This layout is based on the

This layout is based on the big cereal food processor at Cleveland Flats ( http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2045050 ,  http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2045051). I scaled down an aerial shot from Google Maps to draw the trackplan. Apart from a little tweaking the position of the rightmost turnout to allow me to use a standard #6 and two #8 switches, this plan is closely based on the prototype. With its short tracks and tight clearances, this location is the ideal prototype for me to model.

The size of the layout is 11' 6" x 17" with a 6' removable extension on the left. The turnout on the left is a #6 and the other two are #8s. I will use Atlas code 148 flextrack and build the turnouts using Fast Tracks templates.

Kurt

Good

I am glad you open a separate blog for this layout. Excellent idea.

Track

Nick, thank you. I thought it might get too confusing reporting on two layouts on one single thread.

Today I finished track work. The first test runs were successful – no shorts, no derailments. Seems like I can move on to painting the track.

Kurt

Sweet

Excellent Kurt! Your turnouts

Excellent Kurt!

Your turnouts look perfect!

What kind of section of wood do you use please? 5 x 5 mm or 6 x 6 mm?

Great work! You give me motivation to begin my layout.

I stay tuned here!

Track plan

Kurt,

your track plan looks simple but when I checked, I find it very attractive for operation. I think it's possible to play for hours... and to make very nice shoots!

PS: I've just received my NWSL wheelsets for my SW-1!!!!

Ties

Nick, I hope the rest will turn out as nicely as the turnouts. Before I started with laying track I feared that code 148 might look too big, but using it was the only option if I did not want to hand lay all the track (which I wanted to avoid this time). Fortunately I like the look of the track.

Jack, the ties of the turnouts are 4 x 4 mm. It was the best match for the ties of the Atlas flextrack which are 4,6 x 4 mm.

The best thing about this trackplan is that it is prototypical and I can build this scene without scenic compression, and you are right, for such a small O scale layout it offers a lot of operating fun.

Glad to hear you got the wheelsets – so we can hope to see a beautiful O scale SW-1 soon?

Kurt

Very nice. You O scale guys

Very nice. You O scale guys better knock it off I am having train envy since mine are smaller......

Thank you!

Thank you for the informations Kurt.

Today, I've printed my templates for the turnouts. Now I can make a 1:1 scale track plan.

Yes, I'm happy the wheelsets are here. Now I must find some time to begin my SW-1 project.
I'm slow... and I need some time.

But stay tuned.

Are you going to

Are you going to model bridge

at the end of the of your model part?

Bridge

I am thinking about having an overpass at the end of the layout, but I have not decided yet. I made a mock-up from some boxes, but it made the layout look shorter and more crowded. I guess I will have to make a better mock-up to come to a conclusion
.

Kurt

Structures

I started to work on the structures. Still a long way to go, but now I have a better idea what the layout will look like.

Kurt

Looking Great

Kurt,

That's looking great. The structures gives more depth to the layout. Keep us posted.

 If you listen to model

If you listen to model rail radio  they were talking  about using train  simulator  as a backdrop

If you did that with the bridge you could have a  ship or a  barge going under The   Lift bridge .

I live about  hour or two  where your prototype is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flats_Industrial_Railroad

Here is some pictures i took.

 I would at least put some

I would at least put some lift bridges in the background. There is lift bridges everywhere In  the   Cleveland flats .

This layout looks good

This layout looks good Kurt.

A small bridge can be interesting to hide the track going to the fiddle yard. Or trees... like on one of my layouts...

For a bridge "divider" I'm

For a bridge "divider" I'm thinking to this:

(MikeC layout. See here:   https://forum.mrhmag.com/post/new-england-winter-layout-h0-12194067  )

View blockers

Late to the party I know, but I'm wondering if you could just use a taller building as a view blocker on the front left of the layout. Does not have to be anything special. Just a brick wall facing into the layout, the outside viewing face an extension of the fascia using the fascia colour. The far left side then gives the train a brick canyon to negotiate on it's way onto the layout.

Like this for example:

Your thoughts?

Obstacle

The idea is nice. It is neat to drive a train through a urban canyon but your layout is a switching layout and that will get on your way when it comes to disconnecting your cars for switching. Either put a small building, or a single story with a flat roof so that you can see in-between the cars. I noticed on my layout that is one of the inconvenience of our type of layout, that the track has to be in the front and all the buildings has to be in the back. On mine the only few buildings that I have are a single room buildings and a small fue facility. The fuel facility is in the same position as your dark grey building is at. You can see it at the left hand side of the photo. Then at the right hand side you can see the other small buildings

Nice view of your new layout

Nice view of your new layout Nick!

One of these days

We might have a post or blog "Show us your O scale switching layout".

Now I must say that there is Not a scale I dislike, but my heart is in O scale!

Wow Kurt, we are a small family of O scalers with BIG ideas to show. Onward with Slow switching in the urban narrow concrete spaces. 

Btw, I like the number eight and two six's combination of turnouts. 

Will look forward to updates.

Transfer.

Good idea

Your idea is good Transfer. A blog for the small O scale layouts will be good. A good way to centralize our O scale projects.

O Scale Blog