Trackbuilders,
I'm in the process of making my next Tomy layout and...
Just wondering, do any of you have any tricks to make it easier to wire the track/jumpers (not making jumpers - done that too many times). I'm not new at building Tomy tracks, this will probably be my fourth of fifth build from scratch layout. Not new track... but pull up old layout, redeck the table top if necessary, put down a new layout, drill and drop the jumper-wire tracks and wire it up. The part I hate is laying on my back under the table wiring the whole thing up. Since the layout will have around 12 jumper locations (24 track pieces), it'll be alot of time on my back (on basement concrete floor). I've tried/used a mechanics creeper to move around and padded carpet remnants for comfort but it still is just a chore.
I've thought about getting a custom routed track a few times but I think I would just get bored with same layout after a few years (like I do now). But, the thought of just having to wire up a custom routed track, with fewer jumpers, just once, is starting to have its appeal. And, I'm not getting any younger...
Thanks for any tips,
Steve
I'm in the process of making my next Tomy layout and...
Just wondering, do any of you have any tricks to make it easier to wire the track/jumpers (not making jumpers - done that too many times). I'm not new at building Tomy tracks, this will probably be my fourth of fifth build from scratch layout. Not new track... but pull up old layout, redeck the table top if necessary, put down a new layout, drill and drop the jumper-wire tracks and wire it up. The part I hate is laying on my back under the table wiring the whole thing up. Since the layout will have around 12 jumper locations (24 track pieces), it'll be alot of time on my back (on basement concrete floor). I've tried/used a mechanics creeper to move around and padded carpet remnants for comfort but it still is just a chore.
I've thought about getting a custom routed track a few times but I think I would just get bored with same layout after a few years (like I do now). But, the thought of just having to wire up a custom routed track, with fewer jumpers, just once, is starting to have its appeal. And, I'm not getting any younger...
Thanks for any tips,
Steve