chadw wrote: it is............. UGLY MICKEY!
it is.............
UGLY MICKEY!
We have a weiner! Actually "Mickey Feio" Check out the Brazillian site for the ones I didnt dare put up here...
http://mickeyfeio.wordpress.com/
Have fun with your trains
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
1) Would be hard to fit Pullman industries siding within the 2 foot deep footprint. There just isn't room for a second turnout on that track in the provided for depth. After submission, it bothered me the switch won't fit.
2) Wouldn't be possible to operate "interchange track" by the diamond on the right side - no room within 2x8 footprint to move a car or engine into this piece of track - from either side, without using tracks extending off 2x8 footprint.Was counting on the portion of the rules that had this 2x8 as part of a larger layout for this to be utilized.
3) Would be hard to curve sidings at elevator as indicated in sketch - I sketched in 20" radius curves, I need to go down to 12" radius curves to reproduce the sketched figure I tried to do this in xtrakcad to keep it "right" but it wasted too much time
4) Runaround by elevator cannot be used for runaround moves without using tracks outside the 2x8 footprint - no room for an engine to the left of the runaround.Also part of the "larger layout" criteria..
5) Mainline has an S-curves (drawn in 22" radius) - would be hard on equipment longer than 40'. Passenger cars would very likely derail here. I was trying to follow the prototype too closely, and failed.
6) Not much space left over for State Route 1 (Broadway Street) and 8 town buildings drawin in on the pencil sketch.
Sorry, I don't want to be mean, but I believe that this one, as drawn, will just not fit within the specified footprint of 2x8 feet for an H0 scale layout.
Thanks for the tips
Stein
chadw wrote: Uhhhhhhhh...... Maybe Mickey Mouse?
Uhhhhhhhh......
Maybe Mickey Mouse?
Mickey yes, but "what kind" of Mickey
The site these are from isnt in english, so I doubt many here would know about it...
Heres a hint
vsmith wrote: All the layouts look OK to me.
All the layouts look OK to me.
Well, at least all layouts are presented clearly.
But unfortunately one of the layouts (Butler, Indiana) looks somewhat dodgy when it comes to whether it would be possible to build what is drawn in the sketch within 2x8 feet and still have acceptable curve radii etc.
Butler plan in pencildrawing:
Rough attempt to sketch this in using a CAD program:
Have used curve radius 20" for sidings, 22" for mainline, 2" center-center on parallell track, Peco short straight turnouts and short Y turnout. US route 6 is 4" wide, other street 3.5" wide. Depot is a small country depot, Elevator a smallish country elevator, RR car shown 40' cars.
Some comments:
1) Would be hard to fit Pullman industries siding within the 2 foot deep footprint. There just isn't room for a second turnout on that track in the provided for depth.
2) Wouldn't be possible to operate "interchange track" by the diamond on the right side - no room within 2x8 footprint to move a car or engine into this piece of track - from either side, without using tracks extending off 2x8 footprint.
3) Would be hard to curve sidings at elevator as indicated in sketch - I sketched in 20" radius curves, I need to go down to 12" radius curves to reproduce the sketched figure
4) Runaround by elevator cannot be used for runaround moves without using tracks outside the 2x8 footprint - no room for an engine to the left of the runaround.
5) Mainline has an S-curves (drawn in 22" radius) - would be hard on equipment longer than 40'. Passenger cars would very likely derail here.
Mouse watch officially over, bonus points if anyone guesses this watch theme
Hi, Spacemouse.
I have 13 entries,all pics and descriptions come up when I click on'em!Is that the everything?
BTW, Nice job ,guys!
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
SpaceMouse wrote:One last time. Do I have everyone? Is everything okay?
SpaceMouse wrote: Stein,I can do that. On the other hand, designing a web-page and asking it to be replicated is beyond the scope of the contest. I could have cut and pasted from your "view source" and duplicated it. But I thought that unfair to the others who may not know how or want to program a description of their layout. I thought cutting and pasting the info from your site was a good compromise, even though doing so left the links unclickable. And it is not like there are only one or two links.
Stein,
I can do that.
On the other hand, designing a web-page and asking it to be replicated is beyond the scope of the contest. I could have cut and pasted from your "view source" and duplicated it. But I thought that unfair to the others who may not know how or want to program a description of their layout. I thought cutting and pasting the info from your site was a good compromise, even though doing so left the links unclickable. And it is not like there are only one or two links.
Never mind. I figured I was saving you work by handing you text ready to be pasted onto a web page. But just leave em the way they are. Not that important.
Grin, Stein
If there are other changes, I'll try to get it done.
SpaceMouse wrote: Wheeler, this should be a close race. Guys,One last time. Do I have everyone? Is everything okay?
Wheeler, this should be a close race.
Guys,
One last time. Do I have everyone? Is everything okay?
Not bad. I might have wished for a few formatting changes in text (like making URLs clickable), but not a biggie.
I _like_ the added eastern modules!
Smile Stein
Chad, I found them.
(and got them again)
You should have my entries now. I had sent them in early. The first was sent on January 31 and the others the next day.
Thanks, Chad
Okay TZ, Chad I'll add them in the morning. Sorry about that.
I now have both plans.
Did I miss anyone else?
It says 2x8 in the title but says 4x8 on the first line.
And well, you don't have my entry. I guess that will sort of give away which one it is. Originally sent 2/3. I just resent.
Okay, Anything else?
Those were pretty glaring
SpaceMouse wrote: Okay Guys,Check them out and if they are okay, we'll put them up for a vote tomorrow. 2 x 8 Contest
Okay Guys,
Check them out and if they are okay, we'll put them up for a vote tomorrow.
2 x 8 Contest
Layouts 4, 8 and 9 - thumbnail on front page is there, but image on main page does not display (at least not for me).
Layout 3 refers to aerial pics in text, but no link to pics from page.
Smile, Stein
Industy, random, and unknown none of the pictures worked for me. I checked in IE and Firefox and nothing in either.
Chris
Lancaster, CA
Check out my railroad at: Buffalo and Southwestern
Photos at:Flicker account
YouTube:StellarMRR YouTube account
I am hoping to see the other entrants. During this "waiting period" I went back over my layout, and mentally caught 2 mistakes I will discuss them when all of the plans are up for voting.
Here's hoping I do not get "railed" too much over them...
day 7&8, any word from Spacemouse? Has he gone awol...?