New Layout

[TBONE]

Hey guys, I have begun my new Nashville & Eastern layout in my man cave and I need some advice.It is an L-shaped switching layout that is 14' on one leg and 18' on the other and it is 12" deep.I did the design on my CAD software but I want to get some opinions before I begin so please take a look and give me your input.


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[tom mann]

I think it looks pretty good, but the area around Fortune Plastics and the Warehouse looks a little odd with the curved track.  Also, the "straightness" of everything looks bland - maybe some jagged edges and tracks jutting out into the room more.  In other words, maybe some sections with 16" deep areas.

[asciibaron]

i think this will get very boring very quickly.  i just worked through a pickup and drop off session and it was too simple.  have you seen this:

http://www.lancemindheim.com/CSXMiami.jpg

on the surface it looks easy enough, but the difficult part is juggling the pulls when you have a string of set outs for other industries.  your plan makes it a simple matter of dropping some here and then getting the pulls on the way back.  maybe i just like puzzles and the need to think through a switching problem - how do i get this car to this siding while i have these 3 cars to deal with.  if the cars have been staged properly according to industry location, it could be too easy and that's usually a bad thing for switching layouts.

check out this thread:

http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/153668/1698501.aspx


and here's and adaption of a real industrial area:

http://home.earthlink.net/~mrsvc2/id13.html
http://www.sd40.btinternet.co.uk/wordpress/09/070901_05_large.jpg

-steve