The Three Way Turnout & The Reliable (Bus) Model Railroad | River Road - Vlog # 114

[@gusshadleythelunaticfromar7125]

I Always Liked The Look Of Three Way Turnouts And The light Rail sidings.

[@boomerdiorama]

Yes indeed . . . they look really cool for sure.😁

[@ponyrang]

Wow, Hello my friend.. All the best to your channel and hope you have a wonderful day !!!

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you! You too!

[@kelvinbranom10]

Again I like how use redundancies in your turn outs. It reminds me of military aircraft that have backups and redundant systems.

[@boomerdiorama]

😁Right. With a model railroad of any size, the number one killer is faulty track operation. It sucks the fun factor out of it regardless of how good it looks. When you have a reliable running layout, you never think of the former.😁

[@wilzdart]

hey Boomer got a funny story , were your ears burning Saturday?? I was at The RPM meet in Collinsville, Il yesterday. They had set up a weathering station for learning. The guy was showing a streak technic using Gouache Paints( very cool technic) Anyway the guy in the next chair was asking about other weathering technics and the guy running the station told him to check out on You Tube " Boomer Diorama: The Immersive Model railroad" then pulled your channel up on this phone where the one you did the box car. I chimed in to check out the loco weathering. So Boomer you are getting to be a legend.

[@boomerdiorama]

👍That is interesting. I am always glad to hear people are engaging in the hobby! There is no denying that the plethora of online clinics, youtube, facebook, etc., are having a positive effect on the hobby. Thanks for sharing that! Cheers ~ Boomer.😁

[@Partan.]

Your channel really is an education in model railroading! Thanks 🙂

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you. I hope it inspires!😁

[@gerhardanderson3823]

Hello Sir, I have learned so much from your video's. You have a great way of explaining things. Much appreciated

[@boomerdiorama]

You are very welcome!

[@shanestrains4724]

Nice work a usual Boomer. Track laying and turnout building is one of my favorite things to do. I built one of those three ways for a club layout a few years back using code 100 rail (It's what the club uses) plus copper clad ties mostly throughout. The thing was a beast to build using code 100 rail for sure.

[@boomerdiorama]

They are beastly to build as you say for sure. Sure is a neat experience, especially when they work as well. ;-)

[@vincenthuying98]

Dear Boomer, love how you explain your wiring. Considering DC running, if one wants to run more than one train toggle switches in between the bus and the different routes (read turnouts) become necessary. Absolutely agree on the usefulness of FastTracks templates, both for planning and building. Their jigs are fantastically accurate build guides. I would recommend to use the jigs first, for anyone who wants to get into track building. Just to get the gist of how a turnout with their method is built. From such experience a whole new world of modeling perspective opens up when getting into building turnouts on the templates. Also love the British EM and P4 accurate to 4mm scale building of track. Their Templot software is very educational and versatile, for all kinds of handmade solutions. Think that there’s a lot to learn from these organizations. Especially where they build track with accurate to scale rail chairs. It’s not that I don’t like spiked rails. Such rails can look awesome too. But, where mainlines have become upgraded to heavier traffic, rail chairs will be common. Even though ME has some great track options, the appropriate accuracy for modeling rail chairs may need some more attention in the HO scale world. Definitely am looking into using 4mm rail chairs to model tracks and turnouts mounted to concrete channel slab roadbed. Especially used in tunnels. Or, for equivalent roadbed systems used for high speed lines. Anyhow, there’s a lot more to modeling track than the obvious out of the box switches and other components.

[@boomerdiorama]

The beauty of the hobby is there are no bounds in terms of what each individual modeler can choose to do for sure. ;-)

[@TheTrainFreak]

I like 3 way turnouts as they are a great space saver. I also like both double and single slips as they have their purpose and both are also great space savers. - Jason

[@boomerdiorama]

Yes indeed. Double slips are great space savers.

[@Makitaization]

I use one going to my three bay engine building. It really simplified track in that area.

[@boomerdiorama]

Sounds great!

[@1Nanerz]

Excellent wiring. On CN we call those lap switches. I still call them three ways.

[@boomerdiorama]

Cool, thanks

[@4everdc302]

Fantastic Boomer. I'm railfanning across Canada for 3weeks. I'll check in when I can🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🙋

[@boomerdiorama]

Wow! . . . Sounds exciting. Have fun and make sure the batteries are up in the camera ;-)

[@4everdc302]

@@boomerdiorama Don't know if I'll make it as far out as you. Jasper/Banff for sure. I'd like to get to see 6060.

