Lego 12v Layout 7

[Reker1000000]

I've made another 12v layout video, and this one includes an inner and outer loop, electrically connected through the points. The last clip took a couple of tries to film, since I had to do some quick point work and the trains collided in the first takes.  These posts have been getting a lot of nice comments which means a lot to me as a content creator, and I'm glad people are enjoying my videos! I also have an extra clips video and a behind the scenes video, which I'll post links to in this thread as they release. Enjoy Layout 7!

 

[Andy Glascott]

Love the dancing fingers part way through when you get the 2nd train running , one of the joys of the 12v system to prevent crashes.
 

[Toastie]

7 hours ago, Reker1000000 said:

The last clip took a couple of tries to film, since I had to do some quick point work and the trains collided in the first takes.

You know, for me the thing here - as @Andy Glascott also pointed out - the pure fun of getting them rolling, with "dancing fingers". That is the core of the matter with 12V. Not the track geometry resembling a real yard, no, but the pure fun of running, directing and shunting steamers, diesels, electrics with whatever cars through a world of 12V track.

The core of the LEGO 12V train system: Play it. 

Wonderful. And it needs "dancing fingers". The pivotal element.

All the best, and thanks for sharing (again!)

Thorsten 

[BillytheKid]

Nice video to show what the full possibilities 12v has to offer.

If 2 switches are together, I connect at one controlpoint instead of 2. Please next time without music, I like to hear to sound of running 12v trains .

[Reker1000000]

On 7/16/2022 at 12:22 PM, Andy Glascott said:

Love the dancing fingers part way through when you get the 2nd train running , one of the joys of the 12v system to prevent crashes.

Yep! Quick point work is necessary in a layout like this.

 

On 7/16/2022 at 5:18 PM, Toastie said:

You know, for me the thing here - as @Andy Glascott also pointed out - the pure fun of getting them rolling, with "dancing fingers". That is the core of the matter with 12V. Not the track geometry resembling a real yard, no, but the pure fun of running, directing and shunting steamers, diesels, electrics with whatever cars through a world of 12V track.

The core of the LEGO 12V train system: Play it. 

Wonderful. And it needs "dancing fingers". The pivotal element.

All the best, and thanks for sharing (again!)

Thorsten

Yes! 12v trains are meant to be run, and I try to do them justice with my layouts. I may get a second transformer soon, which will add some more complications to the control panel- expect to see some more point work in layout videos sometime soon...

 

17 hours ago, BillytheKid said:

Nice video to show what the full possibilities 12v has to offer.

If 2 switches are together, I connect at one controlpoint instead of 2. Please next time without music, I like to hear to sound of running 12v trains .

Thanks! Layout videos always have music, but for layout 8 I'll make the extra clips video without music, just for you.

 

Thank you all for the positive comments! I've got new content around the corner, and a new train ordered...

In the meantime, here's the extra clips video.

 

[Reker1000000]

I made a short behind the scenes video (as usual) explaining the layout more in-depth. I'll be releasing an interesting video soon which I will post in a new thread, so stay updated for that...

 

[Paperinik77pk]

Aaah, the classic "8" revisited!!! I love it, and was the target track figure I wanted to complete back in the days. Simple, playful - even quite compact in its original, basic design reproduced in Lego catalogs. 

Ciao!

Davide

 

[Reker1000000]

On 7/21/2022 at 4:44 AM, Paperinik77pk said:

Aaah, the classic "8" revisited!!! I love it, and was the target track figure I wanted to complete back in the days. Simple, playful - even quite compact in its original, basic design reproduced in Lego catalogs. 

Yeah! Always a good layout, and my variant has extra points in order to run 2 trains at the same time by adding a second full loop rather than just making a large passing line around the 8.

[Paperinik77pk]

19 hours ago, Reker1000000 said:

Yeah! Always a good layout, and my variant has extra points in order to run 2 trains at the same time by adding a second full loop rather than just making a large passing line around the 8.

It's the best improvement that can be performed on that kind of layout