Grizzly Valley N scale layout

[UNCLEBUTCH]

RWSlater

I am really drawn to the scenery and structure building. I really wanted to go with HO scale but I decided to go with N scale because of space limitations. I get more of what I want.

For me the trains are an excuse to build stuff. You don't need a lot of track and rolling stock to create a town/logging camp.

You may find N scale disapointing,as to building buildings,you can do so mutch more in HO and still not eat up that mutch space.

 Just thinking outloud

[ROBERT PETRICK]

RWSlater

No Robert I missed marked which side is 32".  A lot of the back track runs at about 30" from the table edge. I did some measuring with mockups and it looks like my guerrilla arms reach that far.  The plan is once I get the track down I will work from the back to the front doing my scenery.

Robert

Hey Robert-

Okay, but still not too bad. I don't have gorilla arms, but I can reach 30". Barely.  The thing about back tracks is not just reach. You have to be able to reach in and hold steady while you re-rail or re-couple or clear up tiny little bits of debris and whatnot. Having one of those lightweight folding step-ladder-stool-seat things nearby would be helpful.

I do N scale and have some pretty long reach in areas on my layout. Always glad to see new N scalers in the hobby. And with names that are easy to remember. 

Robert 

[RWSlater]

ROBERT PETRICK

 

 

railandsail

Regrets?....depends on your age, and your arm reach.

Perhaps you should consider a pop-out foam mountain piece in the center there?

 

 

 

I dunno. Doesn't look too bad. If I read the numbers right, the left dimension appears to be 32" to the leg of the L. I would think the main body is 24" deep. Reachable. N scale.

Robert 

 

No Robert I missed marked which side is 32".  A lot of the back track runs at about 30" from the table edge. I did some measuring with mockups and it looks like my guerrilla arms reach that far.  The plan is once I get the track down I will work from the back to the front doing my scenery.

 

Robert

[RWSlater]

railandsail

Regrets?....depends on your age, and your arm reach.

Perhaps you should consider a pop-out foam mountain piece in the center there?

 

 

Thanks Brian, I think it will be OK still young and have some long arms. I will keep a lift out in mind though.

Robert

[ROBERT PETRICK]

railandsail

Regrets?....depends on your age, and your arm reach.

Perhaps you should consider a pop-out foam mountain piece in the center there?

I dunno. Doesn't look too bad. If I read the numbers right, the left dimension appears to be 32" to the leg of the L. I would think the main body is 24" deep. Reachable. N scale.

Robert 

[railandsail]

Regrets?....depends on your age, and your arm reach.

Perhaps you should consider a pop-out foam mountain piece in the center there?

[RWSlater]

Hi everyone my name is Robert and I am new to Model Railroading I am coming to the hobby from Military 1/35 scale modeling and Figurer painting.  I am really drawn to the scenery and structure building. I really wanted to go with HO scale but I decided to go with N scale because of space limitations. I get more of what I want.

I am creating a freelance logging layout that is located on an Island.  I am using the tracks at the car ferry landing to use as an inbound and outbound track. I plan to stage inbound cars on the tracks and then switch them out with outbound cars.  Currently I have a 4-4-0 model power steam engine (DCC and Sound) and plan to run only 40’ cars on the layout.

Here is a copy of the track plan, I do know that I will probably have to use a step stool for the logging camp but it was a compromise I made knowing the issue. I could learn to regret it but we will see. I look forward to sharing my adventurer with this layout.

Thanks for looking

Robert