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Dave had an electric train, pulled by a Santa Fe steamer, during his childhood. But he did not seriously consider rail modeling as a hobby until 1991, when his son Chris returned from the Neuse River Valley train show and told of the NRMRC’s NTRAK layout. The modular concept intrigued Dave, and Chris’s gift to him that Christmas — a caboose and other railroad cars in 1:160 scale, all in EL colors — caused the elder Thompson to wonder: "What was I to do with these cars, except to find out more about this N scale?" He helped Chris build a four-foot module, attended a NRMRC meeting, and joined the club in 1992. Since then, Dave has helped build, renovate, haul, and store club equipment, spent entire weekends working the layouts, wherever the venue, and has served two terms as Standards Committee chairman.
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Legend |
All descriptions refer to looking at the front of the module.
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Module: Lollipop Farm |
Owner Name: |
David Thompson |
Builder Name: |
David Thompson | ||
Date Built: |
2009 |
Status: |
Being scenicked | ||
Module Type: |
Balloon Module | ||||
Length: |
6' |
Width: |
2' (Interface end), 4' (balloon end) | ||
Passing Sidings: |
None |
Other Tracks: |
Red-to-Mountain & Yellow-to-Blue transition | ||
Industrial Spurs: |
None |
Yard Tracks: |
None | ||
Engine Service: |
None |
Crossovers: |
Yellow-to-Red | ||
Electrical: |
Track Buses: |
12-Gauge Wire with Powerpole Connectors | |||
12VDC Bus (White): |
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Accessory Bus (Brown): |
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LocoNet Bus: |
Installed | ||||
Special: |
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Module Photograph | |||||
Track Plan
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Description |
Module: Red Rock Junction |
Owner Name: |
David Thompson |
Builder Name: |
D. Thompson, J. McCurry, D. Wenzel |
Date Built: |
1997 – 1999 |
Status: |
Complete |
Module Type: |
Junction Module. Can be used as 4' Corner Module. | ||
Length: |
8' (4' corner + 4' spine) |
Width: |
4' on Corner, 2' on Spine |
Passing Sidings: |
None |
Other Tracks: |
Mountain Division, Wyes: Red & Mountain |
Industrial Spurs: |
None |
Yard Tracks: |
None |
Engine Service: |
None |
Crossovers: |
Red-to-Yellow, Blue-to-Yellow |
Electrical: |
Track Buses: |
12-Gauge Wire with Powerpole Connectors | |
12VDC Bus (White): |
12-Gauge Wire with Powerpole Connectors | ||
Accessory Bus (Brown): |
Not installed | ||
LocoNet Bus: |
Installed. Universal Panels front and back | ||
Overall wiring compatible to RP developed for Junction Modules by Doug Stuard. | |||
Turnout Control: |
All turnouts are operated by Tortoise machines powered by Digitrax DS54 Stationary Decoders controlled by DCC switch commands. The DCC switch commands are generated by Team Digital SRC8 circuits in response to push-button operation. Three identical control panels are provided, each with push-buttons and LEDs to show the selected route. These panels are interconnected by either a private or the layout LocoNet so that a change made on any panel is reflected on the other panels. For more information click here. | ||
Module Photograph | |||
Track Plan | |||
Description |
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