QUOTE: Originally posted by Frank53 Chief: I'll be runnin' trains on the top level of my layout pretty soon:
QUOTE: Originally posted by tdetmer Hi Elliot, Yep, I am kind of new around here but you guys seem like a friendly bunch. I have a layout started in my basement (yes, another basement layout) and I have about a 32' straightaway with double tracks. I built mine for operation and not speed just like you did. What I like is getting down at eye level and seeing the consist coming at you from some distance on a longer stretch of straight track, kind of like you might see out here in the midwest. I wanted a long section just to have that view that stretches out for a ways. By the way, speaking of carpet, I have a section of carpet that is yellowish in color that I laid next to the track in a rural landscape so it can simulate a field of wheat. I'll put a thresher running into it and it will look about right. Remember I'm in S gauge so a plush carpet is about the right height for my field. So just think of a carpet as a field of grain! Maybe Chief is thinking of fields of grain in running his layout on the carpet. What do you think? [;)] Tom
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 QUOTE: Originally posted by 3OsWILLGO Well Big_Boy, all I can say is that's an awesome layout. [bow] Can't think of a better project for a man to keep cabin fever some sittin' in on those frigid long Minnesota winter nights. Looks to be around 3 years of total work to the finishing touches (landscaping), cause I doubt a labor of love that complex will ever be truly finished? Coffee, homemade pie, and trains......what more can a guy ask for?[swg] Think Cheif got seriously motivated after his visit? And, I don't mean about those homemade pies, neither.[:D] Thanks, but if it gets too cold, I always have Big Girl to warm me up. [:0][:X][:p][;)]Proof that I don't have a one track mind.[:D] Been workin on the railroad all week since the Chief was here.
QUOTE: Originally posted by 3OsWILLGO Well Big_Boy, all I can say is that's an awesome layout. [bow] Can't think of a better project for a man to keep cabin fever some sittin' in on those frigid long Minnesota winter nights. Looks to be around 3 years of total work to the finishing touches (landscaping), cause I doubt a labor of love that complex will ever be truly finished? Coffee, homemade pie, and trains......what more can a guy ask for?[swg] Think Cheif got seriously motivated after his visit? And, I don't mean about those homemade pies, neither.[:D]
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QUOTE: Originally posted by tdetmer Chief, Wow!!!! You sure have a doozy going! Great job. How long is the longest straightaway section you have? Tom
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