Hi everyone. With all the great feedback and advice that I've been seeing in this forum, I'm posting my layout plan attempt (N scale).
First, here's what I want to model: Modern day (80's to present) Florida East Coast railway in the Fort Lauderdale area. The plan that I have come up I think captures some of the flavor of the FEC's Fort Lauderdale yard and surrounding industries.
Motive Power: GP-40, GP-9, SW-1200
Rolling stock: 50' boxes, 53' piggy back flats, double stack well cars, plastic pellet hoppers, etc.
Operation: I want to do some switching (Fort Lauderdale local train), but still have the ability to run a train continuously (to amuse my 3 year old) Both not necesarily at the same time.
Space: I have a small bedroom that I use as an office, but I don't want to take up a lot of room. I also don't want to bite off more than I can chew with my first real layout. This layout fits in less than 3' x 5' and would go in a corner of the room.
Here's the layout... It is roughly based on Atlas's N-17 layout.
The grid lines are 6" apart. Here is a legent:
1 - Warehouse or distributor - use a DPM Trackside Transfer kit
2 - Plastic bag manufacturer - use a Nu-Line concrete warehouse
3 - Lumber distributor - kitbash two Pikestuff distribution centers
5 - Intermodeal yard
6 - Rinker concrete plant - no rail service, just to give some South Florida flavor. Probably move it somewhere else.
7 - LPG distributor - some horizontal LPG plants
8 - Fort Luaderdale yard, plastic pellet hoppers stored here too
9 - Single engine shed - Micro Engineering or Pikestuff kit
The overpass at the top right would be interstate I-595. I would probably use several of Rix's modern concrete overpass kits.
A backdrop would go at the top and right sides, possibly curving around at the top right corner instead of the Rinker plant.
If any one is interested, here is the Atlas RTS file:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/h/e/helbein/fecftlaud.ral
Any criticism, suggestions, etc much appreciated.
-fecfan
First, here's what I want to model: Modern day (80's to present) Florida East Coast railway in the Fort Lauderdale area. The plan that I have come up I think captures some of the flavor of the FEC's Fort Lauderdale yard and surrounding industries.
Motive Power: GP-40, GP-9, SW-1200
Rolling stock: 50' boxes, 53' piggy back flats, double stack well cars, plastic pellet hoppers, etc.
Operation: I want to do some switching (Fort Lauderdale local train), but still have the ability to run a train continuously (to amuse my 3 year old) Both not necesarily at the same time.
Space: I have a small bedroom that I use as an office, but I don't want to take up a lot of room. I also don't want to bite off more than I can chew with my first real layout. This layout fits in less than 3' x 5' and would go in a corner of the room.
Here's the layout... It is roughly based on Atlas's N-17 layout.
The grid lines are 6" apart. Here is a legent:
1 - Warehouse or distributor - use a DPM Trackside Transfer kit
2 - Plastic bag manufacturer - use a Nu-Line concrete warehouse
3 - Lumber distributor - kitbash two Pikestuff distribution centers
5 - Intermodeal yard
6 - Rinker concrete plant - no rail service, just to give some South Florida flavor. Probably move it somewhere else.
7 - LPG distributor - some horizontal LPG plants
8 - Fort Luaderdale yard, plastic pellet hoppers stored here too
9 - Single engine shed - Micro Engineering or Pikestuff kit
The overpass at the top right would be interstate I-595. I would probably use several of Rix's modern concrete overpass kits.
A backdrop would go at the top and right sides, possibly curving around at the top right corner instead of the Rinker plant.
If any one is interested, here is the Atlas RTS file:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/h/e/helbein/fecftlaud.ral
Any criticism, suggestions, etc much appreciated.
-fecfan
