Yes, I build all my own turnouts. I also build them to order for others and sell them through my on-line store (there's a link to my web-site in the description above).

@@mpeterll omg...that's dedication

Always happy so see one of my videos being well received. Thanks for watching.

Yes he is very happy.

When you absolutely love your hobby and turn it into a business you never really work at all.

Yes I think so. I do my best but just can't drink it as fast as they can produce it.

Thanks

Thank you very much!

Thank-you. A few of my customers have told me that I don't charge enough. My goal on every job is to exceed the customer's expectations and leave him feeling that he got the better end of the deal.

Many thanks

This IS what I do to recharge. lol

Yes, there's a lot of track on this phase of the layout. The track density thins out a bit on phase two, while phases 3 & 4 have mostly open scenery.

The pillow was necessary while lying on the lower level to install the wiring.

The trick is to break it down into smaller tasks and to keep bashing away at it. It's not a big job; more a series of small jobs that can be done a batch at a time.

At the moment they are only controlled from the fascia but the Tam Valley switch machines I'm using can easily be controlled from multiple locations simply b the addition of a "Y" cable.

He's not my apprentice. He is the customer's maintenance man so is available for this project only.

Not too bad. It was all done in a two day period by placing a foam pad and a pillow on the staging yard below and lying on my back.

It remembers the state when the layout was turned off.

Fast-tracks turnouts are created by soldering the rail to copper ties at critical locations and then gluing a cosmetic wooden tie strip under it to fill in the gaps. The different colors don't matter as everything will eventually be painted.

The design video is 7 months back as of the time I'm writing this. It's the one after he showed the design of how his personal layout will be.

I went ahead and got the link. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aMd6n91-ra29nHU.html

@@williambryant5946 thank you that is very kind of you

The design video is also available in the playlist for this project. I believe it's the first one in that list.

@@mpeterll thank you I have now watched it you still have a lot of work to do but it will be great when it is done

There are multiple boosters. The control cabinet with all its electronics has been shown in several prior videos.

Yesterday was the first time I got to see one of your videos that's why I asked

@@stephenhudson6543 Welcome to my channel. I have grouped my videos by topic into several public play-lists. All videos concerning this particular project are in the "Missabe & Western" play-list. Enjoy.

Turnout numbers are based on the frog angle which is a simple ratio between the length of the frog rails and the spread of the frog rails. That is to say the frog rails "spread" one unit apart when they are X-number-of-units away from the frog point. So a #6 turnout has a 6-unit run to get the frog rails 1-unit apart. A #8 turnout has an 8-unit run to get the frog rails 1-unit apart. Yep, a high-speed #12 turnout takes 12-units in length to spread the rails 1-unit. Does not matter if your laying prototype track work or working in any known model scale, the frog angle is an X-to-1 ratio. How different manufacturers design turnouts beyond the frog is a totally different subject.

@@thomasboese3793 All this meaning the smaller the number the sharper the turn off the turnout correct? A 6 would put the tracks further apart faster than an 8 making the 6 a harder or sharper turn away from the track the turnout is in. Maybe that helps finish off what you explained in very good technical detail. 👍

What these two already said . . . I hope that helps to clarify the mystery for you.

@@williambryant5946 Yes, and no. The "size" of the turnout's frog angle is one thing and the "radius" of the curved track is another. On the prototype, turnouts are made to fit the situation. Years ago I came across a variant of Google Maps that didn't have 3-d nor could the view be changed, but, was great at finding distance between points. Having a Track Chart of the subdivision I wanted to model I measured everything track-related. Came across a yard where the north end's turnout spacing, frog-to-frog was three feet less than the spacing of the south end. However, the point-to-frog spacing was the same on both ends. Watch two turnouts get replaced. The "new" turnout panels are not the same "size" as the old track. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p76ln7OczZbanHU.html

@@thomasboese3793 I was not referring to the curve of the track away from the switch per say so I guess I should have not used the word curve. The word angle should be substituted for curve in my comment above. That is what I was meaning. The angle is greater putting the track you're switching to away from the track you're on at a faster pace if you indeed are trying to get that distance. For instance in your example above the same switch can be used in different situations as I am aware of. Good that you pointed this out so if there was any confusion from someone else they would understand. 👍

It's designed for prototypical operation by a group.

I don't think I did ever mention it but you're not the first person to want to know.

@@mpeterll Soooooo are you gonna tell us or should I go back to the videos and count them? Never mind, I’m not doing that LOL, just tell us or me, I can’t sleep at night wondering about it. I tried counting turn outs in bed but it just wired me instead. 😂

They are from Tam Valley. I've shown them before in this series.

All of them. All turnouts

Yes.

Quite a lot. It's been a while since my last count and there have been some changes since then. I want to say about 170-180 so far (including the freight yard that will appear in a future video). Feel free to pause the track-plan video and count them.

I just had a look at the official plan again. There were a few changes made, both additions and subtractions, but if I've calculated them correctly, there are currently 167 turnouts, 5 crossings and 5 double slips installed. The missing track in the diesel servicing area and the industrial branch will add another 14.

That is quite a lot especially if your building them yourself. Thanks for answering.

Yes, can't agree more.

We gain more than two feet of extra usable spur length. Put another way, we get two additional car spots on each spur. This arrangement was fairly common in dense urban areas where space was at a premium.

@@mpeterll Thank you!