TruckLover
Mack CH613 & 53' Trailer
Cool, I like it!! I need to get familiar with Xtrackcab. It looks like a great program
Based on the pic, he should be able to reach the back by coming in from the sides. And since the benchwork is free-standing on legs, he could always put the whole thing on adjustable rolling casters like I did with mine so I cann roll it away from the wall to get to the back side.Pitchwife said:Galen. the back side is going to be impossable to get at without access ports.
Galen, I do like that plan too, I'm just not crazy about having the backdrop in the middle as a divider. I'd rather have some type of scenery to divide scenes, or just not divide it at all. Not to say I won't see how I like once its built though.
viperman said:I do have access from all but the back, but even then its not much of a probem. The layout is sitting on smooth concrete, so it slides out fairly easily, just need to add some bracing to the legs if I want to be doing that a lot.
I'll have to post a pic of that 4' bridge I have. I got it for free with the original layout. I don't NEED to have it in there, but I figure since I have it, may as well try.
Tom, that is pretty much what I was thinking there. Leaves room for watching, and for industrial modeling, though more turnouts would be needed for that.
Galen, I do like that plan too, I'm just not crazy about having the backdrop in the middle as a divider. I'd rather have some type of scenery to divide scenes, or just not divide it at all. Not to say I won't see how I like once its built though. So far, I have collected a couple 40' boxcars, a 50' gondola, an ACF centerflow, 55'(?) bulkhead flat, 40' flat w/ stakes; not sure what else. When I buy new cars for this thing, I originally wanted to get a wide variety of cars, but now I've just been worrying about the 40' boxes.
I was thinking some type of hill/tunnel, wooded area, something to that effect. Maybe industry A could be changed to a logging mill or something, to go along with that scenery idea. Then that would give me more room and flexibility to build that type of scenery around it, but then that would make my 40' boxcars obsolete, or would it?ocalicreek said:Okay...I can work with that! Now tell me what sort of scenery did you have in mind? BN (assuming you're gonna use that or the BNSF - Big New Santa Fe - as a prototype or at least inspiration,) covers alot of area with a diverse topography/setting. Knowing if I can get away with a hill or even a tunnel as a scenic element really helps the planning process.
Galen
I was thinking some type of hill/tunnel, wooded area, something to that effect. Maybe industry A could be changed to a logging mill or something, to go along with that scenery idea. Then that would give me more room and flexibility to build that type of scenery around it, but then that would make my 40' boxcars obsolete, or would it?
Even a small tremble registers a 9.1 on a layout.green_elite_cab said:NEVER EVER SLIDE A LAYOUT!
trust me from expierience, just because its easy, doesn't make it a good idea. it still drags, and there is still risk to your models.