Layout design

AM David's picture

New layout space

My new layout space is about ready for a railroad.  I will be modeling in HO.  Right now I'm thinking of an around-the-walls with a peninsula.  I'm interested in the Arkansas & Missouri in NW Arkansas and SW Missouri.  MoPac in Arkansas in the late 70's.  Also the  D&RGW Pueblo-to-Red Cliff, Colorado thru Royal Gorge, Leadville, and Tennessee Pass tunnel before being acquired by UP.  

I'll post a drawing of my space in the next post.

David

 

 

 

tschwartz's picture

Building a home for a GE 85 Ton Locomotive: Wiring and switches complete

The temperature outside has been a daytime high of -25 for the last 30 days, so I have been inside spending a fair bit of time working on my layout.

Pit up view

Christmas Layout Examples with Lionel Fastracks

Hello all,

I decided to prepare several Christmas layouts in O gauge with free SCARM track planning software and to present them to the forum members. See the layouts here: Christmas Layouts in O-gauge Around the Xmas Tree

time periods

I recently purchased the following products from walthers through a hobby shop in south africa

Glacier gravel co. 933-3062
Valley cement plant. 933-3098

I wish to know what era these buildings where built in as I wish to purchase shops and houses in the same period to make the scenery and future buildings people and vehicles
More realistic to that time period

I have looked up these items on the walthers website and the do not state a specific time period can any body help me in this matter

Thank you

IAISfan's picture

IAIS's West End - UP's Pool Yard

It was recently suggested that I break down my blog entries by topic or location to make them easier to find, since my original blog on the Iowa Interstate's West End at http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/9031 is getting a bit large and cumbersome.  This post marks the beginning of my move in that direction.

OSCR's picture

Condo/Loft with a model railroad: shelving/benchwork assembly

 

My continuing blog about building a small switching layout in a condo/loft space, this entry I begin with the production/construction process of my Ontario South Central Railroad. Previous entries including great help and responses from other MRH readers can be found here:

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/15425 : Layout design/Planning

pierre52's picture

Help Please - Layout design

She who must be obeyed has agreed an extension to my small room layout.  As can be seen in the drawing & photo below, (apologies for wonky tracks but I am still getting to grips with Scarm) the extension measures approximately 7 ft x 18”.  The extension is sitting in the back corner of the room and 2ft of the extension will be in the room closet with a small hole in the wall to allow the tracks to pass through.

Small On30 layout for showa

A bunch of old guys need help. Because of age we have sold our 8' X 20' layout and would now like to build a smaller On30 Layout. We have an average age of 65+ and find we need to scale down.

The layout will go to about 12 shows a year as well as our own show. This year will be our 26th annual show.

It has to be a run around for the mainline, have a brewery and several other small buildings. We have 4 modules that are 2' X 4'. we would like to connect them to form a 6' X 6' square with a small hole in the center.

Jeremy Thurston's picture

Vermont Railway - North Bennington Division - Layout concept and overview

Great Model Railroads 2010 had an article in it that got me hooked as soon as I saw it.  The article was titled 'From Shelf to Shortline' by Mike Confalone.  Since seeing that article, I began work on a very small 2X4 foot N scale layout, modeling a small branchline of the Northern Pacific set in late fall 1950.  Since my wife and I were then living in a very small apartment, the scale chosen to model was out of necessity instead of preference.  

Help sanity check start to layout design...

Hi! A quick intro... my name is Aaron and I'm just getting back into model railroading after many years. I grew up with a Lionel layout in my attic that my dad built when I was young and have always wanted to buy a house and build my own layout! I've recently purchased a house in Lincoln, NE where I'm from and have my first opportunity to go nuts and build a mini empire. :)


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