Electric and other work

 Yesterday I prepared the manual turnout control. This is the stuff I use to secure it:

Here the rod (3 mm thick) with the same thickness piece that goes to the switch tie. The small ones are for the maximum travel of the rod, here they still need to be adjusted:

And all three in one module. They will get wooden knobs but I still have to purchase them:

Electric wire lies ready for installing, short pieces will be soldered to the rail and then to a brass rod:

The rods are prepared tonight. This is wire that is used in electric home installations. I removed the insulation and made it straight in a drilling device:

Later more!

Last trackwork

Today I finished the trackwork on the left module. First I lais out the rest of the rail on the left back track:

After that I spiked it down, together with the second rail of the point of the turnout:

After that I drilled a lenghtened hole for the switchrod:

And fastened the rail to the stubswitch:

So yo see, it is finished so far:

I'm happy, later!

Trackwork

The right side is ready now:

I started the 2nd switch oher than the first one. Now the point gets a brass base to fix the rail on. Soldered:

And smoothend:

The first rail:

And the second one. It is held in place with Wenz pieces and I take extra care with the NMRA gauge::

Wing rails fiited the same way as the point, soldered and spiked:

The turnout is ready now, it works properly and itruns good with a truck through it:

On the way to the last one. The outer rail is spiked, the inner is just for positioning the point of the turnout:

 Brass plate fitted and point shaped rails:

Point soldered and the first rail in place:

Time to go to bed.... tired. Tomorrow and Sunday will be good for finishing the trackwork!

Some stuff.

Ordered half December some stuff at Boulder Valley. The 4-4-0 needed a new stack and they had a good looking one. Dallas put some extra stuff in the box, great service of this guy!!:

Took the original of and screwed the new floor plate on the boiler:

And loosely placed the new Funnel Stack. I think it looks great!:

Later!

Track part IV

Did the first part of the 3rd track this morning, now I'm preparing for the part towards the turnout:

Later!

Track part III

And the middle spur is finished tonight:

Later!

Track part II

This morning I went on with the second track. To secure the ends of track on the modules I use a klittle brass screw under the rail. Here they stand in a hole previously drilled by hand:

Leveled under the rail:

And soldered. Later I sanded the joints:

And further it goes with the middle track:

Later!