Pete Waterman’s Making Tracks IV

In this video...
• A good look at the new station.
• Point installation.
• What goes where.
• Baseboard erection for the new scenic corner.
• Chris organises stuff.
• Static grass is applied.
• Pete explains how he applies ballast to track.
In the tea room we discuss ...
• Planned shows.
• Manpower availability.
• 3D printed parts.
• Cock-ups.
• Increasing power requirements of the layout.
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[@richardswiderski4985]

Great video Dave what a job they are doing.Hope to see it on Saturday all being well.I can see a shop opening up soon those house's and cars etc do look good.Great job hope it comes sll together on the day.👍😄

[@curiousmatt]

Great point about 3D printing not being a panacea. It made me realise the MT layout is not just about entertainment and promoting the hobby, it's a real test bed for manufacturers and products.

[@richardswiderski4985]

Thak you Dave another great video the end chat was very interestingly Pete is right where will it end I love DCC, sound etc. Making Tracks 4 is looking good I cannot wait for the next video.

[@A-Lovely-Bit-of-Kit]

It's just occurred to me that, by setting such ambitious goals and deadlines, Pete has invented 'extreme modelling'. Bit like extreme ironing but more interesting...

[@gregoru98]

Thanks for sharing this. It's great to see how the baseboards go together.

[@PeckhamHall]

Phil, the Rasputin of the model railway ddc world.😮😂😊

[@ALEXPATON-se6op]

A very talented guy.

[@PeckhamHall]

@ALEXPATON-se6op Yes, indeed, they all are amazing.

[@highlandersixtysix]

@@ALEXPATON-se6op The guy is just incredible.

[@grenfellroad8394]

What’s the extended end Pete is using on his dremel please?

[@highlandersixtysix]

@@grenfellroad8394 it’s a fantastic attachment from Dremel, the 225 Flexible Shaft that enables you to get a good vertical cut on track because of the reduced diameter compared to that of the drill unit itself.

[@ALEXPATON-se6op]

Another excellent and extremely interesting video from start to finish.

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good see you doing more track work and building it biger alkl work as team thanks four the cool vids thanks lee

[@davidcook380]

Great Video Again Dave , Thanks

[@TheGriswald999]

Great layout boys when you bringing it up to the North East

[@TimberSurf]

There is a solution to the the start up problem, the first is to have more boosters (I would suggest 6 for the MT IV) as districts, the second is to have sub districts (sections) that have PSX X1 circuit breakers, as these have a "soft start" feature which include logic entitled 'adaptive load reset' (ALR) to not trip on start up and reduce the voltage until the charge up has happened

[@ecm5487]

Interesting to hear about the coach capacitor charging issues during startup. Wonder if the manufacturers could include a movement sensor like that sold by train tech /gaugemaster so that the coach capacitors only start charging when the coach is moved.

[@jbhtrams]

Haven't some coaches got magnetic switches in the roofs???

[@peterlittle6651]

Hi Dave, just a thought after watching this video can you not boost to 3 amps per track and not per scenic module except for the fiddle yard. I am probably talking nonsense but would like to know the reason you cannot. I heard mention of 3 amps is that correct?

[@jbhtrams]

Can you take some stay alive out of a few coaches and loop two or three together, ie, 1mm plugs or just wire them in parallel?

[@jbhtrams]

Can you put smaller capacitors in stay alives???

[@simondimps1002]

where did they get ther track setters form

[@highlandersixtysix]

I think Phil made them.

[@jbhtrams]

Have you thought about Radio Control???

[@christopherhinton6456]

i see the fat controller is in the building.

[@peterlittle6651]

Hang on, has Warley NEC not been cancelled?

[@DaveFenton]

We're going to Key Model World Live in April at the NEC. Not Warley. See video description for details.

[@peterlittle6651]

@@DaveFenton Cheers Dave.No rest then for the team

[@culhavenngauge722]

Shame there is no steam anymore

[@peterjones6733]

Who pays for all this? Chester was free, apart from £5 entry fee for the church.