My buddy and I model in N-scale. The immages I posted of my layout in various phases of development.
The whole thing is controlled by a LV application that interfaces with a Bruce Chubb inspired control system. Its old and bulky but we both can "chip it" with costing an arm and a leg to keep it going.
We have block occupancy detectors to track engine progress through the layout.
The crossong gates are operational.
In part of the layout we are attempting to model the hillside mine across from my house as it appeared durring the post war era to 1950 (sorta). The other wing of the layout models one of blasts furnaces that were feed by the coal coming form the mine.
My brothers and dad also do modle railroads. My dad and one brother work in G-scale and have a fantasy garden railroad complete with streams waterfalls bidges, tunnels and fish. I'll see if I can find the url to my brothers site.
I will also post a screen shot of the LV app to show the current version of the application. It seems I do not have a copy of the pp on this machine.
The application is going to be re-written soon to either model the layout using a 3-d graph or the new LV 3-d picture control. I have not decided yet. Also planned for the next version of the software will multiple cabs incuding a computer controlled cab. I think I can manage about 7-12 trains in various statges of travel once the collision avoidance logic is in place.
We still have "tod-do" list that read like "Build digital output board and cable for blocks 13-24" but we have come along way. You can actually control the layout without seeing it.
Oh yes, in a latter posting watch for "train cam" to see the layout from a flat car as it traverses the rails.
I am glad you brought this topic up!
Ben
