04-26-2012, 02:14 PM
Hi Reinhard
1. With buildings from the 80' and 90' (shoe boxes) or an older area but still surviving with run down brick etc.?
2. Do you want to follow modern track layout for modern industrial areas with all turnouts facing one direction or some more old grown with possibly a run around?
older 60's or 70's re-down with run around would be good.
Russ
that's the problem to many railroads too many ideas
(The "Givens and Druthurs")
- Size? (known: 10' x 1' 3", does this include "offscene staging"?)
staging will have to be on the layout
- Preferred number of operators?
one possibly two (Engineer and Conductor)
- Preferred "Job" you'd like to perform on the railroad?
(Railfan? Engineer? Brakeman/Conductor? CTC/Tower op? Other?)
Switch crew I guess
- Preferred Scale/gauge?
(assume nothing, existing equipment "in hand" may be holding you back, think "blue sky theory")
N gauge stock to hand
8 BN era locos 100 plus assorted freight cars including hoppers boxcars tanks etc.
HO
too many to list but roads include
UP BNSF ATSF BN ARR CSX FEC TRI-RAIL IHB
plus locos used on Haston.
300 plus assorted freight cars including hoppers boxcars tanks etc
Currently building up stock for my CTU Alaska layout, which will be extended by 4 feet before I take in to the NEC this November.
plus I also just picked up 12 refers somer super liners and tri-rail coaches
I also have 12 O gauge freight cars 1980's onward
- Any preferred prototype "theme" or "inspiration"?
(doesn't need to be slavishly proto, taking "base inspiration" from a prototype, and interpreting into a proto-lance/freelance context, is a very valid way forward...)
that's the real problem... too many.
Green_Elite_Cab
thats an interesting railroad
Thanks
1. With buildings from the 80' and 90' (shoe boxes) or an older area but still surviving with run down brick etc.?
2. Do you want to follow modern track layout for modern industrial areas with all turnouts facing one direction or some more old grown with possibly a run around?
older 60's or 70's re-down with run around would be good.
Russ
that's the problem to many railroads too many ideas
(The "Givens and Druthurs")
- Size? (known: 10' x 1' 3", does this include "offscene staging"?)
staging will have to be on the layout
- Preferred number of operators?
one possibly two (Engineer and Conductor)
- Preferred "Job" you'd like to perform on the railroad?
(Railfan? Engineer? Brakeman/Conductor? CTC/Tower op? Other?)
Switch crew I guess
- Preferred Scale/gauge?
(assume nothing, existing equipment "in hand" may be holding you back, think "blue sky theory")
N gauge stock to hand
8 BN era locos 100 plus assorted freight cars including hoppers boxcars tanks etc.
HO
too many to list but roads include
UP BNSF ATSF BN ARR CSX FEC TRI-RAIL IHB
plus locos used on Haston.
300 plus assorted freight cars including hoppers boxcars tanks etc
Currently building up stock for my CTU Alaska layout, which will be extended by 4 feet before I take in to the NEC this November.
plus I also just picked up 12 refers somer super liners and tri-rail coaches
I also have 12 O gauge freight cars 1980's onward
- Any preferred prototype "theme" or "inspiration"?
(doesn't need to be slavishly proto, taking "base inspiration" from a prototype, and interpreting into a proto-lance/freelance context, is a very valid way forward...)
that's the real problem... too many.
Green_Elite_Cab
thats an interesting railroad
Thanks
Chris
England
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