hello,
I have had this layout idea for several years. I am finally working on it, and it really looks like it is going to work out great. For my first real N-Scale layout, I wanted to make a small one to use for a learning tool for different scenery ideas, and pretty much a benchmark type of layout to try some things on. That way, it's not a huge layout, with an awefull lot of money invested. When it's done, Im gonna build a larger layout using some of the things I have learned with the small one, and then use the small one as a test layout.
Anyway.. Anybody that might be interested in a small layout. I think I have designed a small layout, that takes up very little space, but it is a fun layout with several turnouts. You can make it kinda busy which makes it fun. And it has many different facets so it is not boring. It takes up only 12 square foot of space, and needs a 4'X4' corner of your apartment or room.
The layout. Is a half sheet of 1/2" ply. It has a notch cut out for the operator to sit. So basically, it is L shaped with a 2' end, and at 90 degree another 2' end. It has two loops and one one end gives you an area to put mountains and tunnels if you want to go that route, and on the other end an area for a small village. The corner of it, I used for a small train yard/industial area. I have a small 9.75" radious loop that I have a trolly that runs around the village, and under a tressel over to the industial area. In the train yard, it has a 1"per foot grade up to the main loop which is raised 2" over the village, and circles around, and loops over through the mountain area. I have some design pics that I will post soon, but that is the jest of it. I need to take some pictures of the actual work, but at this stage it is kinda boring pics because it is basically just the foundation of the layout. But will be taking pics as I progress. If anybody is interested in the BOM, or has the Atlas freeware track design program and wants the file to see it that way, just email me... It is a fun layout, and small for limited space.
T
I have had this layout idea for several years. I am finally working on it, and it really looks like it is going to work out great. For my first real N-Scale layout, I wanted to make a small one to use for a learning tool for different scenery ideas, and pretty much a benchmark type of layout to try some things on. That way, it's not a huge layout, with an awefull lot of money invested. When it's done, Im gonna build a larger layout using some of the things I have learned with the small one, and then use the small one as a test layout.
Anyway.. Anybody that might be interested in a small layout. I think I have designed a small layout, that takes up very little space, but it is a fun layout with several turnouts. You can make it kinda busy which makes it fun. And it has many different facets so it is not boring. It takes up only 12 square foot of space, and needs a 4'X4' corner of your apartment or room.
The layout. Is a half sheet of 1/2" ply. It has a notch cut out for the operator to sit. So basically, it is L shaped with a 2' end, and at 90 degree another 2' end. It has two loops and one one end gives you an area to put mountains and tunnels if you want to go that route, and on the other end an area for a small village. The corner of it, I used for a small train yard/industial area. I have a small 9.75" radious loop that I have a trolly that runs around the village, and under a tressel over to the industial area. In the train yard, it has a 1"per foot grade up to the main loop which is raised 2" over the village, and circles around, and loops over through the mountain area. I have some design pics that I will post soon, but that is the jest of it. I need to take some pictures of the actual work, but at this stage it is kinda boring pics because it is basically just the foundation of the layout. But will be taking pics as I progress. If anybody is interested in the BOM, or has the Atlas freeware track design program and wants the file to see it that way, just email me... It is a fun layout, and small for limited space.
T