[@boomerdiorama]

@@4everdc302 Watch for those CN/BCR MU lash-ups! ;-)

[@ChessiePAdiv]

I completely agree that 3 way turnouts are an often overlooked option. I built one as well (in code 70) using the fast tracks paper template for the engine service facility on my previous railroad. i carefully removed it so i can reuse it on the new railroad (probably again for the engine service facility). i discovered a simple subtle electrical improvement to the fast tracks design that you can make to shorten the frog length. I captured it in one of my older videos. if you are interested i can dig up which one it was and at what time stamp. Also, how do you attach your styrene ties to the bottoms of the rails, CA? thanks, scott

[@boomerdiorama]

I use CA to attach styrene ties. They are cosmetic. The PC boards hold the turnout in place with "Matte" medium ballast which is easily lifted with Isopropyl alcohol.

[@ChessiePAdiv]

Thanks, i have been using wooden ties to fill in between the pc board ties and i have yet to try the Fast Tracks recommended Pliobond but given the size of my railroad i am looking for a more efficient methods.

[@edmaphet6]

For those who want the easy way out AHM made remote control 3 way switch and curved turnout switch. Hope this helps and Happy Modeling.

[@boomerdiorama]

Sounds great!

[@jstockton303]

Great overview of wiring a turnout, will now using insulators to create the power block, what gauge wire do you use on the feeders?

[@boomerdiorama]

24 Guage.😁

[@samh3029]

Rail size is so important on a model railroad.

[@boomerdiorama]

The variation does look cool when wee model it for sure.

[@nordvesterdalmodelrailroad]

Thanks. How do you get block detection in the frogs?

[@boomerdiorama]

Good point but I don't have block detection yet and it depends on the O.S. which I am sure there are many options. Cheers.

[@colossalbigfoot256]

Nailed it again my friend!! I have a question. I apologize for asking something you’ve probably mentioned. But can you tell me the brand and type of clippers you use? The ones that look almost like a nail clipper. I love getting good sets of tweezers, nippers and my recent God Hand 5.0… makes cutting parts like hot knife through butter. But I want a set of those clippers. Thanks much in advance!!

[@boomerdiorama]

No problem. I get asked all the time about them - sorry to disappoint though. I mail ordered them from Switzerland 25 years ago. You can try searching tool makers in Switzerland.😁

[@colossalbigfoot256]

@@boomerdiorama man.. oh well. You know what they’re called? Are they nippers I guess? Thanks for help.. I’ll look through my micro mark catalog.. if anyone has something similar they will. Or Ammo.. they’re getting some good tools. Knipex looks good but the ones you use are so simple and effective. Fits in small places too.

[@colossalbigfoot256]

Check it out!! I found something similar Tweezer Sprue Cutter, Despruing Tweezer Item #: 82393 Micro Mark.. I knew if anyone they would. I could spend a years lottery payout there.

[@fernandogagliardo6618]

Great work on your channel man! Lovely. Which scale are you building this fantastic layout ? It seems a P48 gauge, very big rails. Thanks

[@boomerdiorama]

HO 1/87 Scale. Actually the track code is much smaller than mainstream @ Code 70/55/40.

[@fernandogagliardo6618]

@@boomerdiorama Fantastic ! So you make rails for your own with self made sleepers or buy factory code 70/55/40 rails ? Where did you buy them? I couldn't find anything smaller than 75 peco code.

[@boomerdiorama]

@@fernandogagliardo6618 I use a little bit of everything on this layout.😁

[@themigmadmarine]

Will you be filling in the cuts with some insulator so that there is no visual gap in the rail?

[@boomerdiorama]

If they are visible I probably will. But right now those details are the last thing on my mind in the context of a very busy production schedule. Everything that takes half an hour multiplied by one hundred, I have no time at the moment. Otherwise the whole channel grinds to a halt. Cheers.

[@randysrockandrollrailroad8207]

😊

[@boomerdiorama]

😁

[@frankhellman6879]

How to wire a 3way. Step 1: Obtain a set off electrical plans for the Apollo command module.

[@boomerdiorama]

😁Watch a Space - X video . . . lol.

[@seanspennywisemiserrr]

Is there anything you can't scratch build Boomer? Jut throwing this out there, have you ever scratch built a loco that wasn't available through manufacturers? Take care. Sean.

[@boomerdiorama]

Yes. But the locomotives were "one-offs" for clients back in the day.