steps I should work?

• Put track bed;
• Works in power distribution for track and switches;
• Works in my Bridge 

Leandro,  your benchwork and track laying is looking GREAT!   You’re going a great job.

That will be a magnificent RR, good luck with it.  You have a cute helper as well.

looking good and running od, Leandro!!

Leandro Garcia posted:

Hi, Guys !

Update of the last post !

My question ! What steps I should work?

• Put track bed;
• Works in power distribution for track and switches;
• Works in my Bridge 

 

 

I like those steps - roadbed down - then, you may have put holes in roadbed for wiring - therefore, wiring next or do you mean that you are going put ballast (stones) down now and the track is already on the roadbed? If that what you will do next- then connect the wiring first - and then apply the ballast.

I am not sure what you need to do for the bridge- are you speaking of the trestle curve?

Great progress! 

Hi, Guys !

Update of the last post !

Incredible looking layout, I'll keep watching if you keep building. Cute little girl and assistant.

Good luck,

Dave

hello,

What will use the DC power supply? 

I like the progress on the bridge turn!

Looks great, Leandro!  Your assistant looks mighty happy!!

Moonman posted:

hello,

What will use the DC power supply? 

I like the progress on the bridge turn!

Carl, I will use in switch Atlas and the illuminations

Thanks !

I have a question about the screws in flex-track Atlas! How many screws I put in each flex track Atlas? Everyone ? Screw side by side or diagonal?

Thanks!

Hi, Guys !

Update of the last post !

Leandro, I’ve been looking forward to seeing the trestle construction, and you did not disappoint.  What kind of wood are you using?  Is the last photograph a highway bridge railing?  It looks like what was common here when I was growing up in the ‘60s.

I just saw the video.  That’s a neat tool!!!

Mark Boyce posted:

I just saw the video.  That’s a neat tool!!!

Thanks, Mark !
I'm used cedar wood I bought in store that aeromodelling specialist !
I got the idea of the trestle from our friend Alex Muller ! By OGR 256 !
Yes, The router is fantastic !

That’s great!  I should have that issue for sure!

That's some mighty fine woodworking there. That will be beautiful when finished.

yes, indeed! That is a nice trestle!

I prefer the open stringers with the track ties on top - it's a scary look down through the track.

Decks on the stringers are prototypical, so no problem with that - especially after all of that routing.

Moonman posted:

yes, indeed! That is a nice trestle!

I prefer the open stringers with the track ties on top - it's a scary look down through the track.

Decks on the stringers are prototypical, so no problem with that - especially after all of that routing.

Carl, I also prefer!
But I made a biggest trestle for both tracks external and internal, so I 'm going to have others small trestle only internal track and therefore I had to made a biggest trestle !

Dennis LaGrua posted:

That's some mighty fine woodworking there. That will be beautiful when finished.

Leandro,

I agree 100% with Dennis. Boy, you are really doing this right, no shortcuts there.

Dennis LaGrua posted:

That's some mighty fine woodworking there. That will be beautiful when finished.

Dennis, Thank you !

Lionelski posted:

Dennis LaGrua posted:

That's some mighty fine woodworking there. That will be beautiful when finished.

Leandro,

I agree 100% with Dennis. Boy, you are really doing this right, no shortcuts there.

John, Thank you !
I'm really happy with all comments here without them I would not have success in my layout !

Leandro,

You layout is great! I have a similar space build a layout.  Would you please share your track plan and the dimensions of the room and the layout?  

Earl

Conductor Earl posted:

Leandro,

You layout is great! I have a similar space build a layout.  Would you please share your track plan and the dimensions of the room and the layout?  

 

Earl

Earl, Thank You !

Yes, It will be a pleasure !

So my space measures 19' x 12 ( 6000cm x 3800cm) 

Hi, Guys !

I didn't very satisfied with results of the my trestle ! So I just finish the new project and I would like your comments !

My idea is to create one trestle for external track and  other for internal track, but internal track will be more tall !

Leandro, Do you mean you would in effect have two trestles, the inner one higher than the outer one?

Mark Boyce posted:

Leandro, Do you mean you would in effect have two trestles, the inner one higher than the outer one?

Mark,

Exactly ! What do you think?

I think it would add a lot of interest!  You would have to plan it out, since the trestle bents get wider at the bottom they would need to be staggered.  It seems to me that Jim Barrett did something similar on his layout that he described in several issues of his Backshop column in OGR Magazine 

Hi, Guys !

Update of the last post !

Many, many hours of work and 20 trestles!

Excellent work Leandro, beautiful results.

Steve

Hi, Guy's !

I have a question about street underpass !

So in my layout I will have one underpass below track and I need to know what high I need to have!?

Thanks! 

I would recommend 7 inches or 17.78cm from the lower track railhead to the bottom of the overpass wood.

You can have less if it is not available. Measure the height of the tallest engine or car that you have. That will be the limit. 

Double stacked container cars and auto rack (carrier) cars tend to be the tallest.

I am sorry that I didn't comment on the trestles - I had a loss in the family and the holidays were a bit tough. The result looks really great!