Layout design
Missouri Pacific, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Over a year since the layout was torn down when the house went on the market. This weekend I will start building the benchwork in the new train room! Last weekend I hung signs and railroad memorabilia which cleared working space but also started making the space feel like a real train room!
Smyrna Spur - An Introduction
First, an introduction of myself: you can call me Brock (or Hey You, if you prefer). I've been reading here regularly, but commenting little. Over the last few months, I've been getting back into model railroading for the first time since my early teens, when I had a Ye Olde 4x8 that my dad built for me. Unfortunately, that got sold during a move, and I just never got back into building something to replace it. That is now changing.
Railserve Beverage Bottling Facility, Update #3
Well my 2 weeks off has come and gone and I am back on the road for another tour at work. I feel like some good progress was made on the layout with some positive results. I wanted to figure out some building designs and get a feel on how I can create what is in my head.
Gorre & Daphetid Viaduct
As previously posted, I am modeling John Allen's Gorre & Daphetid. I will not try to reproduce every blade of grass or even every structure. But I think that it is important to duplicate the two viaducts as close as possible. I have many pictures, but I'm not that good at estimating dimensions. Here is a good picture. I was first going to measure the track width, but realized that it is at an angle, so that would not work. Then I took a small freight car and measured from the ground to the top and it got about two inches. Comparing
My Gorre & Daphetid Part 1: Introduction
Call me crazy, but I am going to attempt to recreate John Allen’s original 3’ 7” by 6’ 8” Gorre & Daphetid. I have had two small layouts in the past. The first, a poorly modeled 4’ x 8’ that taught me a lot of lessons. The next, the 4’ x 6’ Gold Hill Central from Model Railroading. Alas and alack, I sold both when I moved twice.
Layout HO Scale project help
Hi all,first of all: i’m Daniele,i’m writing from italy and finally i have some room to build (with my son) our first layout.
how small is n scale compared to ho scale in terms of track
ok so first off i live in a small 370-SQFT studio apartment so im limited on space. ho scale is to big for the small space i have set aside for my trains
so im wondering in terms of layout design how small is n scale compared to HO. lets say i wanna build a standard oval layout how much smaller would it be?
im limited ro 1 foot 7 inches wide by 3 feet long its the only space i have at the moment. would an n scale oval layout fit or would i need more space
Brass 2-10-2 on 24" radius
Dear all,
I am planning my dream layout. I have two brass SP steam locomotives, one 2-10-2 and one 4-10-2, both
from Westside/Katsumi.
May I expect they would run OK on 24" radius?
Other steam locomotives I have are given for a minimum radius of 22". But these are recent models so I
don't know for my old brass ones.
Any input from experienced users? Thank you,
Railserve Beverage Bottling Facility, Update #2
Well I am back at it again. I had a few supplies waiting for me when I returned for my trip and was able to make some progress. As I said previously, I really want to try and scratch build my primary structures. With that being said I didn't want to dive right into my complex manufacturing facility to the far left of the layout. To learn the ways of styrere I have been working on a simple concrete warehouse. I still have to work on the building specific details.
New layout
Its been almost three years since i stopped work on my greenbrier logging and lumber co. I have moved out of the rv and into a house so i am starting a new layout that will be 3 foot longer than my old layout. I should be ready to start the layout in July. Am working on a plan now. More to be revealed....
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