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    Need help with a track plan and layout

    Thanks BigJim yes I really want continious running Ill work with youre idea and see if I can fit my theme in somehow but around the room would be better. Russ there is no door just a 36" doorway. How wide can you make a swing gate and which would be easier to construct swing or lift. Thanks Keenan
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    Need help with a track plan and layout

    I posted here awhile back and wasnt really sure what I wanted. Thought I would let you see what Ive come up with. This is all new to me so I post my givens and druthers a couple of sketches of the room I have and a coal mining town I would like to model. Scale: HO Standard Guage. Era: Late...
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    Bachman 2-6-0 Mogul

    Is this a pretty decent train. Would like to know its pros and cons.
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    Bachman 2-6-0 Mogul

    Would the Bachman 2-6-0 Mogul be a good train to start out with. Until I can afford something a little more exspencive. Its in the $60.00 dollar range thats about all I can afford. Also would this be suitable for 1930's-1940's logging. Thanks Crawford
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    HO layout for newbie

    Thanks sidchase. Yes this is roughly the demensions I have. How wide is the access hole you drawed into my plan.
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    HO layout for newbie

    http:// Here are the new demensions for the room on the right.
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    HO layout for newbie

    Here are the demensions for the room on the right if I move the saw and the toolbox.http://www.the-gauge.com/images/attach/bmp.gif
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    HO layout for newbie

    Yes the 4x7 is changeable. I will see if I can move the saw and tool box. If so I will post the deminsions of the left room. What would a good era for logging I dont really have to use the post ww2 era. I plan to get trains to fit what ever era I decide. Thanks crawford
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    HO layout for newbie

    Do you have to work with the banches that are there? Is the existing layout (for your son) "untouchable"? What is the track plan for that layout? Can it be easily tied into your future layout? Does it meet the minimums you have set for the rest of the layout? Can your workbench(es) be changed or...
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    HO layout for newbie

    Let me see if I can explain what I have. This is a ten by twenty building with a divider wall. On the right side of the sketch is my work shop. In the space on the lower right I already have a small layout that I set up for my son it is 4' 2 1/2" X 7' 4". Im wanting to add a 10" shelf around the...
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    HO layout for newbie

    Here are the demensions of the space I have to construct my railroad. Could use some ideas for a trackplan. I wanting to model 40's through 50's steam. Using code 80 atlas track minimum 22" raduis curves. Would like a little grade 2% if possible.Continious some switching. Maybe a cole mine. Also...
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