Little Big Railway

[altterrain]

 This railway is small on size yet big on scale. It's 7/8n2, 1:13.7 scale two, foot narrow gauge line. It features a new station that's 27 inches long constructed with real stone, cedar and copper and weighs in around 40 lbs.

Some pics from a hot summer day -

-Brian

[GearDrivenSteam]

Brian, that is really nice. You've done a lot with a small space. Great work.

[ttrigg]

Brian: Tried to follow your rails, but I got lost. So I cheated and went out to photobucket to look at your album. You have a very interesting looking layout. I especially liked the night shot. What's the odds of you posting a quick sketch of the overall track plan.

[smcgill]

Cool, Nice Job!!!!!!!!! Sean

[dwbeckett]

Very nicly done.

Dave

[altterrain]

Thanks guys!

ttrigg

Brian: Tried to follow your rails, but I got lost. So I cheated and went out to photobucket to look at your album. You have a very interesting looking layout. I especially liked the night shot. What's the odds of you posting a quick sketch of the overall track plan.

 

 Pretty good actually. The plan is pretty simple. It just a reversing loop to reversing loop with a couple of spurs. The one reversing loop is folded on top of the other. Its set up for running of simple battery operated critters.

The top drawing shows the plan unfolded -

 -Brian

[ttrigg]

 

Brian:  Thanks.  Sure looks like more!!!! First glance it looks like a contorted folded dogbone.  Lots of action in small space.  Well done my friend.

 

[GearDrivenSteam]

This should be another one for GR to do a spread on. Rene, you listenin???

[altterrain]

GearDrivenSteam

This should be another one for GR to do a spread on. Rene, you listenin???

 

Thanks Robert.

I have a few more projects to finish up on this layout (like the short bridge). I was thinking about writing it up next year and that will give the plantings more time to fill in.

-Brian

[GearDrivenSteam]

I think it would make for a great article, because you really don't see much 7/8n2 in comparison. Plus, it's a really nice example. Chop chop. LOL

[g. gage]

Howdy Brian; nice railroad, I like the station. You said its real stone, did you use a system similar to Ray Dunakin to build it.

 

Good stuff, have fun, Rob  

 

[gbbari]

Brian - Is this your 2nd backyard railway? Do you have another layout where you run 1:29 or 1:20.3 equipment including your Dunkirk?

Al

[altterrain]

Thanks guys!

Rob,

The station was built with tile board and using the stone like tile. A more traditional approach.

There's a full write up here - http://www.largescalecentral.com/LSCForums/viewtopic.php?id=11502

I don't know if Ray's system would work easily with such a large structure.

Al,

The 7/8's (1:13.7) layout is about 50 feet away from the main, 1/24-1/29 layout. The two scales are a two far apart to run on the same layout plus the 7/8's layout is far sunnier with a much different feel.

-Brian