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Introductory layout/modification of published track plan
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<p>Hi all,</p><p>My wife bought me an HO starter set and extra track for Christmas after hearing me talk for years of how "one day I'll build model trains again like I did when I was a kid." So a few days of planning, research, building and reading I feel like I'm ready to really start.</p><p>My first table is an 8x5 area with one of the short edges against a wall as a peninsula in my basement. I plan to build the "<font size="-1">The Tyler Mountain & Beaver Creek RR" contained in the MR "Practical Guid to HO Model Railroading" book. However, I have two changes in mind that I would appreciate comments on:</font></p><p> </p><p><font size="-1">1) Since that layout was for a 48 table I have an extra foot to work with, and added approximately 1 9" sectional piece to each short edge for the main oval. My plan is to build the large outside oval first, then add the interior and grade sections later as suggested in the book.</font></p><p>2) Instead of the given time period, I plan to use the track layout to represent an Iron Ore transport operation in Normandy, France in the Steam era (approximately WW2 on the timeline). Instead of Beaver Creek I'm going to make a small town based on Bayeux, and the Tyler Mountain logging area will be the Irone Ore mine operation, with the Tyler Station area substituted for an Iron smelting/processing setup all in the Normandy mountain/mining areas.</p><p>Has anyone built this layout plan before or is familiar with it? I've done a temporary layout on my table tonight to check lengths, and had to make some on-the-fly modifications to the in-book plan for my table and track available. </p><p>I would also appreciate any comments on my planned changes to the layout/or anything in general. </p>
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