Layout design
If you were to start over today what era and area might you choose to model?
If you were given a chance to do it all again, knowing what you know now, what time period would you choose to model. It can be as specific as you like from a particular day to a decade to model or more if so inclined. It could also be a moving time period such as Joe F. did on his layout changing year by year as he moved from the beginning to the end of his decade.
My bridge Video page 4. Photos page 3
When you are just starting out you tend to plan out as much as possible because being new, one can make many more mistakes so it does take a while to get going. But it is good to start starting the start of the layout and purposely leave somethings to when you only get around to it. "I'll cross that bridge when i come to it. For me this is that time and it looks difficult. Any suggestions?
The difficult decision to model something different
I was born and raised in Las Vegas and for the past 10 years I have been building a model railroad based on the Central Nevada mining railroads of the WWI era. I love researching these railroads and then designing a building a model that brings it to life again. Finding Myrick's books on railroads of Nevada while in college is what led to my life-long interest in railroad history and model railroads.
Mainline to the front or rear of the layout.
I'm contemplating this track arrangement the past few days. At present the single track main is to the front of the layout as it heads through Hillwood.
The yard has been somewhat simplified with only a single run around and 2 yard tracks and the industry track at the rear how ever the original is shown below.
Depew, Lancaster & Western in HO scale.
Howdy all,
I thought I'd share another track plan I've been working on, this time in HO, based on Genesee Valley Transportation's Depew, Lancaster and Western railroad in Batavia, New York.
staging in a helix
I think this has been discussed before, but what are your thoughts of laying a second track on a helix, and using it for a staging yard? The helix will have 4 turns totalling over 80 feet, enough to stage 4, 20' trains on my layout.
Cookie Cutting or Spline
I did a bit cookie cutting for the layout recently but I do have a few more curves coming up and i'm liking the spline idea. I downloaded "Run like a Dream" recently, and was thinking if anyone has had or find this easy to do. Being in Australia we don't seem to have homasote but looks like it is absorbent material. Being new at this hoping to avoid making the wrong choice but the fun is trying different stuff out to see if it works. James
Feedback on Shelf Layout
I'm starting on my first layout, a 18 in by 13ft Shelf Layout. I'm modeling a paper mill serviced by the Chessie System in the late 70's early 80's. I'm basing the mill on the local mill near Pensacola, FL as far as what traffic I'll be switching. I've settled on this design and looking for feedback if there is anything missing or that I might add.
Steel Mill Scene in a corner (now Coke Plant & Power Plant)
I have been agonizing for sometime now as to how, ...or if, I could fit a Walthers steel mill blast furnace into my layout plans. First off I have a real nice one thats all ready built, and secondly it would compliment my Balt city theme on the lower level (and most of us know Balt used to be a big steel town).
So now I think I have found a place for it to sit, but I need help in its orientation and location.
Transformation
In preparation for the upcoming Railway Modellers Meet (http://railwaymodellersmeetofbc.ca) layout tour coming to my layout room on May 4th I've been madly cleaning and preparing the room for the onslaught of people expecting to see something interesting.
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