I don't have room for an HO layout until I move and that's a few years off. I'm thinking about building an N-Scale layout with an N&W them, using the Walthers 2-8-8-2 engines. I'm torn between a single sided layout with a tall backdrop and photo backdrop with a few inches of staging on the back side, or a layout with a mountain ridge in center, and railroading on the opposite side, as well. I have room for up to 3 door modules, but prefer a max of 2. I'd optimally like to sell it when I move, and if too large, it would be harder to sell.
I want a mine, prefer two. 2-3 tracks. passing siding off mainline.
I'd like double track, but could go with single track mainline.
Want tall scenery and some trestles and tunnels.
I'd like a small town with a street that parallels the tracks, and the street runs right up against the tracks, so that there are only buildings on one side (opposite tracks). I'd like a station. To keep the street up against the tracks, I think maybe the station should be on the opposite side of the tracks from the town (outside edge of the mainline).
I designed this a while back, but really prefer something longer. Any help would be really appreciated.
Here's some video of someone's from Germany Switzerland. I'd like if I could do something like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=WBl2rekJc5whttp://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=Bo2zuac3BE4http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=2ZAWJ4iE3lE
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=WBl2rekJc5w
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=Bo2zuac3BE4
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=2ZAWJ4iE3lE
nw_fan,
don´t let the Swiss know, that you converted them to Germans
Building something like what you have seen in the videos requires a little more space than you can dedicate to it, I am afraid.
Have you had a look at Dave Vollmer´s wonderful Pennsy layout, built on a hollow core door?
This is the track plan:
I think it could be adapted to your needs - with a an extra yard added.
Check Dave´s web page here!
When I read your description, the first thing to pop into my head was Lionel Strang's 'Appalachian Central,' a small project layout that ran in MR a few years ago. It has pretty much everything you requested. You can go through MR's layout listings to find what issues it was in, or do what I did and spend a few bucks to download it from MR's PDF series. It will fit on two doors just fine.
Don
HobbyDr's Workbench
Sir MadogHave you had a look at Dave Vollmer´s wonderful Pennsy layout, built on a hollow core door?I think it could be adapted to your needs - with a an extra yard added.Check Dave´s web page here!
I really like his layout. I have it saved to my favorites.