The bad news is that for 6 months now, in the process of selling a home, moving a few hundred miles and buying a home I've been layout-less and far too infrequent a visitor here.
The good news is I'm moved in and now have a good-sized space for a new layout. I've racked my brain and not coming up with anything. Wondering if anyone has thoughts, can suggest a track plan to work from, knows a plan I should look at, etc. etc.
Here are the parameters
Main area is 14x20, with a 7x9 alcove off one of the 14' walls. Since this is a basement to-be-finished-to-suit, I could squeeze another foot of width (i.e. to 15') or a couple more feet of length (i.e. 7x9 alcove could be 7x10 or 7x11. Even that risks tension on the home front, and more than that risks war with Mrs...
I model PRR circa 1948 FWIW. Not fixated on any particular division or area.
My preference is for passenger service and lots of mainline running. Adding some interest with spurs and/or perhaps a logging/coal mine line would be nice to the shays and heislers have place to run.
On the "MUST be prototypical scale" I'm maybe a 4-5 out of 10. (1 being don't care, 10 being superimposing satellite photos on the layout to copy contour lines)
The good news is I'm moved in and now have a good-sized space for a new layout. I've racked my brain and not coming up with anything. Wondering if anyone has thoughts, can suggest a track plan to work from, knows a plan I should look at, etc. etc.
Here are the parameters
Main area is 14x20, with a 7x9 alcove off one of the 14' walls. Since this is a basement to-be-finished-to-suit, I could squeeze another foot of width (i.e. to 15') or a couple more feet of length (i.e. 7x9 alcove could be 7x10 or 7x11. Even that risks tension on the home front, and more than that risks war with Mrs...
I model PRR circa 1948 FWIW. Not fixated on any particular division or area.
My preference is for passenger service and lots of mainline running. Adding some interest with spurs and/or perhaps a logging/coal mine line would be nice to the shays and heislers have place to run.
On the "MUST be prototypical scale" I'm maybe a 4-5 out of 10. (1 being don't care, 10 being superimposing satellite photos on the layout to copy contour lines)