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Here's some more conjestion. Since I'm not familiar with 1:20.3 track spacing, and no one has offered up any info, I am curious to see if all this will fit in the given space. I'm thinking it may not. But I can certainly try.
Hows this?
Robert, its looking good!
I just realized there no passing siding anywhere, this is vital with a point to point, can you consider adding one? maybe along the inside track on the left side would be best?
Vic
Taking advice from vsmith, I tried a redesign. Here, I used the switchback idea. I removed some of the track, to help eliminate conjestion and provide some room for scenery. I think that the space between the two lines on the left will be somewhat further apart on the final plan and they will be at different evelations. The farthest line on the left will be going up grade, as that's how my present benchwork is made. All the rest will be at zero height for simplicity. This way, I can put one industry at the inside left line and one at the outside left line and have a long run between the two, retaining switching interest on the right.
vsmith wrote: RobertMight I suggest going verticle using a switchback? I made a small adjustment to one of your earlier plans, this gives you the ability to model a logging or mining themed layout with plenty of action and grades to boot!Just a suggestion....PS check out the latest SL & NG Gazette, theres a terrific indoor large scale layout in a similar small area.
Robert
Might I suggest going verticle using a switchback? I made a small adjustment to one of your earlier plans, this gives you the ability to model a logging or mining themed layout with plenty of action and grades to boot!
Just a suggestion....
PS check out the latest SL & NG Gazette, theres a terrific indoor large scale layout in a similar small area.
That looks very cool! Guess you could go industrial to on that too.
I never made one on the inside but I would think the hills be abit easier than when you make ones on the out side in the garden. Have a/c on the inside to keep yeah cool.
IF I may suggest, lay out your track outer first with turnouts in place then use your largest cars as guide for spacing inter tracks. You will eliminate clearance problems as you go. I am doing this on the indoor DNRR. I had to throw out my track plan and am working from a plan in my head.
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Robert,
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all the small space planning thats fit to print, and quite a bit that maybe isnt but still printed anyway[;)]
Amended again:
It looks like it's against the wall on the left, but it won't be.
I amended the layout:
Very iiinnteeerristing, so the point of all them spurs is to go to differn't indresteries? and sence this is going in the space of the On3 layout, then can I have it? Looks cool though!
P.S. I thought I'd build a layout for the train measeum up the street here out of it.
Here is what I have come up with so far. Let me know what you think.
Sounds nice!
Hey there,
My indoor line is wall mounted. I also have a 45 tonner. The tight 4' curves are no problem at all. It's nice to have a place to run trains when it rains. Later eh...Brian.
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