The simplest solution was to do away with the turntables at the back for the time being.

...and add another at the front but it had to be curved. I've never seen such a thing for real though.

celui-ci est mieux ,les manœuvres sont possibles en toute sécurité et à tout instant :
It is better, manoeuvre safely and all the time :

Some more progress:



For the moment we have abandoned 'movements' behind the building and there is a straight unbroken track fitted. This could however be easily replaced as a module with a different arrangement of turntables and a point.


Wagon turntable in progress. This will be motorised hence the key hole slot.


The curved wagon turntable. In the lateral position it will connect with track yet to be built across the front of the building to the right and to the left a staggered connection with 'Charente'.


Internal track is Peco code 200 (usually used for 32mm gauge) laid on wooden sleepers.


The gantry crane is about half finished, mostly using bits from the odd spares box.

Carl, Will you be powering your secondary rail system independently of the main MOMI track?

I need to know in terms of the electrics and isolating my loading dock when we connect the two modules together

Brian, yes I will be powering the internal track separately with a simple analogue controller.

The rear hidden track will be powered from Momi only at the moment i.e. through the banana connections.

The front public through track will be switchable either Momi or local through a DPDT switch.

All the internal track will be isolated into about 6 sections.

The track to you will be a short stub off the curved turntable. We can connect electrically if you wish with some sort of flying lead under the boards from a screw terminal block.

Are you having your own power then?

I wasn't going to bother with powering the dock rails independently, but thinking about it, it could add operational interest. So i'll do the same - use a DPDT to connect either MOMI or an independent analogue source. I tend to standardise on 3 pin Cannon, so I'll put a socket for a seperate supply into the back of the module. Though if we use brass track connectors the rails could be linked anyway!

You might find the cell structure of ceiling tiles a bit too coarse for modelling use - I bought 50 x 65cm sheets sold as Creat'AIRPLAC again from "Cultura"

I'm sure other substitutes would work, you can get the same effect with the 50mm HD insulating sheets sold for building work. I did consider making the whole module out of it at one point. There are quite a few examples of sheets being framed in timber to make baseboards in the railway modelling press.

I have some sky background left over and intend, as you suggested, making a little scene with tanker cars and barrels (once I get them) photoshopping it and pasting into the gap between buildings. As far as backgrounds go they tend to be a bit of a mish mash take a look at the Chatellerault pics for example Chatellerault. However it doesn't seem to matter there's no pretence of it being anything but a series of diorama's linked by a common track sytem.

I think a complete lack of backscreen is fine with your building, but the visitors might be able to spy us through the openings having 'apero's' and lunch which seems to be the major objective of MOMI gatherings in the first place.

BTW it's not too late to turn your module into a Calvados Distillery and we could then reflect on two of France's fine regional products Charentais and Normand

Well the cat is pretty much out of the bag now!

It was always going to be a large 'cidererie'......apples (and pears) in and (mostly) alcoholic beverages out.
Cidre, poirée, pommeau and indeed some high octane Calva'.

Looks like it'll be a boozy affair at Chatellerault.

I moved the previous 2 posts from Brian's thread
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Well...some more progress over the course of this week and most of the basic track laying is completed including the two wagon turntables and the Charente connection.

















A lot of tyding up and track painting required and then I can do some more scenery.

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And more... It's amazing what a difference a bit of 'Bushell's brown' makes to the appearance of the track.









The more I look at these barrel wagons the more I think I'll have to do something with them. They just look a bit too shiny and toy like at the moment.

très belle réalisation ,very beautiful realisation !!!!
nous attendons tous la suite ......we await all the continuation......

Merci Daniel, ça avance petit à petit. C'est un vrai aventure.

J'ai commandé un Regner Max chez Atelier Vaporiste pour les manoeuvres.