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"Nirgal", is that a female Nurgle? I can't even imagine what that would look like!
Please post some pictures. Your layout sounds great.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Many years ago, I was the "Chief Observer" at a radiotelescope, which also had what we called a "Planetary Radar." One night, we were taking data on Mars. Without intending to, I became the first human being to see Valles Marineris, the Grand Canyon of Mars. It was nothing but a line of x's on a line printer, printed on that old green and white striped computer paper, but there it was.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Welcome to Earth stranger. I can’t wait to see more about your layout. I too am planning to build a sci-fi layout as a second layout. It is based on the railroad in the movie, The Ghosts of Mars, and of course it is also influenced by the railroad in Total Recall. There is another modeler here who is currently working on a sci-fi layout also. He recently posted pictures of a locomotive he kit bashed. He has a blog somewhere with other pictures. My Mars layout is still in the planning stages. It is going to be a point to point layout with a wye at the end where the mine and the mining town are located, and a balloon track on the other end around the main city and spaceport. I plan on modifying some old Hot Wheels Sizzlers trains for use on it since they are HO scale.
garya Sounds interesting. Recently a gentleman posted this, https://smallurbanrails.wordpress.com/ , which has a link to the MR article on the Moon layout.
Sounds interesting. Recently a gentleman posted this, https://smallurbanrails.wordpress.com/ , which has a link to the MR article on the Moon layout.
Welcome to the forums!
This is so wild - I just started a new discussion thread abouth my mining layout set on the planet Xenon III (very Mars-like) before I saw this post. Looks like a trend is forming!
Check out my blog at smallurbanrails and maybe we can bounce some ideas around the community.
The MR article was "A Lunar Railroad You Can Model" in the April 1978 issue - exactly 40 years ago this month.
The future of model railroading looks bright! Go for it and keep on modeling!
-rich
There is also the train in John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars film if you've seen it. (weak you tube clip)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVaoPGuVw50&t=45s
Post pictures!
Gary
There was a guy that had a Mars train and layout several years ago that was very much like the OP has. It was based on the 1990 movie Total Recall. And though it was very cool looking, it got boring after a few months and he tore it down and built a regular earth railroad...
Hey Nirgal!
Welcome to the forums!!
Your layout concept sounds really interesting. It will certainly be different! You will have to do lots of scratch building. That is my favourite part of the hobby.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Model Railroader did a conceptual layout on another planet. Mostly artist conception, but it had potential. Don't know the issue, but it was probably in the late 70s some time.
Mark.
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NirgalRed Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson.
I liked that series of books!!
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Is it steel wheel on rail, mag-lev, warp field or anti-grav?
Genesee Terminal, freelanced HO in Upstate NY ...hosting Loon Bay Transit Authority and CSX Intermodal. Interchange with CSX (CR)(NYC).
CP/D&H, N scale, somewhere on the Canadian Shield
Your sci-fi layout sounds interesting and fun, hope you can post some photos. And by gosh, I'll bet there's lots of reference photos available for doing scenery. Btw, Mars is my second favorite planet.
Regards, Peter
Got any pictures? Loved that series.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
Visit my web site at www.readingeastpenn.com for construction updates, DCC Info, and more.
Helo,
I am new to this site. My layout, Echus Overlook Piste, is n scale on a 80" x 36" door. It is a freelanced layout. The time frame is 22nd century on Mars based on the railroad in the novel Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson.