TrainManTy wrote:Don Z: I really like that plan! Can I vote for it, or is that Space Mouse's job?
Tyler,
If you want to vote for it, that would be great. I don't know if Spacemouse ever disclosed voting procedures.....
Don Z.
Research; it's not just for geeks.
PASMITH wrote:Yes, the second level is HOn30. I had two Joe Works brass locos ( Climax and Shay) and two scratch built Climax's built around N gauge diesel mechanism'sPeter Smith, Memphis
Joe Works? ...Lucky! I wanted those Joe Works/Flying Zoo Miniland series trains, but I could never afford them, even now they are still pricey. So I just converted Bachmann N mechanisms. Anyway looked like a nice layout, too bad it went bye-bye. My HOn30 layout went away when an earthquake sent it all to the floor in '94, oh well.
Have fun with your trains
PASmith, Is the second level HOn30?
I did HOn30 before moving up to large scale and some of that stuff looks familiar...
PASMITH wrote:Up until the time I actually moved, I was OK. But, when I got to Memphis, it was not until I got another layout up and running that I actually got over it. My new RR is made up of portable modules that can go with me in the future. It is much larger and about 50% complete. The theme is still the samePeter Smith, Memphis
I much prefer linear modular layouts to other styles, but that 4X8 of yours was pretty impressive . I really like the high desert scenery you did.
chutton01 wrote:Maybe the Spaghetti Bowl one I was thinking of was this one 10023 - Folded Dog-Bone
Maybe the Spaghetti Bowl one I was thinking of was this one 10023 - Folded Dog-Bone
Didn't realize model railroad designers liked amphetamines...
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
This is for fun!
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
SpaceMouse wrote: vsmith wrote: HO only?? Eeh! H-ow O-rdinary, I was gonna give it a whirl in G , but since this is a private party, I'll just say 'Bah humbug' and go back to my workbench! Think of it as a Haiku.
vsmith wrote: HO only?? Eeh! H-ow O-rdinary, I was gonna give it a whirl in G , but since this is a private party, I'll just say 'Bah humbug' and go back to my workbench!
HO only??
Eeh! H-ow O-rdinary, I was gonna give it a whirl in G , but since this is a private party, I'll just say 'Bah humbug' and go back to my workbench!
Think of it as a Haiku.
So what's the status of the contest? How many entries do you have? Are we allowed to enter more than one layout design?
Texas Zepher wrote: SpaceMouse wrote:Post them here. The top 5 voted by us submitters will go to general populous for vote. Unless there are only like 7 then they all should go. Due date? I'm booked solid the next two weekends.
SpaceMouse wrote:Post them here. The top 5 voted by us submitters will go to general populous for vote. Unless there are only like 7 then they all should go.
I'm open for discussion. How about we post Thanksgiving weekend?
Chip,
Here's a slightly modified version of my 4x8 I posted earlier in your other thread. I modified the plan to meet your 18" radius specs. The layout is designed for future expansion on opposite corners for either staging or mainline expansion.
Post them here. The top 5 voted by us submitters will go to general populous for vote. Unless there are only like 7 then they all should go.
SpaceMouse wrote:Any more takers. I'm going to attempt a version of an old Paul Mallory design, mostly just to be sure it can really be done.
Are we supposed to post them to this thread, or are we supposed to get them into their "final" format all nicely written up and then post them to a new thread?
ereimer wrote: vsmith wrote: HO only?? Eeh! H-ow O-rdinary, I was gonna give it a whirl in G , but since this is a private party, I'll just say 'Bah humbug' and go back to my workbench! can you do a timesaver in G on a 4x8 ? that might be interesting to see
can you do a timesaver in G on a 4x8 ? that might be interesting to see
Yes easily, you actually only need as little as a 2 x 8 to do a classic Timesaver, I did an Inglenook switching puzzle plan on a 2' x 6' area with the idea of it being a portable something for shows, but given the loss of the GATS here I could only see taking it to 1 or 2 shows a year, not worth building for such a limited venue.
2 x 6 Inglenook, using HLW Mack engine and HLW shorty cars
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Microlayout%20Study%202x6%20Inglenook.pdf
2 x 8 Timesaver, using same rolling stock as above
http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Microlayout%20Study%202x8%20Timesaver.pdf
Ok here's mine
Kinda weird but certainly different
Think Vertical,3 Levels High. Kinda like the mountain the guy was trying to model in "Close Encounters"
The center loops are a helix with access via the inside turnout
There would be tunnel portals on either side of the inside turnout and only the front track
and sidings would be visible on each level
The center would be hidden by vertical rock walls
The tracks could vary on each level to suite your needs
and more runaround space could be had by using curved turnouts
The upper levels would be supported by 1X2s cantilevered from a center box frame
so that there are no posts on the outside edges
Each level would be 12 inches apart
Three levels high
Starting at 3ft
With the top level at 5 ft
Questions ?
TerryinTexas
See my Web Site Here
http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/
vsmith wrote:HO only?? Eeh! H-ow O-rdinary, I was gonna give it a whirl in G , but since this is a private party, I'll just say 'Bah humbug' and go back to my workbench!
Chuck Geiger wrote: Space - what do you win?
Space - what do you win?
Bragging rights and seeing your name in lights.
I've been tempted to build a small Gn15 layout on a 4x8; not for the contest but to complement the 45mm gauge equipment. I've seen some excellent ones featured in NGSL. Gn15 can realisticaly be built with curves that would be considered very sharp in HO - and you have all the advantages of Large Scale.