Starting a layout this weekend

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Excellant. 

Agreed! Thanks for the info Lee and Bryan. Updates to the map have been made. I still need to scout out more of the Dundalk branch too. There was some cool stuff along there as well.

[sirenwerks]

The CC&S is right up there with the ole' Copy Cat as a Baltimore landmark. Gorgeous building and given its length a great backdrop structure.

Isn't the old Calvert distillery on the Dundalk branch, right after it crosses Dundalk Avenue?

You should sneak a non-RR landmark in there too, like Haven Place or the Poncabird.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I was thinking Night Shift, actually.

[Philip H]

I was thinking Night Shift, actually.

Dare I ask?

[sirenwerks]

I was thinking Night Shift, actually.

Dare I ask?

You already guessed. It's the same sort of establishment as Haven Place.

I double checked, Calvert distillery is just over Dundalk Ave. Not sure when rail service stopped but considering the Seagram's distillery is still running with rail service down off of the NEC, artistic license is certainly within reasonable limits.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

And the scene of some memorable hijinx a few weeks before I got married.

[wm3798]

If you do the Dundalk Branch you'll have to include North Point Blvd highlights such as Gayle's and Mammaries... er... Memories....

And if you do the retail district on Eastern Avenue, you should put Mr. Pinky's Hefty Hideaway

Lee

[sizemore]

Why don't you include the Crazy Russian on Rte. 40?  ;D

The S.

[asciibaron]

so where are you with the layout - planning, with some benchwork in place?

[wm3798]

He's redesigning it to do the Panhandle... no wait, the L&HR, no was it a coal branch on the N&W?... oh wait... the Western Maryland... Yeah, that's it!  That's the ticket!

Tommy Flanagan

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Actually, I've got the benchwork (made of doors) up on its feet and ready for a layer of blue foam.

[asciibaron]

He's redesigning it to do the Panhandle... no wait, the L&HR, no was it a coal branch on the N&W?... oh wait... the Western Maryland... Yeah, that's it!  That's the ticket!

the N&W was a possibility that was tempered by the WM in Connellsville.  as for the L&HR, i'm modeling the same trains, just with different power - so ha!

i'd love to do the Panhandle, i just don't have the room.

[asciibaron]

Actually, I've got the benchwork (made of doors) up on its feet and ready for a layer of blue foam.

do you have a track plan?  if not, i know i guy...

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Not really much of one, basically just enough to see if various things would fit.

[mmyers]

Actually, I've got the benchwork (made of doors) up on its feet and ready for a layer of blue foam.

Ed,
 Forgot about that. Had to divert my attention to a different house this week. Returning to the one with the foam on Thursday or Friday. Should be able to drop some to you in a day or two.

Martin