And now for something completely similar.
Seen this before?
click on image for a big juicy version…
This is another image of “Part 5”, the quad diamond in the centre of the Bronx Terminal yard, but slightly different.
The couplers always give it away….
N scale code 40 version of the quad diamond.
I initially drew the terminal in HO scale and when I finally decided to build it I opted for N scale. Looking closer at the project I had a bit of a change of heart, and decided to go back to the original plan in HO scale as I felt it just would not be possible to build this type of trackwork in N scale.
After building all the HO scale trackwork I felt that maybe there are some techniques that would allow an N scale version to be produced, and in code 40 to boot.
This weekend I was able to produce the quad diamond in N scale and it turned out very well. Now I have to decide if I am going to make the complete yard in N scale as well as in HO scale. I had planned on making the layout portable so I could take it to shows occasionally and building one in N scale would allow me to do that, and fit it into a suitcase….
I will post details on the techniques used to go from HO scale to N scale later this week.
After reviewing the post I realized the images look like the trackwork might have been scaled down in Photoshop. So I created a short video to prove this was really built, and not a Photoshop creation.
-Tim
About the Author:
I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!
Posted by: Tim | 05-01-2007 | 09:05 PM
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