Hey Dale - I have a question that is unrelated to this subject, but goes back to your scales and gauges series: I was at Disneyland the other day (as we do every week) and in California Adventure there is the Trolly Treats candy and confections shop. For those who may not know it themed to trains and street cars being located on Buena Vista Street along where the Red Car street cars run. In the window display there all sorts of model trains in various scales, mostly vintage to fit the theme. I’ve looked in these windows 100’s of times but never noticed this unique track I had never seen. It looks just like a 3-rail Lionel track, same tube-like rails and all, but a much wider gauge and scale closer to what G-scale would be. Even the train cars looked to be more the size of a garden railroad. It all looked like giant-sized Lionel trains! Have you ever seen anything like that? I took a photo because I was so intrigued by it. Thanks!
Yup. “Super Gauge”. Sometimes called S gauge but that’s wrong. Close to #1 but a tiny bit smaller and three rail. Lionel and Marx both used it. Mostly Marx.
@@ToyManTelevision Honestly before watching your videos on all of that, I never noticed it. As I said, I have looked in those windows for years and except for the holidays where they change them a bit they have basically been the same. See-your videos are very influential! Next time you go to Disneyland you’ll have to go into California Adventure and take a look!
Great video. I, myself, try to avoid the balloon track design, due to the wiring headaches it imposes. That said, I would likely use a dog bone style of design, meaning there are two main tracks essentially going one way and returning the other. But I'm thinking to add a double crossover switch in a couple places, for the train to come into, and out of the yard area, so I'm thinking that will produce the same short circuit condition as the balloon track would.
@@ToyManTelevision I plan on a dual track double dog bone with a wye interchange. So yes it was helpful. I still have a scale refinery I would like to build. Including a crude unit, crack cracker, hydrotreater, alkylation unit with the supporting units (SRU, Treating, and logistics). Most of the most kits are unrealistic. They don’t even have model pumps! No rest for the wicked or the crafty.
Do you guys ever do anything with 7.5 inch or 12 inch gauge and the appropriate scale size trains for those gauges? I sure do enjoy each and every video you put out, I learn a lot of good information!
Great vidio, like the Y . Had a balloon to 1 point in dc and used mini sw with a magnet glued to it under table and another on the car frame, 1 on the other off then click again.Thanks for the afternoon beer...
Hi. Not really. It depends on the scale of course. Many large scale modelers do that but it’s expensive. About $300 To get started and around 200 per locomotive. And in smaller scales really hard but I’ve heard of it being done in n scale!!! But track power isn’t really all that hard to do. Even outside!
Yep, that’s the simple system when using DCC! More over there’s some simple systems for doing this on DC as well. We’re going to be doing a show here shortly on automatic operations through reversing loops.
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Interesting physics and electrical that goes into running train layouts
Dale; Thanks for this explanation. I am planning on having 2 connected wyes a mythical railroad interchanges.
This is one of the reasons I'm fine with sticking with O-gauge. 3 rails are great!
They sure a lot easier to wire aren’t they?
Same for me, but battery power. It doesn't solve the problem of wiring, but it sure does move it around!
Thank you learning a lot Have a great day
Thanks, you too!
Thank you for this one I like that tail track idea. You have been helping me understand wiring so much more.
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You are so welcome. Bless you too.
Hey Dale - I have a question that is unrelated to this subject, but goes back to your scales and gauges series:
I was at Disneyland the other day (as we do every week) and in California Adventure there is the Trolly Treats candy and confections shop. For those who may not know it themed to trains and street cars being located on Buena Vista Street along where the Red Car street cars run. In the window display there all sorts of model trains in various scales, mostly vintage to fit the theme.
I’ve looked in these windows 100’s of times but never noticed this unique track I had never seen. It looks just like a 3-rail Lionel track, same tube-like rails and all, but a much wider gauge and scale closer to what G-scale would be. Even the train cars looked to be more the size of a garden railroad. It all looked like giant-sized Lionel trains! Have you ever seen anything like that? I took a photo because I was so intrigued by it.
Thanks!
Yup. “Super Gauge”. Sometimes called S gauge but that’s wrong. Close to #1 but a tiny bit smaller and three rail. Lionel and Marx both used it. Mostly Marx.
@@ToyManTelevision Honestly before watching your videos on all of that, I never noticed it. As I said, I have looked in those windows for years and except for the holidays where they change them a bit they have basically been the same. See-your videos are very influential! Next time you go to Disneyland you’ll have to go into California Adventure and take a look!
Great video. I, myself, try to avoid the balloon track design, due to the wiring headaches it imposes.
That said, I would likely use a dog bone style of design, meaning there are two main tracks essentially going one way and returning the other.
But I'm thinking to add a double crossover switch in a couple places, for the train to come into, and out of the yard area, so I'm thinking that will produce the same short circuit condition as the balloon track would.
Yup. Two weeks. I’ll explain.
Good simple explanation. Thanks!
Hi Ken! Glad it was helpful!
@@ToyManTelevision I plan on a dual track double dog bone with a wye interchange. So yes it was helpful. I still have a scale refinery I would like to build. Including a crude unit, crack cracker, hydrotreater, alkylation unit with the supporting units (SRU, Treating, and logistics). Most of the most kits are unrealistic. They don’t even have model pumps! No rest for the wicked or the crafty.
@@kenshores9900 dual track has some interesting challenges. I’ll explain soon!
@@ToyManTelevision waiting with baited anticipation.
Great information. Thank you.
Hi again!!! Glad it was helpful!
Do you guys ever do anything with 7.5 inch or 12 inch gauge and the appropriate scale size trains for those gauges? I sure do enjoy each and every video you put out, I learn a lot of good information!
Sometimes! Several shows on that.
Great vidio, like the Y . Had a balloon to 1 point in dc and used mini sw with a magnet glued to it under table and another on the car frame, 1 on the other off then click again.Thanks for the afternoon beer...
Great tip!
Was thinking about your garden layout end so you could send the train out and she'd return ...
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for dcc juct put in a dual frog juicer and make it automatic reversing loop
Dale, wouldn't it be easier just to have a Remote Controlled locomotives with it's own battery to run it & a hand held throttle?
Hi. Not really. It depends on the scale of course. Many large scale modelers do that but it’s expensive. About $300
To get started and around 200 per locomotive. And in smaller scales really hard but I’ve heard of it being done in
n scale!!! But track power isn’t really all that hard to do. Even outside!
@@ToyManTelevision- Outside is even harder because of oxidation on the rails or rust, don't you think, Dale?
for a wye use a hex frog juicer for automatic use.
Yep, that’s the simple system when using DCC! More over there’s some simple systems for doing this on DC as well. We’re going to be doing a show here shortly on automatic operations through reversing loops.