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Name: Colorado WesternScale: N guage track, 1:160. NN3 shortlinesSize: 13' x 21'Style: ShelfPeriod: Modern with older tourist train mining district tours. Mostly steam with some diesel. (There is a modern diesel daily freight train, the passenger service is steam and so is the mining and logging service). Theme: Colorado Mountains mining, logging and tourist. Some modern freight. Historic structures that have been rebuilt and put on the historic register. The whole operation is a combination of old time Narrow guage, 1920's steam standard guage, and fairly modern freight ops.Location: Colorado Front Range to Colorado High MountainsTrack: 200' of Peco Code 80Turnouts: Peco medium InsulfrogsRoadbase: Woodland scenics foamConstruction: 1" x 2" frame with 2" foam, Foam Scenery covered with plaster cloth and cast rocksMax grade: 6% (grin) (it's fun to watch those little steam engines try and make it, there is an alternate route around it)Min radius: 11 1/2" (too tight really, Kato diesel derails on it but Atlas diesels do fine, need to fix this) I think 13" is about the right minimum. 15" is better.Power: Bachmann DCC (need to upgrade to wireless throttles, otherwise Bachmann is doing it)Completion: Who knows. The main loop runs now, some more switching, staging and siding track to lay and LOTS more scenery and structures.
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