If your talking about names with a ring, listen to this. I used to belong to a club near Janesville, WI, who called themselves the "Wis-Ill Club" (pronounced whistle) because the modular layout represented railways in the southern Wisconsin-north Illinois area.
Just to bring it about, anybody here work in On30 or other narrow gauges? Narrow-midedness isn't always a bad thing...
-Crewman
Alex
WCfan wrote:Looks like you have alot of Work on your hands! I need to find a painter for my WIN SD40/40-2. well I still need to buy one....lol.
How about the Wisconsin, Illinios, & Southern instead of the WIN? That's what my indiana Southern will connect with.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
WCfan wrote: Packer wrote: Wikious: How'd you make that SD20? Is it an Atlas, Athearn (don't look like it), or a proto.I don't think that's an SD20. A SD20 has 3 radatior fans. It looks more to me like an Athearn BB chopped GP7/9.
Packer wrote: Wikious: How'd you make that SD20? Is it an Atlas, Athearn (don't look like it), or a proto.
Wikious: How'd you make that SD20? Is it an Atlas, Athearn (don't look like it), or a proto.
I don't think that's an SD20. A SD20 has 3 radatior fans. It looks more to me like an Athearn BB chopped GP7/9.
You're the closest, it's a chopped Athearn GP7. I made a thread about it a few months back.
Well, here's a new layout plan. looks more like the red rock northern now. bTW, I can't really add any buildings with my planning software, but there will be 2 towns, sorta like on the Red rock northern. BTW, since the main crosses, it can act like the Indiana Southern crosses another RR.
I looked closer, yeah it's a Geep, probably an athearn.
As of now no new equipment and still no layout. I'm still hounding Ebay for some locos I really want, but am selling off some stuff I don't need anymore. I'm probably getting rid of that Atlas GP40 I got at the show, I saw what those older ones can go for on ebay.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
My Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/JR7582 My Flickr Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wcfan/
NS2591 wrote:I guess I'll bite. I'm Jay. I model BNSF and NS in N scale, between 1999 and 2003. I'll be 17 in September. I'm on the Verge of switching to modeling DRGW Narrow Gauge in 1940'sish. and I'll be Volunteering at the Local tourist line.
Sawyer: Jut plan the mailine first, then add sidings, yards and passing track in one at a time.
Here's a 4x8 plan I did in HO using my method:
I have to agree with Alex Sawyer, take out a few of the industrial sidings. Unless you plan to make it a big city.
Wikious, do you have room to add a run around. I'm just wondering because my layout didn't have a run around and it wasn't very convenient.
The Indiana Southern has been replanned to include a twice-around design.
I got fed up with not having a clear spot to build an actual layout, so on a whim last night I decided I'd make a diorama. I took a few pictures of what I've got so far- mainly the track plan. it's 1 foot by just over 4 feet, and the sidings hold 1-2 cars each.
Overview with track names and industries
The right half...
...and the left half.
Crewman1 wrote: The idea has merit. Although, the SP probably wouldn'tve bothered repainting the whole engine. just grey paint over the old road name and number, with SP written over the top...Are you doing the 50's transition era? If so, it would be cool to see FEF-2/3 Northerns in SP colors. -Crewman
The idea has merit. Although, the SP probably wouldn'tve bothered repainting the whole engine. just grey paint over the old road name and number, with SP written over the top...
Are you doing the 50's transition era? If so, it would be cool to see FEF-2/3 Northerns in SP colors.
thats the great thing about it i don't have to do too much
but the period is the late 80's to early 90's but that dosen't mean i could do a merger in the transition era, can anyone say SP bigboy's
That would be a great idea! Grey with white numbers would fit perfect. I would also patch out the shield up front with a red/scarlet square and put a white "SP" over it. Use your creativity to make some interseting patches.
Here's an updated photo of my locomotive roster.
BTW: Welcome crewman!
Say ive been doing some thinking lately (*** thats a dangerous thing to do), ive got a whole heap of UP motive power that isn't what i really want on a Southern pacific layout, so i though what if i base the layout fictiously (sp?) on a SP-UP merger, where UP went broke instead vice versa?
what kind of detail would have to be put on the locomotives and rolling stock?
obviously patches over the numbers like UP have but what colours would be appropiate? scarlet grey and white numbers
any ideas would be appreciated
Thanks
Hi all, Crewman here..
I'm 15. I'm kinda the late bloomer to the whole forum thing....I was like a mushroom for a while; you know the saying, "in the dark and fed..." you get the idea..
I model in HO and On30.
later
I've ditched the SEC for the Indiana Southern Rwy.
Cool layout. Now I wish I had one again....
I like that 0-4-0 though, Life-Like right?
As for the K4, it should be nice!
I got the invite awhile ago,
I figured i will show my layout
remember my first layout, i had it since i was 13 and i was and still am experimenting with steps
the pole is gone
just a couple shots right now
Btw..I just picked up this gem of a locomotive...
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/160-84404
WCfan:
A helix would take up to much space and would be to much work for what it would accomplish. The stagin yard for the lower level will be removable and able to set up to the main staging yard topside.
Montario Consolidated
So anyone want to make a deal?
http://www.getphpbb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=434&mforum=ntres2
I trade you all this if you buy me this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Spectrum-2-8-0-Boston-and-Maine-Central_W0QQitemZ280238531570QQihZ018QQcategoryZ19132QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
WOO!! I like Montreal & St. Albans!
Running south out of Montreal. Fictional track that doesn't exist.