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NZRMac
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Layout design
Posted by NZRMac on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:50 PM


Hi
I've finished the design and started building. Rexhea suggested I show you good people before I go to far, incase you've got a brillant idea [?]







Tell me what you think

Cheers Ken

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rrinker
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Posted by rrinker on Thursday, October 21, 2004 9:42 AM
Looks good so far! I assume the middle section is where you will have a yard area?

Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's

 

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NZRMac
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Posted by NZRMac on Thursday, October 21, 2004 1:49 PM
Yup that's right yards in the middle, turntable, roundhouse etc over on the left and mayby a little port town on the right side

I'm thinking of a coal mine in the loop bottom left and running coal round to a ship loading dock at the port

Cheers Ken


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Bergie
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Posted by Bergie on Thursday, October 21, 2004 2:01 PM
That's absolutely awesome. Compact, relatively simple, yet plenty of potential action. Well done!

Bergie
Erik Bergstrom
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cwclark
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Posted by cwclark on Thursday, October 21, 2004 2:08 PM
nice layout ...you're going to have lots of room for switching action too!...Chuck

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NZRMac
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Posted by NZRMac on Thursday, October 21, 2004 2:33 PM
thanks guys!!

Ken

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 21, 2004 3:09 PM
Wow, I bet that's going to look amazing when it's all done!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 22, 2004 3:22 PM
Do you have specs like minimum radius, maximum grade, etc.? It looks great so far.
Reed
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NZRMac
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Posted by NZRMac on Friday, October 22, 2004 10:20 PM
Hey

minimum radius is 18.5" in the middle section inside track and steepest grade is 2.5 % and HO of course!!
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NZRMac
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Posted by NZRMac on Friday, October 22, 2004 10:36 PM
Oopps

Make that minimum radius 19.5 on the inside track, middle section.

The 2.5% grade is the outside track, middle section.

Ken
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 22, 2004 10:50 PM
Very cool layout!
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camarokid
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Posted by camarokid on Saturday, October 23, 2004 11:02 PM
will you be able to incoporate a loads in/loads out area?
Ain't it great!!!
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NZRMac
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Posted by NZRMac on Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:02 AM
camarokid

Do you mean yards/ industries or something else
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