WaxonWaxov wrote:ADDITIONS: I am undecided as to whether or not I want to try to cram another industry into this shelf.. maybe a fuel oil dealer in the lower left-hand corner... not sure how I'd connet to it though.
ADDITIONS: I am undecided as to whether or not I want to try to cram another industry into this shelf.. maybe a fuel oil dealer in the lower left-hand corner... not sure how I'd connet to it though.
Consider instead increading the size and scope of the existing industry. Perhaps the furniture factory has its own power plant?
What era is your layout going to be?
Chris
Jetrock wrote:From the look of things, you won't actually be able to use the layout until you build more of it: there isn't enough room at either end of the runaround track to actually run a locomotive and a car around....
See EDIT in the original post above.. thanks.
From the look of things, you won't actually be able to use the layout until you build more of it: there isn't enough room at either end of the runaround track to actually run a locomotive and a car around. I'd suggest either making the runaround shorter or the shelf longer, in order to allow you to operate the first phase as its own layout. Especially if your plan is to start with a small shelf layout and build it larger, it's nice to be able to operate right away.
Aside from that, you have enough room to do some fun switching from the mainline. If you have room for cassettes or other temporary "extenders" onto the end of the 2x8 section you could use it as-is (plus cassettes) but it would probably be simpler to make room for proper runaround moves on the first section.
Hi folks,
It's time to get out of the armchair and build something.
This 2x8foot shelf (HO) will be the first piece of my eventual large layout. This shelf will represent the town of Climax, North Carolina (see main layout map below)
Like I said, 2x8 foot, the squares on the design are 6". All #6 turnouts.
and here is the main layout map...
thanks
EDIT: I'm sorry. I wrote this original post above at about 1am....
I should specify that YES I do plan on having 'extenders' on both ends of the above shelf layout so I can have room to do run-arounds.
On the right I will have a 24" wide by about 36" tall (as viewed from the angle of the above diagram) In that section, the two diverging lines will go into 18" curves (I know I know) that slope into one another at a turn out then the 'permanent' part of that shelf will end. That's where removable staging (cassettes) will attach when operating.
On the left, there will be a removable section about 24" wide that also has cassette staging.
Therefore I can model trains going on the mainline between Sanford and Greensboro and trains going between Greensboro and Ramseur. Note that in the "finished" layout Greensboro will be the home of the large yard of the layout.
Eventually, in the "finished" layout, the tracks above marked as "to Sanford" will go into staging to represent the continuation of the 'mainline' of this branchline to the main of the ACL in Fayetteville (see above) The tracks marked "to Ramseur" will continue on the layout to Ramseur which will be the home of a major indsutry (probably a textile mill.) The tracks marked "to Greensboro will also continue on the layout.
EDIT ENDED