I am considering building Woodland Scenics N scale Scenic Ridge layout as my first layout in about 25 years. It seems to me I remember there being 2 other layout packages that could be connected with it. Am I remembering this right and if so, what were they called and where might I look for one?
Also, I was thinking of eliminating the town area and building a small yard or more industrial sidings there and also eliminating the mountain and making a cut through a limestone deposit in it's place. If someone out there who has done this layout could offer advice, how difficult would it be to do that? I hate bury half this little layout in a mountain and really have no use for a town
I built one of the Woodland Scenics packaged layouts. It contains everything you need to assemble the terrain. It does not have provisions to connect to any of the others, but if you plan it when installing the risers it can be modified to do so. They have three kits; the Scenic Ridge, the Grand Valley, and the River Pass. I built the River Pass. Atlas makes a track pack that you can purchase for it.
The track is all on risers, so it will probably be difficult to add a yard. My River Pass is still embedded in my now around the two car garage layout.
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
The Woodland Scenics kits include the materials to build the terrain. Track packages (ATLAS) and building packages (DPM) and scenic materials are sold seperately. They provide the raw materials and instructions to build a specific layout.. You don't have to follow the instructions. How you use the materials is up to you.
The Kits are are the Scenic Ridge, the Grand Valley, the River Pass
http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/category/LAKits
Consider designing your own layout and using the Woodland Scenics Terrain System. The materials are the same as in the kits.
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I have an intense dislike of comercial layouts they are designed to sell the company concernd's product.
Often don't have a good track plan and are difficult if not impossable to alter.
I honestly think you would be better designing your own layout and if suitable using woodland scenics product to build your own design.
Don't restrict yourself to just one manufacturer it takes more than one to get a good result and you can always make stuff yourself.
regards John
The N Scale Modules.
Comes in Town of the Rocky Ridge and Quarry with the already High Sierra.
When I was 14 at the time I wanted to get these. But nothing happened. Sometimes I think about when look back at my hobby.
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angelob6660 The N Scale Modules. Comes in Town of the Rocky Ridge and Quarry with the already High Sierra. When I was 14 at the time I wanted to get these. But nothing happened. Sometimes I think about when look back at my hobby.
Those are not Woodland Scenics, they are Terrain For Trains. They are preformed panels. Since you don't build them they are very difficult to modify.
You've already discovered for yourself the drawback to pre-configured layouts: unless you're very lucky, they generally don' suit your taste.
My advice would be to use one of those track plans as a starting point and design your own, which you can do using the Woodland Scenics Terrain System, same as the pre-fab layouts. This lets you do what you want, not what they think you should do.
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Spookshow has a detailed webpage about his Scenic Ridge (Layout #2) adventure. You'll find Spookshow's frank experience, and the rest of his N Scale website quite insightful.
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