SeeYou190 Motley his will mainly be standup layout, but at times will sit and relax and enjoy that too. The reason why I lowered the track height from 42 to 40 is because of the long reaches in some spots. . I am a proponent of lower layouts. As we grow older, there is always the possibility that standing can become difficult. It is easier to stand at a lower layout than sit at a taller one. . -Kevin .
Motley his will mainly be standup layout, but at times will sit and relax and enjoy that too. The reason why I lowered the track height from 42 to 40 is because of the long reaches in some spots.
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I am a proponent of lower layouts. As we grow older, there is always the possibility that standing can become difficult. It is easier to stand at a lower layout than sit at a taller one.
-Kevin
I'm considering keeping my new layout lower, and providing chairs. My aisles are plenty wide......and my scenes will be 3' to 4' deep in most places.
Sheldon
Motleyhis will mainly be standup layout, but at times will sit and relax and enjoy that too. The reason why I lowered the track height from 42 to 40 is because of the long reaches in some spots.
Living the dream.
They are links to Google photos. I use google photos for other things, maybe that's why I can see them in chrome, and some of them in Firefox.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
riogrande5761 BNSF UP and others modeler I can't see the pictures from your posts on September 16 and 17. All I see are "do not enter" signs... Sum Ting Wong
BNSF UP and others modeler
I can't see the pictures from your posts on September 16 and 17. All I see are "do not enter" signs...
BNSF UP and others modeler I can't see the pictures from your posts on September 16 and 17. All I see are "do not enter" signs...
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
Uhh, just so your aware I cannot see your picture, only a “Do Not Enter” kind of sign. If you could fix this I would like it very much!
Regards, Isaac
I model my railroad and you model yours! I model my way and you model yours!
I'm on the last section of the benchwork. Yaaaaah finally!
But I ran out of wood, ooops. Now I need to get more before I finish. I will be getting the foam down tomorrow.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
Still workin on benchwork, but I'm getting close, possibly next week will be finished.
I made some changes on the main layout trackplan. I have room for a 3 stall roundhouse. And I added a small passenger station on the left.
I'm beginning to realize that Windows 10 and sound decoders have a lot in common. There are so many things you have to change in order to get them to work the way you want.
Another update. I think this will be the final version. Ok so I had to move the coke oven and quench tower to the top side. Because where I had it I wouldn't be able to reach the tracks over those structures.
Here's an update on the steel mill trackplan. I found out that the blast furnace has two elevated tracks, so I added those.
And for the BOF, I will be using the rolling mill structure, becuase Walthers doesn't have any BOF's.
Added a scrap yard too.
I have an update on the steel mill track plan. I found out that the blast furnace dump coal/ore track is actually elevated. So I created a new track there to be elevated by around 3".
Also I found out that I can actually use the rolling mill building as a BOF. Because there is no BOF Walthers structure.
Added an area for a scrap yard.
Makin progress. Have about half of the benchwork done now.
Picked up this sweet looking SD70Ace #1943 Athearn Genesis.
Been working on some structers. These will be for the power plant.
Welcome back Michael! It is always good to see someone returning to the hobby after being away and the excitement of having another layout - just as good as the first layout
And, as always, a lot of good help for the others on the forum.
Best modeling and keep the updates coming.
Tom
davidmurray Motley Becuase what is better than an ice cold beer after working in a blast furnace all day! The problem is that most employers do not permit alcohol on the premises. Meaning no beer at work, and the police don't like beer consumption in cars. Dave
Motley Becuase what is better than an ice cold beer after working in a blast furnace all day!
The problem is that most employers do not permit alcohol on the premises. Meaning no beer at work, and the police don't like beer consumption in cars.
Dave
That's why some call it proto-lancing. His model Rr, his rules.
It's thirsty work after all.
Ok I added some more tracks for coal hoppers, and a runaround track.
MotleyBecuase what is better than an ice cold beer after working in a blast furnace all day!
Yes I agree, its going to take a lot of time and money. But my goal is finish benchwork (main layout) within 2 weeks. And get at least the two mainlines track down so I could run some trains as soon as possible another 2 weeks for that.
