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    Need suggestions and help with new HO track plan for a noob!

    Thanks Fred you did help quite a bit! From looking on google maps at the prototype it appears to have a double main most of the way except for where the map gets blurry and cant make it out. I myself lean more towards engineer style of operations but Im sure some nights I will probably just...
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    Need suggestions and help with new HO track plan for a noob!

    Ok well After really trying out figuring out a trackplan and failing I dont think I can make a double main work. I thought it would be better to have two but I just cant seem to squeeze everything in . So maybe Ill try it with only 1. Does a double main really make things better? I been looking...
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    Need suggestions and help with new HO track plan for a noob!

    Well after finally getting some time to myself and finally getting my reading material and reading most of it I have finally begun work on a track plan!!! :thumb: I have been trying to figure out how to make my layout as interesting as possible and allow me to run the big diesels on the mains...
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    Need suggestions and help with new HO track plan for a noob!

    Ya I will probably build mine relatively tall too. Im not quite sure on what width yet since I havent really started designing anything yet. Im waiting on a couple of books to arrive that I can read and get a better idea on track laying and how to plan out operation. Once those arrive and get...
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    Need suggestions and help with new HO track plan for a noob!

    Ya Jim that sounds about right lol. Be broke and be left with nothing but a bunch of kiddie fun rooms. Well after the debate I think I have a solution to the problem. For now the area I have Ill start the layout there. While I build the layout I will also work on the other area so that maybe...
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    Need suggestions and help with new HO track plan for a noob!

    ya lol its a pretty big basement. My house used to be a store way back when and rather than rebuilding the basement they kept it. Ya its too bad I dont have 1:1 scale caboose laying around lol. Its not terribly cold back there but its definitely not as warm as the part I was planning on putting...
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    Need suggestions and help with new HO track plan for a noob!

    Honestly Im not sure what width of tables to use. I just read that basically the easier it is to reach everything on the layout the more enjoyable it is because everything is manageable then and I wouldnt have to kill myself to reach when doing scenery, laying track, etc. Plus I dont know about...
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    Need suggestions and help with new HO track plan for a noob!

    Hey im back... Nice to meet you Loren. I have seen your threads before about designing the yard for your layout and I definitely learned a lot from that thread. I also like your overall trackplan:mrgreen:. Nice to meet ya Gus and thanks for the questions! 1.- Do you picture having the layout...
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    Need suggestions and help with new HO track plan for a noob!

    Hello all! Well it has come time for me to start planning my layout! I just graduated from college and landed myself a job so now I finally have the financial freedom to try my hands at the best hobby on the planet :thumb:. Well after I pay off a few debts of course haha. Anyways I have never...
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