Well 25 plans and a month and a half later, I think I have now gotten something that works for me. Here is the new and improved New River Valley Railroad. Here are some specifics.
It is going to be built in a 9'10" x 10'10" room in a kind of doughnut pattern. The operating pit will be in the center, it will have a duckunder, and I will be the only operator. The mainline has a minimum radius of 25" and No. 6 turnouts. The sidings have a minumum of 22" and No. 4 turnouts. I plan on using code 100 flex as much as possible. The layout will be an around the walls of no more than 2' deep.
The main points of interest:
Coal Mine - NRVRR is built on mining - bottom
Yet to be determined Industry - middle right side <-- Ideas anyone?
Loco Depot and Station on top right side of plan
Town on top left of plan
Small mining town to left of mine
Entire left side of plan open for whatever <-- Ideas anyone?
For those of you who wish to see where this started, you can check the first attempt here,
http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=19063
and the next try here, http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=19164
It has come a long way since I started this journey, and I think I have just found the right plan for my room. Comments and gotchas from the pros are welcomed. If the pic is too small, then you can see a larger one here, http://web.northstate.net/~chylton/NewRiverValleyRR-25.jpg
Thanks a bunch
Chris
It is going to be built in a 9'10" x 10'10" room in a kind of doughnut pattern. The operating pit will be in the center, it will have a duckunder, and I will be the only operator. The mainline has a minimum radius of 25" and No. 6 turnouts. The sidings have a minumum of 22" and No. 4 turnouts. I plan on using code 100 flex as much as possible. The layout will be an around the walls of no more than 2' deep.
The main points of interest:
Coal Mine - NRVRR is built on mining - bottom
Yet to be determined Industry - middle right side <-- Ideas anyone?
Loco Depot and Station on top right side of plan
Town on top left of plan
Small mining town to left of mine
Entire left side of plan open for whatever <-- Ideas anyone?
For those of you who wish to see where this started, you can check the first attempt here,
http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=19063
and the next try here, http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=19164
It has come a long way since I started this journey, and I think I have just found the right plan for my room. Comments and gotchas from the pros are welcomed. If the pic is too small, then you can see a larger one here, http://web.northstate.net/~chylton/NewRiverValleyRR-25.jpg
Thanks a bunch
Chris