05-20-2009, 01:06 AM
Thanks for all the helpful comments.
Russ: yes, the two industries would be awfully close to each other, but isn't that the case on all model railroads? The wooded centre is intended to portray miles of inhospitable terrain instead of the little park it appears to be and should become a sort of a scenic divider. It should hide most of the maximum train length running on the layout.
Galen, Stein: That small layout scrapbook site is really great, some of it really pushing the limits of what is still possible. Sector plates seem to be an interesting feature, but it looks a bit as if those require some rather precise modeling, especially if modeling in n-gauge to make it all work. There might be some influence from the gumstump and snowshoe layout as I've browsed that site rather throughly.
BR60103: Thanks for the info. So the turntable might almost become a project in itself. Might have to reconsider that, though it might add a lot to the operating possibilities.
Anyways, my train leaves in a few hours, back next week.
Russ: yes, the two industries would be awfully close to each other, but isn't that the case on all model railroads? The wooded centre is intended to portray miles of inhospitable terrain instead of the little park it appears to be and should become a sort of a scenic divider. It should hide most of the maximum train length running on the layout.
Galen, Stein: That small layout scrapbook site is really great, some of it really pushing the limits of what is still possible. Sector plates seem to be an interesting feature, but it looks a bit as if those require some rather precise modeling, especially if modeling in n-gauge to make it all work. There might be some influence from the gumstump and snowshoe layout as I've browsed that site rather throughly.
BR60103: Thanks for the info. So the turntable might almost become a project in itself. Might have to reconsider that, though it might add a lot to the operating possibilities.
Anyways, my train leaves in a few hours, back next week.
-norm