A prototype built to full scale on a shelf?

[ednadolski]

Interesting prototype, right in good ol' Denver, that could fit on a shelf with zero selective compression.   That 686' scales out to about 4'3" in N scale, or 7'10" in HO, or even 14'4" for O/P:48.

And I do believe that is a #4 turnout that they can (somehow) get those 73' centerbeams through.   The other looks like a #6, so very model-genic.




Ed

[dem34]

That must sound lovely to be within earshot during a shove.

[DirtyD79]

It does look a lot like it would make a good shelf switching layout. It's especially good if you run at slow speeds and do everything in real time.

[wazzou]

But why though?
To model the scene accurately?  I get it, but there’s no operating.

[dem34]

One turnout micro layouts are gaining popularity. That #4 is just a bonus. Its good for people who want to get their feet wet modelling a prototype. Setup is basically identical to a a micro layout I keep next to my Desk. Even if somebody decided to do Proto 48 with etched tie plates and the works its easily doable over a slow weekend. And the recent Satellite Photo means you can turn your brain off when planning scenery and composition for it.

Of course yeah, ops are just car swaps with maybe the having to shuffle a boxcar to the right loading bay. But that can still be a good length of time if you use an OPs app like Ed's traincrew.

[ednadolski]

Even if somebody decided to do Proto 48 with etched tie plates and the works its easily doable over a slow weekend.

<ears perking up...>

(Tho I'm not too sure about the 'weekend' part, at least for myself)

Ed

[ednadolski]

ops are just car swaps....

In P:48 with a Protothrottle and subwoofer sound?  Hmmm, yummm...

(and it could be built portable/standalone too....)

..... with maybe the having to shuffle a boxcar to the right loading bay.

IDK what that warehouse is nowadays (it actually may be vacant since that image was taken) but one could always make it into a "multi-spot industry" per the Lance Mindheim approach.

If staging is done off the the left, then the lower right track has the potential to be a transload spot for say covered hoppers or corn syrup tank cars.


Ed

[garethashenden]

If you terminate the track at Ivy St it becomes a 2-3-3 Inglenook.

[ednadolski]

It would be interesting to model the scene with the side-load fork lift.





Ed