Recent content by bearman

I beg to differ. When it comes to structures, easy is the word of the day.

Tell me about it. There are three others on Walthers site. Shrock's, Swift and another one (a laser cut kit I believe). The other one is not a slaughterhouse per se, and it is eastern based and my road is based in th west. Shrock's and the other one are pricey and Shrock's and Swift are not...

Hey, Grewsome. What slaughterhouse are you going to use? I'm looking for one for my new layout.

I really should proof read with a little more diligence.

On the S side, I am considering extending the grade another two sections E. On the N side, there is alittle more, but I don't like to start up a grade off a curve or a turnout. I might have to drop the tracks under the bridge per ocalicreek's recommendation and then lower the bridge...

As for the pic on your layout thread, I think it is Virginia City. Doesn't look like either Jerome or Bisbee.

I thought about dropping it, but have canned the idea. There will be no divider and the entire layout will be constructed a little lower than most, about 30" high on the benchwork then up to 2" on insulation foam on top of the plywood. The maximum elevation of he overpass will be 3 1/2"...

I bet it is Virginia City.

I can walk around, but someone else will be very unhappy about it. You are right about the curved radius, but RAL v 7 doesn't offer it. I will probably look into using them for Maricopa and Agri areas.

I Think This Is Final The filled in track indicates the grade up to and then down from the over pass. I've also redesigned the NE yard The tun around curve maybe a little tight. If that is the case, then I can get rid of the turnout and additional spur on the S portion of that curve. While...

I was playing with your doodle this morning before work and was toying with the overpass over the yard idea. The E side is open, there is no wall but there might as well be one at the 12 ft mark, more or less, the rest of the room is dedicated to another person's use for the time being. There...

Squiddie, Actually, there are some things I like about your doodle and which I am trying to figure out if I can incororate it into my design. Firstly, I like the two passing tracks, allowing for an additional spur, which additional spur I would like in the agricultural area. Secondly, for...

Fred, I want to run 5 cars and a loco in a train. Anything longer is gravy. The south passing siding is gone, and the N/NE has been redone per this diagram. I do like the fact that another spur can be added to the NE yard, but I think I might have to move the turnout one section to the west to...

Here is the revised plan. I'm not sure that the short siding on the S makes any difference, but it can't be extended westward because it would be going up grade towards the bridge crossing. As for the curves, I was mistaken in my earlier post. The curve in the SW is 22" with one section of 18"...

Those curves are 18". The curve in the NW is 22". I plan on running nothing bigger than a 4 axle diesel and 40' maximum rolling stock. I'd prefer the 22' all the way around, but that means taking up more space and this layout is at about the maximum size that I can and still have aisle access...