D&RG Monarch Branch & fallen flag SFRSD RR: Building the D&RGW Monarch Branch Part 1

03/08/2020

Building the D&RGW Monarch Branch Part 1

This video although for some reason quite grainy shows the start of construction on my

HOn3 Monarch Branch. I may not have selected the correct format when downloading onto YouTube

This is part one.

Thanks for dropping by.

Rod.

1 comment:

Dwyane Ward4 August 2020 at 05:22
Thanks for the video, Great looking layout.
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Layout at a glance

Size         20'x 20'
Prototype    ATSF
Location     Kansas & Oklahoma
Period       1988 to 1990
Style        Linear walk around 
             Point to point.
Construction L Girder and 1/2 inch ply
Scenery      Blue foam and plaster 
             gauze
             Scenic Express trees, 
             Carrs ground foam and an
             assortment of other 
             products.
Sub-road bed 6mm cork on main, 
             5mm cork on passing 
             sidings
             3 mm cork on industry 
             tracks & main yards.
Mainline     130 feet of single track 
             with passing sidings 
             at each town.
Min radius   16" Almost all with 
             super elevation.
Turnouts     M/Engineering #6
Turnout C/T  Tortoise Motors
Layout H/T   54"to 551/2"
Track        Micro engineering
             pre-weathered code 55
Control      Digitrax Duplex DCC 
CTC 
Blk Control  JMRI Panel Pro & BDL168
Signalling
T/O control  SE8C
Signals      By Vics Models
Fast clock   Stans Fast Clocks on Computer screen.
Operation    Timetable with car cards 
             and waybills.