Playa Desnuda 2.0...the adventure begins.

bremner May 26, 2023

  1. bremner

    bremner Staff Member

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    As you may have seen in my previous post, Play Desnuda it coming to an end. As of now, all of the buildings, locos, freight cars and details have been put away, and only track exists…for now.

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    Above is the first true work in progress track plan of Playa Desnuda 2.0. The Washington Street Yard and interchange is not really going to see any changes, however, behind it will be a hidden staging area that uses a switchback to get the new cars into the yard. The largest industry will still be Play Desnuda Shell, but I decided to move it back to the rear of the layout, and limit the number of spots to four. Smaus Wholesale and Petty Crate and Barrel will be moved up to the front at the crossing, with two and one spots, respectfully. Gallifrey Industries will be located towards the back corner with one or two spots, while D’Amato Lumber, a team track and an undecided industry will be located on the 12″x24″ extension, using a classic Ingelnook switching puzzle.

    Again, this is currently a rough draft and very subject to change, and I am highly interested in peer criticism.
     
  2. bremner

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    I had an idea, why not angle the mainline towards the front of the layout and put a bunch of DPM in the back corner? This would allow a 4″ radius loop for the Pacific Electric cars to run on. Perhaps I can find a system to allow the car to run every 5 minutes or so…this area is represented by the red and black areas…I also added in a couple of lines to represent the backdrops to hide the staging.

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  3. bremner

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    new idea...use a couple of Peco small switches to connect the loop and the main layout...run an Express Car from the freight station all the way into town....
     
  4. badlandnp

    badlandnp TrainBoard Member

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    Now you're thinking! I am sure there is some outfit making an "automatic back and forth" controller, which would be fun!
     
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  5. John Moore

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    Check into Kato unitrack and unitram.
     
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  6. bremner

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    I have a Unitram set, it is too wide...
     
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  7. bremner

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    ok peeps, the modeling bug is biting me again...I am going to be operating Rick Watson's layout again tonight and I am starting to want my own layout again.

    I currently have 10 new pieces of Atlas Code 80 flex, more crossings than I know what to do with, and most of the switches from the old layout have been salvaged. I am contemplating either buying more Atlas Customline switches or buying all new and going with Peco.

    I am sticking with Code 80...what would you use, and why?
     
  8. country joe

    country joe TrainBoard Member

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    I will be using Kato Unitrack on my new layout. I have experience with it and find it ultra reliable so I'll stick with it.

    If I had to choose between Atlas and Peco, based on my experience, I would go with Peco. When I lived in NY my club used Peco code 80 on our club layout and it was very reliable. I like that the switches lock in either the straight or divergent position without the need for switch machines or ground throws, plus there's no engine stalling with the electro frog switches.

    Reliable running is very important to me so Kato is my first choice, Peco second, and after that I have no preference. I've never tried code 55 and don't care to mess with it as I think N scale trains look fine on code 80.

    However, since you already have Atlas track, if it's reliable in your experience, you may want to use it to save money.
     
  9. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Unitrack is always good. Money, yet rock solid.

    But what do you want for roadbed appearance? Cork, or not? I would certainly look at Peco for switches. For the rest, I have for decades used Atlas flex.
     

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