Hey been a while since I posted but I have need of some help from yall if you can..
I was looking in the new Oct. issue of Model RR'r and fell in love with the feature Great Northern layout in less then 7 square feet.
Now the questions?
[1] I have always freelanced my layout so when it says scale of
plan 2' = 1-'0", 12" grid what is that and how do I go about setting it up ? do I copy it on another piece of paper and make a grid of it??
[2] It is using a coockie cutter sub road bed frameup when I layout the cut lines do I only cut them as wide as my cork.
[3] in the layout drawing in the mag there are elevation markings on the track is that where the elevation starts and do you hold that elevation till you get to the next mark.
[4] On one set of sidings the starting turnout is set at 2" but as it goes in and makes a three way split it has no elevation markings is this set at 0" elevation
This is only the second layout I have ever built and the first on was a flat track plan but I did make a turn out on one part so I could expand later on and since this is portable I can take it to shows and what not and still hook into my plan at home with just a addition of a turn out in one corner when we arnt traveling:thumb: It just looks like a easy to build but still enuf things going on make it fun operation and if I can take it to differant events to get others intrested in modeling then all the better:mrgreen:
Thanks for any help and comments
Minnesota Mike
I was looking in the new Oct. issue of Model RR'r and fell in love with the feature Great Northern layout in less then 7 square feet.
Now the questions?
[1] I have always freelanced my layout so when it says scale of
plan 2' = 1-'0", 12" grid what is that and how do I go about setting it up ? do I copy it on another piece of paper and make a grid of it??
[2] It is using a coockie cutter sub road bed frameup when I layout the cut lines do I only cut them as wide as my cork.
[3] in the layout drawing in the mag there are elevation markings on the track is that where the elevation starts and do you hold that elevation till you get to the next mark.
[4] On one set of sidings the starting turnout is set at 2" but as it goes in and makes a three way split it has no elevation markings is this set at 0" elevation
This is only the second layout I have ever built and the first on was a flat track plan but I did make a turn out on one part so I could expand later on and since this is portable I can take it to shows and what not and still hook into my plan at home with just a addition of a turn out in one corner when we arnt traveling:thumb: It just looks like a easy to build but still enuf things going on make it fun operation and if I can take it to differant events to get others intrested in modeling then all the better:mrgreen:
Thanks for any help and comments
Minnesota Mike