Plan for 8' x8' x8' space

[Anonymous]

  Vic

 I never new Mack has a Museum in Allentown, after the Holidays ,I must check this out. I live about 55 miles from Allentown.  Ben

[John Busby]

Hi Vic

I think the plan needs to be 3" longer ?? wider?? so that two 10070 75mm straights can be put in to get the clearance problem at the top of the plan sorted.

Have you ever made a wooden level crossing on your indoor layout if so what did you use??.

Still waiting for Hartland mini car sized loco idea to turn up no light bulb over the head yet!! there must be some little steam outline  loco that would be just right for the job one day I will find it

regards John

Dont know about the 3 incher, try it and see. 

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Nope havent done a crossing, never got far enough yet before disaster would befall my layouts.

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Not steam but heres a few suggestions, particularly the 12 ton models.

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http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel114.html

Hi Vic

Very interesting where would I find a drawing of one of the 12 tonners

regards John

[John Busby]

Hi Guys

This idea is still moving ever so s-l-o-w-l-y along

Any one got ideas as to where I can find sketches or preferably drawings for small gold mines and tiny miners cottages.

Oh one last thing!! can't find any reference to LGB FeldBahn caboose any suggestions as a suitable substitute K's 1/2 caboose is a possibility but I did like the LGB one for passenger trains possibly but think I have left it to late to get one.

regards John

[dwbeckett]

One suggestion GET IT OFF THE FLOOR at least 1 meter 1.2 would be better. reason's, storage space, ease of wireing, eyelevel to younger visitors, tripping hazard removed nothing worse then a body laying on that costomized building or rr car. OR worse seeing some brat standing on your prize loco, trying to get a free ride.

David 

[John Busby]

Hi Dave

No child will be standing on my most treasured loco that is kept well out of reach when children are around I may however loose a $1500 LGB mallet

Children welcome brats get buried in the back yard

I thought it might be neat to do a John Allen and start the scenery at floor level I might have to re think that idea I don't get may visitors who have children so forgot about the havoc they can or could reek on a railway.

I did see a picture of a G&D box car in G scale maybe I should have bought it just for the hell of it

regards John

[dwbeckett]

John If you can find a copy of the SAN JUAN CENTRAL book and use slective compression you may get most of what you want. If my gray matter recalls correctly the SJC was done in HOn3 as a horse shoe. you may need to do some creative space theft. so far I been able to use some of my wife's side for her storage with only miner complantes after all it is her doll house and extra pots and pans, but only till the new pantry is built.

[John Busby]

Hi Dave

Wish I knew what you where on about sounds interesting.

The name conjours up an image of the weekly mixed train that's now held together by chewing gum and fence wire running through a land where all the wealth has been extracted from the ground quite a while ago and is mostly desert.

I don't think SWMBO would like me trying to destroy those Lionel G scale wagons I got recently to that level particularly since she chose that nice blue one EEK!!

Haven't had any luck with coaches though not so sure about those they didn't look quite right and where not Yellow so don't fit my image of a wild west line probably seen one to many western movies all I need is a short combine or similar around the same size.

These Lionel wagons seem ideal of a confined space job particularly if its supposed to be Narrow gauge no idea what scale if any they are supposed to be but the gondolas have a sort of narrow gauge feel to them inspite of the big time railway names on them

regards John

[vsmith]

John

Any updates on this? I'm curious to see what track plan you finally decided on.

[John Busby]

Hi Vic

Track plan YOURS the members of AMRA are trying to find a way to get more clearance in the corner that bothered me without adding more than a couple of inches to the width

Have Lionel locomotive and 4 cars specifically for the layout, this may change later when I make up my mind what the theme and outline will actually be but the train can be used out side so at this stage who cares the layout has a train,

No coaches Annie and Clarabelle have not arrived yet.

Just as well I cannot find my air brush which is probably a good thing.

The first building is still waiting for its roof it has been for ages.

Going mad because I cannot find a local supplier of blue foam or a proper trade name to make the search easier

Searching for second hand LGB R1 points and the old style solenoid point motors at the moment have plenty of curves and 1' straights you would think these points would be easy to find but not at the moment.

Still have not done the bench work yet.

Have not finished demolishing the old OO scale layout for the 50x50x3 aluminum angle and as much of the 2"x1" as can be salvaged for the new "G" layout

The next time the boss goes work shopping he is going to get and drop off a piece of cable tray and some PVC ducting its too long to fit in my car that's where the wiring is going for ease of access.

Its very much a case of make haste slowly, and trying to clear the deck of existing model projects

So when I hit the bench work its a case of all go till its finished and track down and basic train running possible

regards John

 

[vsmith]

Bump

OK John, its been 6 months, lets see the finish pics!

Or at least give us an update

[kimbrit]

I just dropped in for a look round and find all my favourite rail roaders are on here, big hello from the UK guys, hope you are all well. Ian, say hello to Doreen from me and Gail.

Cheers,

Kim

PS John, in that size I would go O narrow guage, that Bachmann stuff is very good.

[dwbeckett]

Bump

OK John, its been 6 months, lets see the finish pics!

Or at least give us an update

I would like to see some pictures.

Dave