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Fri, 2013-04-19 13:54 — Alexedwin

Layout design

Hi all

Due to a major flood here (Bundaberg, QLD) I moved to another house and I have had to redesign my layout.

Not a lot has change accept the width of the room is slightly narrower.

Following are two designs I have drawn up using SCARM.

I would like your opinion/choice if you had to choose one of these designs to build.

Cheers all

A cautious beginning with your help

Wed, 2013-04-17 13:33 — Denvermar

Layout design

Back into the hobby after a very long absence. Thought i was going to build a cookie cutter layout. Was going to use Atlas sectional track. So headed to the local hobby shop at lunch for a great discussion. Except now i am second guessing.

Do I use a flat table and foam as suggested by the shop?

Stick to my plan and use cookie cutter?

Use all flex and discard the sectional?

Track layout questions

Sun, 2013-04-14 14:30 — Roundhousecat

I decided to build a shelf layout and have a couple of questions regarding track. I looked at Atlas and Peco as well as Kato Uni-track. Has anyone used the Uni track? It looks pretty solid and is already ballasted. Will I have to solder the joints together or is it ok just as it comes out of the box? I know I'll have to solder with Peco and Atlas.
Any suggestions for the ballast under the track? Woodlands makes some not bad looking stuff and there is always cork.

Reviving My Layout

Fri, 2013-04-12 18:51 — Retired Alex

I had posted in my blog that I had constructed a layout as presented in MRR Magazine many years ago. Due to the recent basement flood, I was forced to clean out the spare room where everything was stored and am now starting to reassemble the layout. Here is what the layout looks like. Overall size is 14ft. x 4ft. Track plan drawn with SCARM.

Helix for a 3 level layout

Wed, 2013-04-10 16:19 — Will_Annand

OK Gang, here is a real head scratcher.

A buddy of mine is moving into a new house and his lady has said he can have the entire basement as long as she can get to the laundry room. :)

He has a 15' x 25' room and a side room 5' x 8'. He wishes to have three layers in the main room and a helix in the side room.

His first level (32") we will call the south fork, the second level (56") will be the north fork and the upper level (80") will be staging.

Here comes the problem.

Small N Scale

Wed, 2013-04-10 09:09 — luis_lopes

Hi.

I posted an entry on the the blog, but I should have posted the thing here.

Here is the link: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/13445

What do you thuink about this latest development?

Please help get started

Wed, 2013-04-10 06:10 — Bob42100

Hi, my name is Bob and found this interesting site where I hope someone can give advice. I'm looking to get started in building an 8'x4' layout with possible future expansion. Recently my father died and I went back to the house to take my old HO trains from the house, I had a layout when I was a child back in the 70's. This spurred my interest again.