Who says a you can't cram a lot into a 4x8?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by alexander13

QUOTE: Originally posted by luct

Here's my idea of an HO 4 X 8



It gives me lots to do. My [2c]

Happy MRRing

Do you have a larger picture?
Alexander

I'd like to see a larger image, too, or at least a link to one.

[Anonymous]

Alexander your plan isn't bad and here is some others.[:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by luct

Here's my idea of an HO 4 X 8



It gives me lots to do. My [2c]

Happy MRRing

Do you have a larger picture?
Alexander

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tom russell

I am happy with my 4 X 8 and i still use it from time to time.[:D][:D][:D][tup]

Have you got an overhead view, or trackplan?
Alexander

[Anonymous]

By the way (swoodnj)your one layout looks similar to mine that I did 18 years ago.[:D][:D][tup][wow]

[Anonymous]

I am happy with my 4 X 8 and i still use it from time to time.[:D][:D][:D][tup]

[ericboone]

QUOTE: Originally posted by swoodnj

http://www.gatewaynmra.org/mhslayout/mhslayout.htm

http://www.gatewaynmra.org/projectmr.htm

http://www.gatewaynmra.org/project12.htm

http://www.gatewaynmra.org/layouts/gcrr2.jpg

This is an excellent 4 x 8.

[Anonymous]

Here's my idea of an HO 4 X 8



It gives me lots to do. My [2c]

Happy MRRing

[SpaceMouse]

QUOTE: Originally posted by BRAKIE


Absolutely! A very good friend of mine has a 4 x 8 footer design for the rail fan.
The front part is highly scenic with a Station,3 industries,road and other mintue details and 24" deep.A 4 foot view block hides the other side which is nothing more then 10 staging tracks..All trains are ran on a time table..It really nice to see a doddle bug appear,stop at the station and then continue on its way.Some times a meet is made in the passing track..Its always 1928 on his layout.

IF you want variety and interest in running and operational abilities a variation of Brakie's friend's layout would be unmatched.

[Anonymous]

ok!

[Anonymous]

BMTRAINS It looks like a nice layout, but it isn't what i am really looking for
Thanks anyway
Alexander

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by BMTRAINS

how anoout mine again
You can add a stub end siding onto the passing siding
the spur to the Grain company extends to the edge of the table for future expansion and it has a river which you could prbably place a few docks there

Yeah if it was near the edge then i could have a dock and just imply all the other stuff is there. As i said it would accept any type of cars.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

My idea of a model railroad layout is something with a reasonable mainline run, maybe a branch line to go with it and a yard (small to medium). While I could pack all this into a 4X8 sheet of plywood, it doesn't leave much room for scenery. And I like my scenery. That's the part of layout building I like best. I just cant see packing a sheet of plywood with a lot of track and the adding a little bit of scenery as an afterthought. I'd be tearing the track up in a week at that rate.

[Anonymous]

how anoout mine again
You can add a stub end siding onto the passing siding
the spur to the Grain company extends to the edge of the table for future expansion and it has a river which you could prbably place a few docks there

[conrail92]

best thing to do is if you design your own track plan. thats alot to put into a 4x8 a port may take up alot of space plus a town yard and industries, why dont you make a port based layout and have a few port side industries andmaybe have a town like back drop of some kind, jsut a thought, if im missing something please inform me becuase i didnt read all 5 pages of this topic ;)

[Anonymous]

OK. I am trying to figure out what i want.
I want
1. A main line run
2. Some industries
3 A small yard.
5. A small town.
Is it possible to fit this onto a 4x8?
I noticed that one of the layouts had a port on it, i was thinking if i had a port on my layout then it would need every type of car.......
It needs to be expandable for when i get a big shed to put it in, it will be made bigger.

If you know any trackplans like this then tell me

Alexander

[swoodnj]

http://www.gatewaynmra.org/mhslayout/mhslayout.htm

http://www.gatewaynmra.org/projectmr.htm

http://www.gatewaynmra.org/project12.htm

http://www.gatewaynmra.org/layouts/gcrr2.jpg

[Anonymous]

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2094/scan652715324010ek.jpg
ok well... this is a rough sketch
atlas #4 switches
18" r curves

[Anonymous]

I think, IMO, since 4x8s are so small that you should make it great. That means good trackwork, paint the track, paint and weather the buildings and make sure something doesn't look out of place. What I basically said was make everything there look like it would
be in real life.

For me there are two types of 4x8s, Idustrial and small town. Industrial is a layout thats based around one industry. You cram industry full of buildings and track and it would still make sense. Small town is a layout thats based around a town.

[BRAKIE]

Chip said:Look at the use of back drops, mirrors, scenic elements, etc to create "space." The real trick of a 4x8 is creating a "here to there" feel. Then expect to put a a lot of time into building it.
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Absolutely! A very good friend of mine has a 4 x 8 footer design for the rail fan.
The front part is highly scenic with a Station,3 industries,road and other mintue details and 24" deep.A 4 foot view block hides the other side which is nothing more then 10 staging tracks..All trains are ran on a time table..It really nice to see a doddle bug appear,stop at the station and then continue on its way.Some times a meet is made in the passing track..Its always 1928 on his layout.

[SpaceMouse]

I know you are in a hurry, but being in a hurry just means you increase your chances of building something that won't meet your needs. You can add more space, more decks, etc. it won't matter. You have to know what you want. The more you know what you want, it more likely the design you come up with will fall into place. There are great 4 x 8's out there, but the one's designed by other people are perfect for them, not you. Until you know exactly what you want put a loop on your 4 x 8 sheet so you can run your trains, and start studying other layouts, the designs of the masters.

Look at the use of back drops, mirrors, scenic elements, etc to create "space." The real trick of a 4x8 is creating a "here to there" feel. Then expect to put a a lot of time into building it.

[swoodnj]

Trouble is everyone's definition of a "good 4x8 layout" is going to be different. What are your goals and interests? I would definitely agree with others that you should resist the temptation to fill the layout with track.

Have you visited the Gateway NMRA site? Some of the best 4x8s I've seen....

[Anonymous]

OK, I give up. Someone, could i please have a good 4x8 layout. Is this possible?

Oh i don't want the layout itself, just the plan.

Alexander

Alexander

[james saunders]

alexander, don't try cram too much into there, i did it once and honestly it looked like rubbish and didnt last long, it would be more enjoyable from my point of view to have a single track loop and a couple of spurs for industries, and then you would be able to have room for a town and some nice scenery.

just my [2c]

james.

[Anonymous]

I'm Investigating adding more space to it actually......

[marknewton]

Alexander, if you are determined to jam all this track onto a 4x8 HO scale layout, you might want to consider a traction theme. The looping track, tight curves and short sidings would be more appropriate, and you'd have a better chance of developing plausible-looking urban scenery.

Cheers,

Mark.

[Anonymous]

I will have a go in RTS again and see what i can come up with.
Alexander

[Anonymous]

heyy i have a 4x6 and i have a 13 track yard a turn table with 6 tracks off of that double track mainline with reversing loops and a double slip switch with a possibitly off 40 shut off switches ( toggle switches ). i am very pleased and about too make it larger!!! i cant wait!!!