Since, I've been messing with layouts, here is one that I built for my brother 25 years ago. The pic doesn't reflect it, but it's an over/under where the outer loop on the right crosses over the inner loop. The only difference is I modeled this one to start a gradual grade (~1%) in the sidings on the left to get the rest of the grade down to 3%. In the original, we started the grade after the last switch on the bottom which resulted in a 4+% grade.


taylor by copperleaf, on Flickr

Thanks for the replies. That's why I asked. Didn't want to let the smoke out.

We have the std EZ-Command DCC controller. On the back is a plug labeled "from DC Controller". I'm assuming that's to provide additional load support when you go above the max 1A. Is this correct? I can't find any docs on this. When using an "auxillary" dc controller, do you simply turn it all the way up? Can you simplify it by hooking up a 12V DC supply to this port?

Regards,
Bill

Also, per suggestions, I modified th MV layout to use #5 turnouts. I could get rid of all the std ones, but was able to remove most of them.


morganvalley_flat by copperleaf, on Flickr

Here is another layout that I put together in XTrkCAD. It's HO106.


ho106 by copperleaf, on Flickr

Tim emailed me his drawing Morgan Valley that fit on 4x7 and I modified some to fit 4x6. Thoughts?


morganvalley by copperleaf, on Flickr

My son and I have been working on a layout using EZ Track on a 4x6 table. The image below is what we have come up with on our first pass. We originally wanted to do the Morgan Valley, but it doesn't appear to be possible with the EZ Track. Any comments or feedback on this layout? It's our first pass at drawing one.

We aren't looking at doing any extreme inclines but thought it would add to it to have some slight variation (nothing more than 2 deg). How well does the ez track handle inclines?


eztracklayout1 by copperleaf, on Flickr


TIA,
Bill and Billy