Model Railroading > The 2016 PC - a little bit more progress on CP221

I did a bit more tonight on CP221. 

Removed the full scale paper tempate and used a pounce tool to transfer the track lines from the paper template to the foam subroadbed. 

Laid more cork roadbed to complete the curves into the junction roadbed from main line to the tangent points on the junction mains. Now I will do one more transfer of the junction track lines to a large sheet of sheet cork that will support all of the diamonds (8 of the 9 are shown) and add it onto the benchwork so I can lay and wire all the track associated with this large junction. 

Bob

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Impressive, keep us posted on progress of the junction.

Stanley Jackowski
Valrico, FL

Not familiar with a pounce tool.  Can you explain?

The pounce tool is generally used when sewing to transfer carbon paper marks to fabric from a template.

This gentleman has CAD drawings and when plotted full size, you can run the tool down the drawing and it will perforate the drawing
and make an identical line on (in this case) the extruded foam board to allow accurate locating of track center lines.

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Why doncha throw in some double slip switches into that mess of crossings.  Would be very impresive.

tomstp Wrote:
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> Why doncha throw in some double slip switches into
> that mess of crossings.  Would be very impresive.

It would but the angle looks a bit steep for most double slip switches I've seen.

penncentral74 Wrote:
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> The pounce tool is generally used when sewing to
> transfer carbon paper marks to fabric from a
> template.
>
> This gentleman has CAD drawings and when plotted
> full size, you can run the tool down the drawing
> and it will perforate the drawing
> and make an identical line on (in this case) the
> extruded foam board to allow accurate locating of
> track center lines.

Now I get it.  (plus a picture is worth a thousand words)  Thanks

This is going to be fantastic.  Count me as one of the many who can't wait to see your project finished.

Warren

I looked into that but the new Peco Code 83  slips are expensive and a different geometry .....I will have connections across the routes anyway before the diamonds. 
Having said that suggestions are always welcome :)

Bob


SPDRGWfan Wrote:
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> tomstp Wrote:
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> > Why doncha throw in some double slip switches
> into
> > that mess of crossings.  Would be very
> impresive.
>
> It would but the angle looks a bit steep for most
> double slip switches I've seen.

If you look closely at the picture, you can see the trail of perforations close to or right in the lines drawn on the foam.. I print out the track pklan for complex junctions or trackwork at a 1:1 scale on our plotter at work. I can print up to 36" wide and 40 feet long. 

This railroad will very closely follow the CAD file of it save for transitions I do by eye and changes made as I go along.

Bob

boejoe Wrote:
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> penncentral74 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The pounce tool is generally used when sewing
> to
> > transfer carbon paper marks to fabric from a
> > template.
> >
> > This gentleman has CAD drawings and when
> plotted
> > full size, you can run the tool down the
> drawing
> > and it will perforate the drawing
> > and make an identical line on (in this case)
> the
> > extruded foam board to allow accurate locating
> of
> > track center lines.
>
> Now I get it.  (plus a picture is worth a
> thousand words)  Thanks

Thank you to all for the interest and the compliments.

Bob
warrenpweiss Wrote:
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> This is going to be fantastic.  Count me as one
> of the many who can't wait to see your project
> finished.
>
> Warren