Hello All. I've finally finished laying all the Atlass Code 55 track. Working slow has really paid off. The track is silky smooth with no track related derailments so far. Since I'm starting new in N scale I didn't even have an engine until the other day. So now a new Norfolk Southern DASH 840-B makes it's first run around the layout. Since I'm modeling the present day, many of the cars are pretty long but they don't look too bad on the sharp curves.
You'll see from the overhead view there are not many sidings or industrial spurs. I intentionally left them out for now since I'm not even sure what size and how many buildings there will be. I plan to add a couple more sidings as time goes on. Really though I just like to watch trains run and build models.
The landforms are very basic. Really just to cover up the gaps between layers. A coating of flat earth colored paint made the horrible pink foam go away. There are no switch machines as of yet and it's running on DC until I can get a DCC system.
Ignore the large trees on the close up. The Kato Unitrack bridge took alot of work but It was worth it. You can see the micro-engineering flextrack, the new pilons it rests on and the addition of a walkway on the outside.
Thanks everyone for your kind words on the last post. I'll have to add more photos in another post...
You'll see from the overhead view there are not many sidings or industrial spurs. I intentionally left them out for now since I'm not even sure what size and how many buildings there will be. I plan to add a couple more sidings as time goes on. Really though I just like to watch trains run and build models.
The landforms are very basic. Really just to cover up the gaps between layers. A coating of flat earth colored paint made the horrible pink foam go away. There are no switch machines as of yet and it's running on DC until I can get a DCC system.
Ignore the large trees on the close up. The Kato Unitrack bridge took alot of work but It was worth it. You can see the micro-engineering flextrack, the new pilons it rests on and the addition of a walkway on the outside.
Thanks everyone for your kind words on the last post. I'll have to add more photos in another post...