how do you model your layout

[Anonymous]

My motive power and equiptment is a s prototypical as I can make it, but the scenery is freelanced. Typical of the area, but freelanced, none the less.

[Anonymous]

My layout is freelanced somewhere in central Oklahoma, but I model the BNSF and AMTRAK.

[Anonymous]

I model the Rock Island - in 1996, as a regional road!

But I also have the other roads that actually operated in this area in that year:

UP, BN/SF (merging), and AMTRAK.

Sometimes I replace my RI with my IMRL and IAIS locos, to be "real".

[Anonymous]

I prefer freelance/total fantasy. You never have to justify the existence of too many different railroads that way. Re-creating a world in miniature--with a story behind it for those who question your choices!--is a lot more fun.

[Anonymous]

my trackplan and location are freelanced, i kind of make it up as i go along, but I model Santa Fe, Rio Grande, and Amtrak. (layout is supposed to be somewhere in Texas)

[egmurphy]

Mine is freelanced in that there never was a line constructed through this area (although the idea had been discussed). I've researched enough to be able to generate (in my mind anyway) a reasonable story line for how/why/when the line got built. I'm not trying to reproduce any specific geographic details but the scenery, industries and traffic are supposed to be at least close to what would have been expected to be seen in the area and during the era.

And I was able to at least duplicate the prototype pant scheme for the engines......it's easy, I'm in to steam. Let's see, will that be the black engine with white lettering, or the white lettering on the black engine.[:D]

Regards

Ed

[Anonymous]

Mine's a freelanced location and track plan, but I run assorted prototype locos on it depending on what I feel like running. Sometimes it's preserved 1st-generation diesels (it's a museum line), sometimes modern heavy freight (run through main line power hauling freight to industries on the line). I've considered building a prototype location - the station in my home town - but decided against it due to the size of model that would be needed and the amount of scratchbuilding that would be required (and there's always someone who looks at your months of work and says "oh, you've left 'insert scenic item here' out"). Freelancing means you're free to add as much or as little scenery as you like - I based the scenic work for my layout on some photos of an old New York rail yard found on www.oldnyc.com .

[Anonymous]

i was going to freelance but i decited to model a realistic layout and i went prototype,so let me know what u like to do.