Login
or
Register
Subscriber & Member Login
Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!
Login
Register
Home
»
Model Railroader
»
Forums
»
Layouts and layout building
»
Input wanted - Senior modelers trackplan
Edit post
Edit your reply below.
Post Body
Enter your post below.
<p>Elmer,</p><p>With so many levels, your plan is a little hard to follow. Here are some odds and ends from another over 6-0 person:</p><ul><li>You mentioned that this will be your first layout in HO and you also mentioned 18" and even 15" radius curves. I will bet you came from N scale. With the amount of space you have I would try to stay away from anything less than 22" radius and shoot for much larger whenever possible. At our age, good operation - minimal derailments - should be high on the priority list.</li><li>At your doorway you should try to pack the tracks together as close as possible so that you minimize the width of the duck-under. Right now the width of this area looks to be 14" wide once finished. With 3 tracks you should be able to get this down to 8" or so. By the way, you did not say what your zero elevation was going to be.</li><li>South wall - Module 2: I see a gray track at +4" decending into a yard at +2" within 4 feet. This would be at least a 4% grade - not something you really want to have for a main yard lead.</li><li>I assume that tracks C & D are actually some negative elevation value and descend off of B close to the south wall.</li><li>I don't understand the reason for the pink (+8") track. It joins what should be level track at 6". The black siding on the West wall is 6" and the coal mine in also black so it is at 6" too - right? This would make the track on the North wall level - right?</li><li>I did a quick search for your ore dock but I could not find it. Are you sure that this structure is 12" high (87 scale feet high) from dock level or is this supposed to be from water level (which would be quite a bit lower)?</li></ul><p>In any case, I would double check you grades and clearances. Some places where you have tracks crossing at different levels may not actually have the clearance you expect. This is especially true in the SW corner.</p><p>Good luck,<br />-John</p>
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag
Update Reply
Subscriber & Member Login
Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!
Login
Register
Users Online
There are no community member online
Search the Community
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Model Railroader Newsletter
See all
Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter
and get model railroad news in your inbox!
Sign up