For operating the two. I will try to minimize runs going from one room to another, like one per session.
Also I just thought of this idea during lunch. Both Coors and the Power Plant have ongoing contruction projects and they need lots of steel deliveries. And Coors can send beer to the steel mill. Becuase what is better than an ice cold beer after working in a blast furnace all day!
I think it's a great idea to think about what the expansion will look like when designing a layout. That way, you can plan and build your connecting tracks on your first layout, without starting the second layout right away... I don't know if you have a lot of time (and money) in your hands, but that first layout will take a lot of time and resources to build. So why not start with the first layout, and do the second layout later? There are many unfinished layouts (and frustrated modelers) out there...
About the second layout, I agree that you should aim for both an independent and linked operation between rooms. It doesn't have to be a loop in layout two, but you should plan for some sort of switching operations that doesn't require you to change rooms. Think of all the obstacles you have to go through to go from one room to another, including a duck-under... It won't be fun to operate a train going from one room to another if there are many hoops to go through. Unless you don't care much for operations, which is totally OK too.
Simon
Some good points on too much attention to one layout. Therefore I will treat both of them as the new layout and build both at the same time.
As far as operating this, thinking about it more. I will probably run trains from main layout to steel mill. ie loading coal trains, ore from Colorado mines, then deliver them to the mill.
I will add a runaround track, thanks for that.
This will mainly be standup layout, but at times will sit and relax and enjoy that too. The reason why I lowered the track height from 42 to 40 is because of the long reaches in some spots.
With a track height of 40 inches, is this to be a sit down layout?
I think this separate layout idea is great, and it will give you something different to model once you finish the other layout. My one concern would be when you start building the layouts, one may get more attention than the other and the other may never get worked on. What I’m saying is you may work on just one layout, at least until it is operational, and then start on the next layout.
Regarding the track plan you’ve drawn up, the only big issue I see is a lack of a run around. Since you have both facing and trailing point switches you’ll need a runaround to deliver cars to all the industries. Also you will need to figure out what to do about staging cars, if you will run trains onto the steal layout directly from the main layout then that’s not a huge issue, but if you want this to be an independent layout you’ll need to have an interchange track capable of holding all the cars from the various industries on the layout.
Ok this is what I came up with for a possilbe Steel Mill in the next room.
Ok listen to this guys. I was thinking today. Theres another bedroom next to this. Its in the lower right corner, where the closet is. I'm not really using that bedroom, just have some boxes in there right now.
That bedroom is 9x12. I could poke a hole in the wall and run a track through there. It would be totally seperated from this layout room I have here. And I was thinking that since Walthers is releasing the new Steel Mill series, I could build a steel mill in that second bedroom.
My old layout I actually had plans to build a steel mill but never did. Did all kinds of research, I already have modeling steel mills guide.
So it would be like having two seperate layouts operational wise. But at least the possiblity for expansion is there.
Yet another update on the trackplan. I added a power plant so that I can have a destination for the coal.
Moved the coal mine to the right. Oil Refinery is now in lower left. Frac Sand facilty is now in top left corner.
The Denver Union Station ones now do, but the ones in the post above which I presume are the benchwork you built with the stack of supplies still do not. That's two different browsers on two different networks now.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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rrinker None of your newest pics seem to be showing up. The old ones are still there. Too much bandwidth use? --Randy
None of your newest pics seem to be showing up. The old ones are still there. Too much bandwidth use?
A change in plans. I decided I want to model Denver Union Station, instead of Cheyenne Depot. Since all of the other areas are in Colorado I might as well stick to that.
I pushed some of the yard tracks closer, and now the curve radius in the lower right will be around 33" or 34". I'll know when I start laying track.
The problem now is... how in the heck do I model the new Denver platform? I might have to ask CMR to see if they can custom build this platform.
I found this faller station platform, this might get close to the open style platforms. https://www.euromodeltrains.com/products/Faller/120193
Or maybe I can kitbash this faller train shed, and cut open the center?
https://www.euromodeltrains.com/products/Faller/120199