Golden Valley Route

Track planning

When it comes to planning modules, one can either implement a track plan from a prototype and apply some selective compression or like I did. Make something up.
In the process of creating trackplans, I got great help and a lot of inspiration from the following books:
     

Module standards

There's a plethora of module standards. In Sweden the most common standard is the one used by MMM, MälarModulMöten. Others include Fremo, Fremo-US, etc.

A few module standards


My Modules

Most of my early modules were built using MMM-Märklin but with 2R (DCC) capabilities.
All my modules can be used as either 2-rail (dc/dcc) or 3-rail (Märklin)
and have been built using a variety of techniques:

  • Isolated c-track
  • Peco code 83 track with Herbert Herei studs (punktkontaktband)
  • Hand laid track with home made studs
My newer modules will all follow the Fremo standards with F96-profile.
For compatibility, I need adapters that transition from F96 to MMM standard.

Inspiration

Apart from Modelrailroader magazine, a few Kalmbach books, and a lot of MRR-forums, Pelle Søborg's awesome Donner River and Daneville has inspired me alot.
My first modules, the Donner Pass modules, the Bridge and the Flexible 180, are a result of him inspiring me.

Other resouces

Here are a few links to great sites that features modules: