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Well... I'll be the only operator, so I'm not to worried about it getting too crowded. I won't be hosting any operating sessions. I just like to watch trains do their thing along the rails mostly. But I have the yard in there for switching opportunities to give me some variety. And I want lots...

thanks for the comments so far. Here is the near final track plan... I think Color guide is as follows: Orange = Engine facilities Grey = industrial spurs in main terminal Yellow = main yard green = passenger tracks in terminal red = freight tracks in main terminal lightest blue = branch...

My layout will be 30 inches in width at it's widest point (in theory) and the brackets I'd use are 20 inches. I'd also mount them on the studs. I was actually thinking of fastening a pair of 2x4's to the walls and then the brackets to the 2x4's (mostly at the studs) I really don't know why I...

Thanks Fred. You've actually comented on earlier designs with the same general guidelines and I've taken heed. The new terminal design is start of a new layout design for me. There will be a duck under, but only to get in and have the layout operate around you. The duck will be only a one foot...

http://www.zealot.com/forum/showthread.php?p=857014#post857014 biggest revision yet at the thread above! I think I'm onto something here!

So I'm moving into a new house and I'm already building numerous track plans to fill the 10x10 room that I'll be assigned as my 'train room' by the wife. I got 20 8 foot lengths of 2x4's and four sheets of plywood to start construction with....and I don't even move until November 1!!!! If had a...

this is the new revision. More room to work around the layout. Need to reach areas are a lot friendlier, and there are only two major issues I will have with reach now. Thankfully they shouldn't be an issue in the long run. Branch line is complete and is no longer a small 'shelf' style...

http://www.modeltrainplace.com/n-scale-locomotives/atlas/n-scale-atlas-2-truck-shay-lima-locomotive-works/prod_235.html in stock 2 truck shay! Brand new, Atlas. I bought from this place before (where I got my shay from in June) and its a quick shipper! Also got my J-Class N&W from him. As...

I was thinkin of that. I checked the distance and it's 38" across. 40" if I modify it for as much distance as possible while still giving a 2 inches of space between the edge and track. I figure 35" is absolute minimum before I start complaining. I can still modify it a bit and move the...

I modified the dunk under this morning. :) Instead of the two tracks being stacked I made it a double tracked bridge that will be removeable to get through. I'm going to provide power to the lift out section by socket style electrical connections. :thumb: That way other operators (dad) can...

So I went to the new place and did some measuring of what the room will actually give me. it's a 10x10ft room with a door in one corner. Which is a bit of a pain. So my layout originally posted is a total no go. I sat down and played around tonight...but I know one thing is for certain. I...

As I mentioned in a thread a month or so ago I am moving soon and am getting a much larger place to put my layout. It's a 10ft by 10ft room that will be ALL MINE. I've been working on some track plans...but have recently begun to debate on what I'm going to base the main plan on. I'm modeling...

Definately good things to think about regarding layout design. I guess for me the two scenes I want most are a nice hilly/mountain area where you can have two trains intertwining via bridges (thinking a main line passenger train flies over the bridge while a small bridge line operation operates...

Wow Fred, I never thought of it like that. I'll have to revisit that design angle and see if I can come up with something else now... The trick is fitting everything I want into this space. I even sacraficed on the bottom level for the engine facility already... (I wanted it bigger) So...

minimum radius is 11" curves. I think the flex track in certain sections gets as close as 8"...but its for such a small section the trains should run fine. I was sitting there planning the loop, and you can run the train 2 times around the left side of the layout, and three times around the...

yes, it will require you to duck under.. it will also require you to duck under to get to the closet! (which will be in the upper right corner.) thanfully said closet is a small walk in which will be great storage.

So I'll be moving to a new place by Christmas it looks like... so I've pretty much stopped pouring money into the current layout. I still plan on ballasting and doing a few scenic things to practice, but buildings and track will be on hold as I save for the new layout. Anyways, instead of...

So many things have changed since my last post.... and we'll follow along with pictures. :mrgreen: Before the first picture... a lot happened. I started work on a modified version of the layout on the previous page, but was stalled when the wife took my room out from under me and moved me into...

okay, I'll try that. I am converting to the other layout, I've made up my mind. it just looks more enjoyable. the current one is just a clustery mess of track.

I have only two feeders right now hooked up. But there are power outages right at the feeders... but not 3 feet away which doesn't make sense. I'm currently wiring a few more up tonight. No block switches. I tried DC using a Bachmann power supply and still have issues. I did clean the loco...