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Solving Layout Dilemmas (discus layout problems)

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 11:40 PM
Well, the last wooden bridge I built is still int he box it was stored in in 85. Still looks good. How did I build it? From looking at a picture. Found a picture of one I wanted to model and kept it in front of me while I cut and glued.

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Solving Layout Dilemmas (discus layout problems)
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 9:27 PM
[#welcome]

If your looking for info on layout planing, trying to find a plan, want know how to build a bridge, or just want to share your "railroad wisdom" this is what your looking for.

Here are good places to go if you need pointers on layout planing:
O/O27 scale: http://www.thortrains.net/modelrr0.htm
HO/N scale: http://www.thortrains.net/smscale1.htm
Large scale/Garden railways: http://www.thortrains.net/Gscale1.html
Table-Top trains in 1/120 scale: http://www.thortrains.net/ttscale/ttdex.html

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Now the first thing you need to know is that when you first start to build your trainset you shouldn't be woried about how the layout looks. Your first layout probobly will not even be finished before you move on.

What that means is that by working on your first layout you know a little bit more than you did when you first decided to build your layout. After you build the second or third layout you should be surprised at what you acomplished.

Now you know what this tread is for so ask a question or give an answer[D)]

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