Layout without a name... Conrail themed

[luis_lopes]

Well... The shelf idea is out of question.

I realised that as I am living on a rented place, when ever I get out I must put everything as it was, so...

I also realized that I was something missing in all the cool plans that DKS made me... Although I want a "roundy-round", I also waht to have something ponit-to-point.

So I started to search and read again all my MR books and magazines....

I found this:
Yeap, this the first planning stage of MR's David Popp's layout.

And also this:

Dave Foxx is planning to do the same....

So I thinkI found the answer... I made a point-to-point with the possibility of a continuous run.

All this time that is taking me to finish the small layout is making think...

[davefoxx]

Well, I'm biased, so you know I like where you're going with your plan.  That said, if you can, plan on double-ending the yard tracks or at least providing a run-around for your locomotives, so that the power can get around the cars to switch the yard and build up another train to go back in the other direction.  I do like the point-to-point option for ops, but sometimes I'm lazy, and I just like to let 'em run, i.e., the roundy-round.

DFF

[luis_lopes]

Hi Dave.

Thanks for the reply.

When I wrote I made a plan, I meant I need a plan.

I' try to draw something to put into your consideration.

sorry if the written English isn't that perfect...

Regards to all.

[luis_lopes]

Hi all.

Just some pictures of  the laster entries to my roster:





Regards.

[luis_lopes]

Hi.

After much thinking, I decided to print this plan in full size:



I thinki I will stick with it... I think. DKS, do you think it is possible to add a siding to the existing ones? I would like to a cereal elevator...

Thanks.

[luis_lopes]

Hi all.

Do you think that this warehouse can be "americanized"??



I can get it for a bargain, but I am not sure if it goes properly one the project I want to build...

[packers#1]

It looks pretty Midwestern to me; a lot of German immigrants moved to the Midwest, and a lot of other euros lived in the northeast...I say fudge it

[Philip H]

It needs doors that either roll up or slide to the side, and bigger windows with more panes. But other then that it's easily a small town freight shed.

I like the crates in the second photo - do they come with it?

[DKS]

I'd "Americanize" it by doing the following:

1. Remove the trim parts under the roof on the ends.

2. Add sliding doors with tracks.



You can also enlarge the windows as Philip recommends.

[luis_lopes]

Hi all.

Thanks for the answers and ideas. I think I'll get the ware house and start working on it, after the small japanese layout is done.

Thank you.

[luis_lopes]

Hi all.

Now that the Japanese Rei-Hou霊峰(Sacred Mountain) layout is done, I can turn my attention to this layout.

Soon, I'll start to remove the rails redo the framework.

Final size will be 187 x 80 cm. I think it is a good size for a modeler that doesn't like things too big.

Do you think that it is possible to have a mix of California Central and Kootenay Lake Navigation Co. N scale layouts in this space?

Layout will be built for shows as well, I hope!

Cheers.

[mcjaco]

SP SD9 4409.....watched her work the NWP branch when I was younger.  Nice! 

[luis_lopes]

Hi all.

After much reading and viewing the videos about it about it at MRplus, I decided that I want an N scale version of the Virginian 4 x 8 H0 2012 project from Model Railroader. I think that it has a lot of potential for the purpose I want.



I want to build this, in my space that it is 187 x 80 cm. Don't want the extensions for now, just the main thing.

Do you folks can help me sketching this, using PECO code 55? I am not that good making track plans...

Thank you.

[conrail98]

I can sketch one up but here's the one I did based on it on a Hollow Core Door (HCD) layout. It's using FastTrack #5s but could probably look at doing it using Peco 55. Would you still want it to be 4x8 or is a 36x80 HCD acceptable?

Edit: I see the 187x80 requirement which is just a bit smaller then a HCD but should be workable. Curves would be less then the 15" I had on this one.



Let me know,

Phil

[luis_lopes]

This is amazing! It is really what I want!!!

Thank you so much!!!! Do you think is possible to fit this to my space?

Really cool!