Well, I've decided to remove the core part of the layout - where the station and all the points are - and work on that.
I've removed the springs from 8 of the 9 points in this area.
Now I need to:
- Decide on all the various sections.
- Place sensors in the relevant places and wire them in.
- Wire the sections.
- Place lights without fixing and allow for wiring.
- Fix the track down starting left to right.
- Fix the point motors in place under the layout.
- Build and wire the controller for the points.
- Configure the controller and calibrate the points.
I started gluing the tram track down but the weather in Sydney is so wet that the glue is taking forever to dry. I'm going to bite the bullet and work on the central part of the layout - the dreaded core of the layout.
Well, I cut it out, tested it and have put it in place. I even filled in a section with plasticine to see how that works out. Not as well as I want, to tell the truth. I think I need to experiment with paper or cardboard first. I've added an extre timber support and will likely be adding some more soon.
You can see pictures of the roadbase below and a movie of the tram running on it. Note the small section of track with plasticine in between the rails. This seems OK but I don't trust it to be safe for the engine in the long run.
