Layout design
Modelling in the Land of Sand
I suppose I should start with an introduction? I started with trains more years ago than I care to remember, when around age 5 I received an 0 Gauge Hornby clockwork tank engine. A couple of years later this became a Hornby 00 gauge 3 rail layout, then a 2 rail, until I had around age 15, a roster of around a dozen locomotives, all UK outline.
Western Maryland - Chesapeake Division - 1943 your comments welcome !!!
Happy New Year fellow railroaders,
With the new year brings me new hope that I will actually construct my basement layout this year. Hopefully even starting this week. My layout will consume a room 14x32' and be in HO scale. it will represent a line running from Hagerstown to and terminate in Baltimore in 1943. It will be double deck with main deck at 40-42" and upper deck at 58-64".
Conceptual drawings Part II
Did some real quick drawings laying out the main line, helix and both terminating points of my layout and have included them here.Again this is just get me going in the right direction.
My goal is to have a double deck connected via a helix in the middle peninsula, possibly herniated helix to allow for a view of the train. Around the room and then back down the helix and terminating in its destination, either Hagerstown or Baltimore.
The Georgetown and Allen Mountain Railroad has a new home
I have been too busy for the last few weeks but today is the day: I'm finally announcing that we have moved from Colorado to Florida in June and that I have put up a new dedicated building for the railroad!
The building contains a layout room of 50 x 28 feet, an office, a workshop, and a bathroom.
Texas and New Orleans Eastern Division...is now online....
Well this is the first of, hopefully, many more posts. The Texas and New Orleans Eastern Division is in its infancy stage. i.e. I now have a basement, and the ideas on how to put a layout in the basement is flowing. Once I get back home from Christmas Vacation...(visiting family and friends) I'll post more on the Texas and New Orleans layout and the ideas that I have....
Anyway Merry Christmas to all and to all "Happy Railroading"
Amtrak115
Merit of Modular layouts?
This will, in all likelihood, be a controversial subject but I question the merit of modular layouts for public displays and hobby advancement. I have recently seen four large modular layouts open to the public. All layouts had forms of animation, signalling, sound equipped locomotives and extensive rolling stock. In all instances I have been disappointed. I note the following:
For your review, staging yards
Ok, so I am tired of armchair modeling and have decided, with the help of MRH and others here decided to finally get into the meat of my layout. I have included a JPEG of my lower level staging for your comments. Note I am still working on dimensions but I figured I could post here for any constructive advice.
L&N Railroad
Folks,
Who is using the L&N as a layout? I am thinking of doing L&Ns Louisville yard. Any thoughts on this.
thanks,
Ken
HO Elevated street car station?
Elevated Street Car/Trolley Station
Does anyone know of a design for a covered elevated trolley/street car station? I've seen a pic of one, but can't remember were. A covered station/stop with step down to the main level.
Mt. Coffin & Columbia River (N scale): Year Two
Here's the continuation of my Mt. Coffin & Columbia River 23" x 41" N scale layout that I started back at the end of November, 2010.
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